Zespri forecasts record profit from Gold3 licence revenue

Zespri forecasts record profit from Gold3 licence revenue
Tina Morrison
By Tina Morrison April 24 (BusinessDesk) - Zespri International, the country's kiwifruit export marketing body, expects to post a record profit this year due to increased revenue from the allocation of licences to grow the Gold3 variety. The Mount Maunganui-based company forecast net profit of between $98 million and $103 million in the year ending March 31, 2018, it said in a letter to growers and shareholders. That's ahead of its expectation for the 12 months ended March 31 this year of between $71 million and $74 million, and up from a...