Seeka kiwifruit harvest beats expectations, raising prospect of better earnings

Seeka kiwifruit harvest beats expectations, raising prospect of better earnings
By Paul McBeth June 18 (BusinessDesk) - Seeka Kiwifruit Industries, the country's biggest kiwifruit grower, reported a better-than-expected harvest in the 2015 season, which it says may help lift earnings in the current financial year. The Te Puke-based company handled more than 26.3 million class 1 export trays in the 2015 season, up from 20 million trays a year earlier, and ahead of the 24.9 million trays forecast in April, it said in a statement. Green kiwifruit volumes advanced to 21.8 million trays from 18.1 million in 2014, while go...