Dan Mathieson: Zespri CEO expects a strong kiwifruit season, with an expected 193 million trays sold

Published: Feb. 15, 2024, 8:42 p.m.

Good times seem to be ahead for kiwifruit lovers.\xa0

Zespri expects to ship around 193 million trays of the fruit to markets across the globe, a significant increase on last year\u2019s 133 million.\xa0

The quality issues that were seen last season have been vastly improved, Zespri CEO Dan Mathieson telling Mike Hosking that there\u2019s been an industry-wide effort to get things under control.\xa0

He said that there\u2019s been a strong demand across the Asia Pacific, China, and Europe, customers excited for that first shipment to arrive.\xa0

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