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CEO Comment
Steve Low
Rugby fever is well
and truly upon us and
I hope you have been
enjoying watching the All Blacks, or
your favourite team, competing for the
coveted World Cup. If you have visited
our Turntable site recently, you will have
been welcomed by our All Blacks theme
at reception and in lunchrooms as Apata
staff embrace this national occasion.
Apata Turntable reception area
On the kiwifruit new varieties front,
Zespri has announced 600ha of its new
kiwifruit varieties - Gold3, Gold9 and
Green14 - will be grafted or planted in
2011. There has been overwhelming
Grower interest in the two gold varieties.
In total, Zespri received 817 applications
for 1800ha of new variety licences. With
the additional 50ha of Gold9 released by
Zespri, 200ha of Gold3, 250ha of Gold9
and 150ha of Green14 will be grafted
or planted this year. So, we can look
forward to the possibilities New Varieties
bring to growers and the marketplace.
From these Zespri figures Apata has a
total marketshare of 11%.
As Psa spreads, the numbers of
orchards infected with Psa-V now
stands at 289 orchards in Te Puke
and five orchards in Tauranga, with
the most recent orchard discovered
to be infected in Waihi. Besides
adhering to strict santisation protocols
across Apata’s kiwifruit and avocado
operations, Apata is supporting all
growers affected by Psa through
enlisting one of our staff members,
Neale Cameron, to work closely with
KVH and provide advice on bee
pollination. Be sure to read Neale’s
profile in this Kiwilink issue. Once
again, I encourage you to keep yourself
aware of the latest information
available on managing Psa.
For growers with kiwifruit and
avocado orchards, the avocado season
continues its momentum with good
fruit quality and only minor delays due
to weather.
Season Update
Bevan Bayne
General Manager
Grower Services Manager
Final Season Update with Bevan
It is with mixed emotions that I have
tendered my resignation as GM Grower
Services at Apata to pursue other
interests.
It has been a great four years working
with Apata growers and I can say it is
the first industry I have worked in where
customers have become good friends. I
have the deepest respect for those who
work the land, as even in my time, we
have experienced drought, hail, severe
frost, storms, record yields, ... and now
Psa.
I hope that I leave Apata Grower
Services in a stronger state having
implemented improvements in staff
skills, harvest logistics, field day content,
grower communications and technical
transfer.
September 2011
What’s inside
• CEO Comment
• Season Update
• Staff Profile:
Neale Cameron
• Grower Profile:
Dene Gilbert
• Technical Talk
• Market Update
• New Varieties
• Progress Payments
I have sincerely appreciated the
opportunity to work for Apata, and with
you, and I thank you for your support
and friendship.
Go the All Blacks!
Bevan
Psa Update
The increase in reported symptoms has
continued over the past week with 33
new KPINs identified with Psa-V, bringing
the total of confirmed Psa-V orchards to
312. All but six are in the Te Puke region
Priority Zone. Four are in the Tauranga
Priority Zone, one is in Katikati, Waihi
and one is in Te Teko.
A new site with confirmed Psa-V has
been identified in Katikati. As a result,
a new Katikati priority zone has been
created.
The Facts
• 55% of Gold and Gold-organic hectares
in the Priority Zones are on orchards
with Psa-V.
• Most of the recent Psa-V results have
been on 16A (Gold) orchards.
Psa V
Orchards 312
% of NZ orchards 9.4%
% of NZ hectares 13.7 %

Apata Grower Services activity in the
last fortnight:
• Attended road meetings – Te Puna,
Omanawa, Waihi, Plummers Point,
Pyes Pa.
• Attending weekly Industry technical
forum.
• Following strict protocols for Avocado
harvest.
• Delivered Apata crop protection
programme including Psa focus at
Apata field day.
It is vital that ALL growers complete
monitoring regularly on their orchards
and call Apata Grower Services if any
sign of Psa is observed. Post harvest
operators have been tasked by KVH
to confirm and record monitoring on
all orchards. To have Apata assist this
activity being undertaken on your
orchard at a cost please contact Wade
Hunkin on 027 – 481 9905 or Apata 07-
552 0911.
Staff Profile
Neale Cameron
Apata Grower Services
Manager
Neale Cameron is Apata’s Grower
Services manager for Te Puke east and
resident bee expert. He has a long
history of bee keeping and pollination
expertise ranging from being self
employed in the bee keeping industry
to Quality Manager for KPA, and he was
head of Bee Safe Agrichemical Group.
