Zespri is predicting a rise in the harvest of gold kiwifruit this season after two years of decline.
Zespri chief executive Lain Jager said growers had taken another step in the recovery from the vine-killing disease Psa.
It was forecast the industry would harvest up to 16 million trays of gold kiwifruit, compared to about 11 million last season, with a total crop volume of all Zespri varieties of around 85 million trays.
The first shipment of Zespri kiwifruit is due to leave Port of Tauranga today bound for Japan.
