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Today New Zealand is the third largest kiwifruit producing country, next to China and Italy, [1] and holds approximately 30% of the market share. In the 2008–2009 season the value of New Zealand kiwifruit exports was NZ$1.45 billion. [2]
Kiwifruit (often shortened to kiwi outside Australia and New Zealand), or Chinese gooseberry, is the edible berry of several species of woody vines in the genus Actinidia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The most common cultivar group of kiwifruit ( Actinidia deliciosa 'Hayward') [ 3 ] is oval, about the size of a large hen's egg : 5–8 centimetres (2–3 inches ...
There are around 2,750 kiwifruit growers, producing 157.7 million trays (567,720 tonnes) in the year to June 2019. Around 545,800 tonnes of kiwifruit was exported in the same period worth $2,302 million, making kiwifruit New Zealand's largest horticultural export by value. [41] Apples are primarily grown in the Hawke's Bay and Tasman regions. [45]
In April 2022, at the company's ceremony (commemorating the start of sales of this season's Kiwi), the Kiwi Brothers mascots performed a dance to "Kōjō no Tsuki", which caused a stir on social media. [12] New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern also attended the event and posed for a commemorative photo with the Brothers. [12] [13]
The 10 largest trading partners of New Zealand with their total trade (sum of imports and exports) in millions of New Zealand dollars and the total trade for all countries for the 2023 calendar year were as follows: [1] [2] [3] [4]
As of May 2019, there are approximately 56 beef and lamb processing plants in New Zealand: 34 in the North Island and 22 in the South Island. [7] Major companies include AFFCO Holdings, Alliance Group, ANZCO Foods, and Silver Fern Farms. There are four major chicken and poultry processors in New Zealand: Brinks, Inghams, Tegel, and Turks ...
In 2006 Italy was the leading producer of kiwifruit in the world, followed by New Zealand, Chile, France, Greece, Japan, and the United States. In 2016, global production of kiwifruit was 4.3 million metric tons (4.7 million short tons), led by China with 56% of the world total—followed by Italy and New Zealand being the other major producers.
Te Puke / t ɛ ˈ p ʊ k ɛ / is a town located 18 kilometres southeast of Tauranga in the Western Bay of Plenty of New Zealand. It is particularly well known for the cultivation of Kiwifruit. [3] Te Puke is close to Tauranga and Maketu, which are both coastal towns/cities, as well as the small townships of Waitangi, Manoeka, Pongakawa, and ...