Neale has been with Apata for two years
and has owned and managed a kiwifruit
orchard.
Neale works in an advisory role and is
the point of contact for advice on crop
management, financial information, Psa
and everything to do with the world of
bees such as pollination and bee hive
management. “I really enjoy contact
with growers. I feel like I am trying to do
the very best by my friends – they are
more than growers to me – I have come
to know some growers very well,” says
Neale.
In October 2010, Zespri invited Neale
to join a tour to France to mitigate
a problem between beekeepers
and kiwifruit growers. “It is a highly
emotional time for beekeepers and
growers and I had to remove my
emotions from the situation, so I could
give clear, helpful, advice,” says Neale.
In a similar situation, Neale became
the “link” between two groups in Chile.
He was sponsored by the Chilean
Government, Trade and Enterprise,
and the Chilean beekeeping industry
to spend time advising on issues there.
He successfully helped resolve conflict
between the beekeepers and growers.
It’s not surprising then, that with
Neale’s beekeeping and pollination
expertise he was invited to be an
advisor for KVH (Kiwifruit vine Health)
in the industry fight to protect our
vines from Psa.
“It has been a challenging but
rewarding experience. With KeySprepto
recently released here in the Bay of
Plenty, I’ve had to liaise between
Zespri and beekeepers. Within two
weeks of the issue arising, we formed
a committee that had representatives
from the kiwifruit, avocado and
beekeeping industries. We worked
quickly but effectively to form protocols
that would provide confidence to
everyone concerned.”
Apata is very supportive of this
industry approach and keen to play its
part in using whatever resources are
needed to reduce the incidence of Psa.
Neale is working approximately two to
three days a week on KVH projects and
you may see him at meetings, in print,
or in the paper in this role. For more
information on Neale you can visit a
recently posted profile of him on the
KVH website.
In his spare time, Neale likes to play
casual tennis and badminton and has
recently returned to Ceroc dancing,
where he was dancing at “fusion” level
(advanced). He also has two children,
Rachel age 17, and Nicole age 9.
Neale Cameron

Grower Profile
Dene Gilbert
Pyes Pa
Organic Kiwifruit
Kiwifruit orcharding began for Dene
and Yvonne Gilbert in 1978. They
worked as school teachers in Taupo
when they became part of a family
group who began developing a property
in Joyce Road, Pyes, Pa, Tauranga the
following year.
The land had previously been a
dairy farm so hedges and fences
were removed; shelter belts and
subsequently, kiwifruit plants were
planted.
Dene explains how when he started
this first orchard, it was during a time
when no one was trained on the “how
to” of planting and growing vines, or
orchard management, let alone how
to harvest and market fruit. There
were few trained horticulturalists so
we learned through trial and error,
good luck and many visits through
other orchard’s hedge rows. Industry
information was freely shared.
“The kiwifruit industry has enjoyed
years of success in part due to sheer
determination and an assortment of
work experience; it began with such a
diverse range of people, with varying
backgrounds that make up the mix of
talented people today.”
In 1982 Dene and Yvonne partnered
with Graham and Raewyne Cathie and
together they established the Joyce
Road packhouse in Pyes Pa: “We built
the packhouse and coolstore; it was
considered a medium sized operation
then.”
During the mid 1980s, Joyce Road was
packing for Peackock and Cameron,
who developed a lot of the syndicate
commercial orchards in the area. They
were looking for a partner to build a
coolstore and packhouse with. “We
developed a partnernship , which
resulted in joint venture. It was
definitely the right time to be in the
kiwifruit industry as it was expanding
rapidly and there was a real need for
post harvest devleopment,” he says.
Then, in the late 1980s, Peacock
and Cameron sold their interests in
Centrepac to Harvestpac.
“Subsequently, Harvestpac took our 50
percent share in Centrepac but we continued
to run Joyce Road for a number of
years. Later, we closed Joyce Road and
then became shareholders in Apata and
our crop was packed at Centrepac.”
He says, “By 1966 organic certification
had been gained on our orchards.
Organics suited the area really well
– here at Pyes Pa. There are lifestyle
blocks all around and it was a good
business decision to convert. Organic
orcharding removes many of the issues
in intensively populated rural areas such
as Hicane.”
Other highlights for Dene as a grower
include seeing the kiwifruit industry
flourish, where now it is a global success.
“We’ve watched the industry grow
and grow to where it’s at now – a large
scale operation. I’ve really enjoyed seeing
New Varieties develop and I think
the overall aims and objectives of the
industry that were set out early on have
worked.”
