According to the online news website Scoop, the 2022 harvest season for New Zealand’s kiwifruit is now underway with the first batch of this year’s crop picked on Feb. 17 in Te Puke, one of the country’s major kiwifruit-producing regions. Other regions will also start their harvests one after another in the coming months.
▲Kiwifruit orchard
据在线新闻网站独家报道，新西兰猕猴桃2022年收获季节正在进行，今年的第一批作物于2月17日在该国主要猕猴桃产区之一的特普克采摘。其他地区也将在未来数月陆续开始收成。
▲zespri RubyRed
It is estimated that New Zealand will produce at least 190 million trays (30 pieces per tray on average) of kiwifruit in 2022, an increase of 13 million trays over 2021 and leading to another record-breaking year.
据估计，新西兰2022年将生产至少1.9亿盘猕猴桃（平均每盘30个），比2021增加1300万盘，并导致另一个破纪录的年份。
▲Golden Kiwi seedlings▲
The first variety to be picked is the novel red-fleshed cultivar RubyRed, which will then be followed by yellow- and green-fleshed varieties. The harvest season typically peaks between mid-April and June. It is worth noting that RubyRed kiwifruit will be sold as a commercial variety for the first time this year.
▲zespri kiwifruit
第一个被采摘的品种是新的红肉品种RubyRed，然后是黄肉和绿肉品种。收获季节通常在4月中旬至6月之间达到高峰。值得注意的是，红宝石猕猴桃今年将首次作为商业品种出售。
▲Kiwifruit planting
According to a report released by New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries at the end of 2021, New Zealand exported NZ$2.7 billion (US$1.8 billion) worth of kiwifruit during the 2020/21 season (from July to June), an increase of 6% compared to the previous season and accounting for 57% of New Zealand’s total produce exports by value. The report also forecasts that New Zealand’s kiwifruit exports in the 2021/22 season will reach NZ$2.9 billion (US$2.0 billion), with this growth mainly driven by the yellow-fleshed SunGold variety.
▲rubyred 宝石红猕猴桃
根据新西兰第一产业部在2021年底发布的一份报告，新西兰在2020/21季节（从7月到6月）出口了价值27亿新西兰元（18亿美元）的猕猴桃，比上一季节增长了6%，占新西兰农产品出口总额的57%。报告还预测，新西兰猕猴桃在2021/2022年的出口季节将达到29亿新西兰元（20亿美元），这一增长主要由黄色肉质的SunGold品种推动。
▲Kiwi pollen▲
At present, the key export destinations for New Zealand’s kiwifruit are the European Union (29%), China (24%) and Japan (21%). In a previous interview with Zespri, Jiang Shijie, Zespri’s general manager for Greater China, told Produce Report that China has become Zespri’s largest market with a 30% share of the company’s worldwide sales. For every four SunGold kiwifruit sold globally, one is consumed by the Chinese market.
▲rubyred 宝石红猕猴桃
目前，新西兰猕猴桃的主要出口目的地是欧盟（29%）、中国（24%）和日本（21%）。在之前接受Zespri采访时，Zespri大中华区总经理蒋世杰告诉《生产报告》，中国已成为Zespri最大的市场，占公司全球销售额的30%。在全球销售的每四种新鲜猕猴桃中，就有一种被中国市场消费。
▲zespri RubyRed
▲redkiwifruit
▲Kiwi pollination▲
▲Golden kiwifruit▲
▲g3 kiwifruit
▲佳沛宝石红奇异果
▲zespri yellow kiwi
▲Kiwifruit planting
▲yellow kiwi orchard
▲sungold kiwi growing zone
