Zespri plan to combat illegal kiwifruit in China knocked back

Zespri plan to combat illegal kiwifruit in China knocked back
Zespri expects up to 90 million trays of China-grown Gold3 within five years. (Image: Supplied)
Rebecca Howard
Zespri will be forced back to the drawing board after its proposal to deal with unauthorised Gold3 plantings in China failed to garner enough support.According to Zespri, the rapid spread of unauthorised plantings constitute a significant threat that will have a direct impact on grower returns.It proposed an orchard monitoring, procurement and sales and marketing trial over one season to March 31, 2022 in a bid to understand its options to safeguard its position.  However, only 70.5% of growers supported the resolution and it required a mi...

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