Kiwifruit industry in New Zealand

A kiwifruit orchard in the North Island of New Zealand

Kiwifruit or kiwi is a major horticultural export earner for New Zealand. New Zealand developed the first commercially viable kiwifruit and developed export markets, creating the demand for the fruit that exists today. 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]

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  2. ^ Skallerud, Kare; Olsen, Svein (2011). "Export Marketing Arrangements in Four New Zealand Agriculture Industries: An Institutional Perspective". Journal of International Food and Agribusiness Marketing. 23 (4): 310–329. doi:10.1080/08974438.2011.621841. S2CID 154770824.