Dene has also really enjoyed meeting
and being involved with interesting
people that other vocations may not
necessarily lead to. “In a period of a few
days you can interact with everyone
from scientists to marketers, to other
growers, and staff. I’ve had a lot to do
with horticultural research where I’ve
been in direct contact with scientists
– it’s not your average job. There aren’t
many industries where you can interact
with so many sorts of people.”
“The industry has been through difficult
times in the past, particularly during the
early 1990s when there was a major
collapse with supply exceeding demand;
one-third of plantings were pulled out
around the country – many of them
were in marginal areas so the industry
consolidated in to major growing areas.
For a time, land became worth more
without kiwifruit on it. Despite this, we
had a strong belief in the kiwifruit industry
and took the opportunity to expand
our growing base. We now farm 41
canopy hectares, 8 of them are Gold.”
More recently, Dene was approached
to be part of the Tauranga Regional Committee
– a grass roots group of growers
and packhouse representatives – to help
spread the message about Psa. Regional
committees were established to help
share KVH information about Psa and
other relevant information.
“We think sharing knowledge about
Psa is extremely important. As growers
we are committed to doing everything
we can to prevent the disease reaching
more orchards. Besides meetings, we
keep in regular contact.

Grower Profile cont’d.
For example, we email each other new
information the minute we can forward
it on. So, if one of us hears Psa has been
located on a new orchard, we contact
each other as soon as possible,” says
Dene.
He says there is a limited “toolbox”
available for growers. “Growers need
to deal with aspects of Psa that they
can control. Sadly, some growers have
not acknowledged the importance of
implementing preventative protocols
on their orchards. We may not be able
to stop Psa but I think we have to do
everything we possibly can to try and
slow it down, until we find a cure, or
learn to live with it.”
It has been a tough time for all growers
lately. “A year ago the industry outlook
was pretty rosy. Now, we’ve experienced
a huge hiccup and it’s become more
about survival.“
Looking ahead, Dene envisages a new
resistant variety is the logical solution.
He says, hopefully this will have a Zespri
registered PVR associated with it.
But for now, he hopes and plans for
the best. An orchard manager has been
hired who deals specifically with Psa and
Dene’s main aim is quite simple: “I just
want to be able to pick next year’s crop.”
When Dene is not on the orchard he
and his wife Yvonne, enjoy boating and
travel. They have three grown children:
Tamsin works in the BNZ head office
in Wellington, and his other daughter
Emily is a lawyer in Auckland; and the
son that he sees least of, is Hamish, who
is studying towards an MBA in far away
Germany.
On the All Blacks, while a fairly patriotic
man, he says: “They have momentum
at the moment, but they play with an
oval ball. At the end of the day, sometimes
it’s the luck of the bounce.”
Joyce Road Packhouse

WHY IS MONITORING MY ORCHARD
IMPORTANT?
• Rapid response to Psa infection
reduces the risk of spread and
potential vine dieback.
• Orchardists are strongly encour
aged to monitor regularly and
report their findings by email to
the ZESPRI Grower Contact
Centre.
• Leaf spotting can be caused by
other organisms. Lab testing is
required to positively identify
Psa.
• Identifying changes in the level or
degree of symptoms is important.
WHO SHOULD DO IT?
Orchardists are responsible for
ensuring their orchard is monitored
for Psa. APATA can help you with how
to monitor, what to monitor for, and
may also be able to provide resources
to monitor your orchard similar to Pest
monitoring Services provided in summer.
(dependent on location and frequency
required.) This would be a user pays
service.
HOW OFTEN SHOULD I MONITOR?
• Monitoring frequency and
intensity are dependent on
orchard Psa status, location,
variety and time of the year.
• Orchardists should monitor
fortnightly if outside of PZ, or
weekly if within PZ.
• Monitor an orchard by walking
every third row scanning
the canopy for any signs of Psa
symptoms.
• Walk a different set of rows for
each monitoring round (over the
course of 4-6 weeks all rows in
the orchard should be checked
for Psa symptoms.
• Orchardists should remain alert
for signs of Psa at any time
especially during or after cooler,
wetter weather and any
significant climatic events that
give rise to plant injury e.g. wind
storm or hail event.
know your enemy!
WHAT ELSE SHOULD I LOOK FOR?
• Focus on areas of stress in the
orchard e.g. frost pockets, wet
areas, wind damaged areas or areas
that have previously recorded leaf
spot.
