Zespri says kiwifruit volumes back to pre-Psa volumes as new season kicks off

Zespri says kiwifruit volumes back to pre-Psa volumes as new season kicks off
By Fiona Rotherham March 27 (BusinessDesk) - Zespri, the world’s largest marketing exporter, says this season’s volumes are forecast to be back to the levels they were prior to the Psa virus hitting the $1.3 billion industry four years ago. The season’s exports kicked off this weekend with a charter ship sailing from the Port of Tauranga bound for Japan with kiwifruit from orchards in Gisborne, Katikati and Te Puke, which were the first to begin this season’s harvest last week. Zespri chief executive Lain Jager said the industry is for...