Kiwiflier
Read the latest Kiwiflier newsletter which highlights key industry news and events.
The December 2025 issue of Kiwiflier available online here.
This edition's key updates include:
- Detail on our November forecast for the 2025/26 season (p.1) which shows forecast per tray returns up for all fruit groups from the last forecast in August.
- Jason’s CEO column (p.2), which highlights how Zespri is on track to deliver strong value to growers this year following our largest ever crop. He also notes a key focus is minimising late season fruit quality costs, including undertaking a wider strategic review of our approach to quality, which will look at how we can maximise value coming back to growers and the wider industry.
- A reminder for growers to update their bank account and GST details to ensure loyalty payments in 2026 are processed smoothly (p.2.)
- A more detailed update on onshore and offshore fruit quality performance for Zespri SunGold and Green Kiwifruit (p.3).
- Updates to the maturity clearance criteria (p.3) to support the ongoing deliver of high-quality fruit.
- A look at how to secure and elevate the future of the Green portfolio (p.4).
- A sales update (p.5) which sees Zespri close out the largest New Zealand season on record.
- The launch of our ZGS Northern Hemisphere sales season, with around 33 million trays, or 118,800 tonnes, expected this year from orchards throughout France, Italy, Greece, Korea, and Japan (p.7)
- An update on Zespri’s upcoming Momentum 2026 Conference (p.8), which will take place on 25-26 February at Mercury Baypark, Mount Maunganui, as well as a reminder that nominations for the Fresh Carriers Hayward Medal are open until 11 December 2025 (see here).
Other articles in this Kiwiflier include:
- Acknowledgement of feedback on future variety licence mechanisms
- Wrap-ups of our Green Grower Townhalls and Red80 Trial Orchard Field Days.
- Highlights of key promotional activity across our markets in China, Italy, Japan, and the US
- Carbon Neutral Trial wrap-up
- Zespri in the community: Zespri Young and Healthy Virtual Adventure; IGDP on tour, Ahuwhenua Trophy applications close 3 December
- Shares update: November
- Financial information: Full-year forecast return and OGR; Progress payments update; Class 1 fruit and service payments and timings; 2025/26 season grower payment portions - TFSP
- The Month Ahead
- KiwiGreen updates
- E-learning modules for new Management System Owners
- KVH updates: Yellow-legged hornet detections; Free 2026 calendar; Industry better protected with biosecurity law improvements
- From the Field Q&A
- Upcoming Zespri tours and events: Red Grower Town Hall; Red80 Field Days 2026; Future Growing Systems Open Day; Post-harvest Pest ID Training; Grower Roadshows; Zespri 2026 Fishing Tournament; KBC Tour; 2026 Grower Tours.
Check out other issues of Kiwiflier here
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