• Look for red and clear exudates.
• In some cases it may appear as a
dark colour orange staining (rust)
from where weeping was occurring
and has since dried.
• Cankers may also be beginning to
form in correlation with exudates.
Look for cane dieback where canes
appear dry and dead even though
they are still attached to the parent
vine.
• Mark vines with symptoms with a
coloured tape. Date the tapes and
record the symptoms.
- Establish the level of symptoms in
the immediate vicinity by
monitoring the rest of the block,
walking every row.
- Take a close up digital photo of the
symptoms (or representative
photos if there are a number of
similar symptoms.)
• If any symptoms are seen, confirm
that the symptoms are typical of Psa
by referencing the KVH Winter
symptons Pictorial on the KVH
website
REPORTING OF SYMPTOMS
• Enter monitoring details on the
Symptom Monitoring Sheet (available
from www.kvh.org.nz)
• Ensure the correct contact details
are entered on the monitoring
sheet. (i.e. the person who is going to
accompany the sampler.)
• Email this sheet, along with any
photos taken, to contactcanopy@
zespri.com. It is important to
report both when symptoms have
been observed, and when monitoring
has identified no symptoms.
• Staff will review the photos and
decide if a laboratory test is required.
• You will be advised if a sample is
required from your orchard - or if the
photos do not appear to be Psa.
SAMPLING
• If a sample is required KVH will
arrange for an independent sampler
to visit your property and collect this
sample and you should be advised of
the results of the test within five
days.

Organic Category Report
Andrew Wood
Apata Pyes Pa
Organics Manager
Full repack teams are employed at
the Pyes Pa site as we work to meet
current shipping orders. The Joyce Road
coolstores are empty and all staff are
now located at Pyes Pa.
Our Organic Gold inventory has all
been shipped to market, however,
repacking continues at the Pyes Pa
site with 89% of the Organic Green
inventory loaded or on order as at
Week 37. Storage defects are becoming
increasingly evident as time progresses,
but we are moving product quickly
to meet orders as required. We have
current shipping orders for Japan and
ROW, and North American orders are
now complete. Product for China is not
currently on order, which is concerning
at this time. Fruit loss figures to date
are Organic Gold at 1.76% and Organic
Green at 3.21%.
Organics Category: KVH Website
I am pleased to announce the Kiwifruit
Vine Website now has an informative
organic category. You can access it via
www.kvh.org.nz and select “drop-down
box 3”.
On Orchard observations
Technical Talk
Wade Hunkin
Apata Technical Advisor
hort16A budbreak has been a little
later than normal and Hayward looks
like being later as well. Neither timing
was unexpected given the warm winter.
However, probably against expectations,
a high proportion of buds have produced
shoots and flower numbers are looking
solid, so overall flower numbers should
not be a problem for most. It will be
interesting to see if Hayward follows the
trend.
PSA Monitoring
The spread of Psa has maintained
its momentum with 33 orchards added
to the list last week alone. While the
numbers appear high it is difficult to get
a good handle on just how significant
the level of infection within the orchard
actually is and what the eventual impact
will be. All were in existing Priority Zones
but there are potential PSA-v finds in
other areas as the recent find in Waihi,
and now Katikati, demonstrates nowhere
is really immune.
There is mounting evidence to
suggest that the situation that has
developed in Te Puke through spring is a
consequence of a false sense of security
in early summer last year. For many
growers outside the immediate intrusion
zone, the threat appeared a long way
away. Coupled with not unreasonable
fears around copper use, resulted in a
lack of real preventative action early
enough. The ‘good news’ out of that is
there is opportunity to protect orchards
that are not already infected.
In the current circumstances,
monitoring is a key component of
our programmes aimed at managing
Psa. At this stage, it appears growers
are managing the task of monitoring
their vines themselves. But, as time
goes on, and the orchard makes other
demands on time and it is important
an appropriate level of monitoring is
maintained.
Psa symptoms will change over the
next few weeks
Until now, we have focused on
searching for exudates and red staining.
That will still be there, but more difficult
spot among the leaves to also look for,
are canes that have not fired properly of
wilted shoots on canes that are properly
connected.
Apata Can Help
Apata is able to assist growers with
monitoring. We now have a small,
easily expanded group, who can check
your orchard for symptoms on a regular
basis. Charges are on a similar basis to
Kiwigreen monitoring – a per person
hourly rate plus mileage. Contact Wade
or your Grower Services Representative
to discuss.
