While many Bay of Plenty farmers struggle to cope with drought, kiwifruit growers are reaping the benefits.
New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated president, Peter Ombler, says the dry conditions have created many benefits for kiwifruit growers in the region.

Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated president Peter Ombler.

He says the warm, dry temperatures made kiwifruit develop earlier than normal and gives the fruit a high dry matter, which makes the fruit better to eat.
"There will be individual situations where things have become pretty dry, but by and large there's been a lot of positive impacts for the industry."
Peter says one disadvantage of the drought is that kiwifruit size has been marginally smaller.

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