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A raft of problems, including quality issues, poor pollination, and bad weather, has led to what has been described as one of the most financially unrewarding kiwifruit harvests in recent memory.

No surprises, it's been a bad year for the kiwifruit sector with the final numbers recently released by Zespri.

The speed of dealing with the damage to infrastructure holds the key as to how well and how quickly the kiwifruit sector will recover from the ravages of Cyclone Gabrielle.

Zespri chief executive Dan Mathieson says its 2022/23 financial results, released yesterday, reflect a challenging period for the kiwifruit industry.

As expected, the volume of kiwifruit for the 2023 growing season is down – mainly due to the weather.

The quality of kiwifruit for the coming season is looking good.

The first shipment of the 2023 New Zealand kiwifruit season recently departed the Port of Tauranga, carrying around 2,500 tonnes (more than 600,000 trays) of Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit to customers in Japan.

The first shipment of the 2023 New Zealand kiwifruit season departed the Port of Tauranga yesterday, carrying approximately 2,500 tonnes (over 600,000 trays) of Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit to Japan.

Kiwifruit growers have been told they will be getting a lot less money for their fruit this season.

The old adage of 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away' may now have to be changed to 'a kiwifruit or two helps you to snooze'.