Crop Protection
Zespri have updated the Crop
Protection programme and sent growers
the wall chart summary. The challenge
now, is in integrating the Psa protective
programme with the insecticides and
fungicides we have traditionally used.
When applying copper sprays
over the period up to flowering,
do not exceed the label rates
for chemical concentrations
and match the water rate with
the amount of canopy that has
developed.
We have heard of examples
where rates have been too high
and some damage, albeit minor,
has occurred.
If in doubt
check the documentation
and your maths!

Technical Talk cont’d.
Organic growers need to note that
Serenade Max has been added to the list
of protective sprays that qualify for the
KVH spray subsidy and only two sprays
are necessary before the subsidy can be
claimed.
Product guidelines for summer have
not yet been finalised, but while there
may be some additional products
becoming available, it is most likely
copper products will remain a significant
option.
Coverage
This is the real challenge for the
summer. At present the majority of
products in the programme are not
systemic, so complete coverage of vine is
imperative.
There are two components of coverage
sprayer setup and canopy configuration.
A recent addition to the KVH website is a
“How to spray guide”. The guide is quite
comprehensive with advice on sprayer
setup and interpretation of chemical
labels.
Until close to flowering time, it should
be a straight forward task to achieve
good coverage, but once the gaps
begin to close it will become more
difficult. Now is the best time to get
that spacing right; even in Gold there is
merit in thinning out any crowded areas
especially given a good floral budbreak.
Look out for the KVH spring spray
kit in the mail. As well as a hard copy
of the guide, it contains a pack of
water sensitive paper to assist you in
assessment of the spray coverage being
achieved in your orchard. Don’t put it
away in the draw – use it. Especially later
in the year when the canopy is full of
water, sensitive paper is the best way
to check how you or your applicator is
going.
Pollination 2011: Things to Remember
Pre-Pollination
• Make sure contracts are in place and stakeholders are aware of
their responsibilities including beehive standards. A good place
to start is the Industry standard which is, 7 frames, 60% Brood at
all stages, 12 frames bees, a laying queen, room for colony
expansion and free of disease.
• Orchard is mown to aid bee orientation on to kiwifruit flowers.
• Prepare a warm and sheltered position for the beehives,
especially given the changeable weather of recent times. This
could include a flagging of position to help bees orientate back
to their hives (a drum or sheet of corrugated iron etc).
• Place mats or platforms on the ground to reduce the risk of
beehives picking up organic matter on bases.
• Reduce orchard movements by consolidating beehive
placements.
• Ensure that beekeepers are aware of the hygiene protocols
and have systems in place; this includes sugar feeding.
During Pollination
• Make sure hives are not introduced too early. Look for at least
10 percent of the female flowers to open before introduction.
And, remember that you are better to be a fraction late than early
because if bees get orientated onto flowers outside the
orchard, you won’t get them back. This will also help reduce
bee foraging area.
• Ensure that sugar feeding is taking place. The recommendations
are two litres every two days at a 60 percent solution. This
increases pollen collection by five or six times.
• Put out a water supply with a piece of sacking in a container of
water.
• Apata has Beehive auditing available, so please make sure that
permission to audit is obtained from your beekeeper. To
minimise people movement around the orchard, it is suggested
that auditing be carried out in the event of concerns around
beehive quality.

New Varieties
Damian Young
Kiwifruit GS Manager
From what we are seeing in the new varieties they are following the same pattern as Hort 16a and Hayward
with bud break being behind by 10 to 14 days.
As many of you are experiencing bud break on your New Varieties for the first time it has occurred to me to share what we have
seen on the pre commercial trial sites and what ZESPRI have observed on the clonal blks.
Some Observation of 2011
G9 later than average start to bud break. We are seeing the start of a very good bud break but too early to look at the flower
numbers.
G3 Bud break just starting now on the Hicane blocks it has the promise of a good bud break but history tells us that the bud
break is protracted and has the ability to last more than 3 weeks. G14 Good bud break and from comments I have heard the
flowers are there to have a good start to the growing season.
