Zespri to release another 400ha of SunGold kiwifruit early next year

Tue, 22 Nov 2016

By Fiona Rotherham Nov. 23 (BusinessDesk) - The board of kiwifruit marketer Zespri has decided to sell licences for another 400 hectares of the SunGold variety kiwifruit next year and also signalled a further 400 ha would be released in 2018, 2019, and 2020 depending on the product's performance and global demand. Zespri chairman Peter McBride said SunGold sales are expected to hit nearly $900 million this season. "We've sold around 46 million trays of NZ SunGold this season, up 69 percent on last season, and our customers and consumer...

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