The export season for the New Zealand kiwifruit industry has finished for 2009 with the final Zespri shipments complete.
Zespri general manager supply chain, Sally Gardiner, says the New Zealand kiwifruit industry has exported 99.8 million trays of kiwifruit, approximately 3.3 billion single pieces of kiwifruit, using 59 charter vessels and 5,616 containers this season.

In the December forecast, grower returns are set to increase by NZ$46.8 million to $825.8 million, when compared with last year.
'This is a strong result in a very challenging economic environment.
'Zespri growers have delivered fruit to meet the premium quality requirements of our international customers and our post-harvest partners have reacted flexibly in an ever-changing market environment to ensure that fruit is delivered on time, in full, and to specification,” says Sally.