G3 Start of Bud-break
Early timing may imply increased frost risk if cultivar is suseptible to
cold temperature damage
GOLD3
Site 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Av
KK 15 Sep 18 Sep 16 Sep
tP 1 Sep 3 Sep 13 Sep 5 Sep
MK 5 Sep 8 Sep 15 Sep 9 Sep
nn 22 Sep 22 Sep
Av 3 Sep 10 Sep 14 Sep 10 Sep
G3 Start of Bud-break
Early timing may imply increased frost risk if cultivar is
suseptible to cold temperature damage
GOLD3
Site 2008/09 2009/10 Av
KK 3 Oct 29 Aug 15 Sep
tP 27 Aug 26 Aug 27 Aug
MK 5 Sep 24 Aug 30 Aug
nn 8 Sep 8 Sep
Av 11 Sep 30 Aug 4 Sep
SEASON PERFORMANCE
Variety Average TZG Average
Fruit Count
Average
Trays per
hectare
2010 2011 2011 2011
Hort16A 0.63 0.41 32.4 12,300
Hayward 0.63 0.45 33.4 8,700
Gold3 0.54 0.35 28.4 13,700
Gold9 0.84 0.62 31.1 9,580
G3 Start of Flowering
Average date flowering started on canes
GOLD3
Site 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Av
KK 31 Oct 23 Oct 30 Oct 28 Nov
tP 24 Oct 30 Oct 02 Nov 29 Oct
MK 21 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 26 Oct
nn 9 Nov 10 Nov 9 Nov
Av 25 Oct 30 Oct 30 Oct 29 Oct
G3 Start of Flowering
Average date flowering started on canes
GOLD9
Site 2008/09 2009/10 Av
KK 20 Oct 14 Oct 17 Oct
tP 18 Oct 19 Oct 19 Oct
MK 20 Oct 16 Oct 18 Oct
nn 30 Oct 4 Nov 1 Nov
Av 22 Oct 21 Oct 21 Oct

Wondering who does what? The Grower Forum meets eight times
a year and all growers are welcome to
What is NZKGI?
NZKGI was established as part of the
industry restructure in 1993 to represent
kiwifruit growers and give growers
their own voice in industry and Government
decision making. NZKGI was
formed following the downturn in the
kiwifruit industry in the early 1990’s to
give growers their own organisation to
develop a secure and stable kiwifruit industry.
NZKGI is committed to retaining
the SPE (single point of market entry) to
the benefit of all growers.
The NZKGI Grower Forum consists of
25 Regional and District Representatives
and 12 Industry Group Representatives.
Forum members are elected every three
years by all kiwifruit growers via a postal
ballot.
NZ Kiwifruit Growers Inc belongs to
growers. It is growers looking out for
the interests of growers and is independent
of Zespri and suppliers/post
harvest companies
NZKGI mission (our purpose or why
we exist) “to represent, protect and
enhance the commercial and political
interests of New Zealand kiwifruit growers”.
Our vision is to develop “A strong
grower organisation that demonstrates
industry leadership in which growers
and other industry participants actively
participate”
Key focus area for NZKGI are:
• Membership
• Advocacy
• Communication
• Credible Voice
• Retention of the Single Point of
Entry.
The vision and mission are underpinned
by a set of values governing the operation
of NZKGI and its conduct or
relationships with ZESPRI, Suppliers,
Government, Employees and other
stakeholders.
These are:
• Selflessness
• Ethics
• Objectivity
• Professionalism
• Analysis
• Leadership
attend. The Forum gets briefings from
ZESPRI and Suppliers and debates issues
affecting the Industry.
NZKGI are also involved with the
Green, Gold and Organic Development
Groups where growers have strong input
in discussing issues and developing
new ideas and initiatives to take each
category forward.
These meetings are a central hub for
the debate and formation of a “NZKGI/
Grower View”. These views are then
tabled at the meetings of the Industry
Advisory Council (IAC), the Supply Chain
Committee (SCC) and the Industry Supply
Group (ISG). NZKGI represents growers
at these meetings.
Current funding is by way of authorisation
through the Annual Supply Contract
(between Zespri & suppliers/post
harvest companies). The funds are paid
direct from ZGL to NZKGI.
NZKGI current proposal being voted
on at present (close date 5 September
2011) is to move to a levy funding which
will replace NZKGI’s current funding from
the pools.
What is HortNZ?
Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ)
is an industry association representing
New Zealand’s 7000 commercial fruit,
vegetable, berryfruit and olive growers.
The industry has a reputation for innovation,
quality, early adoption of new
technology and smart response to market
demand. The industry has a production
area of more than 100,000 hectares.
Major exports include kiwifruit, apples,
avocados, onions, kabocha (pumpkin
squash), processed vegetables and potatoes.
Citrus, berryfruit and olive oil are
developing export products.
HortNZ monitors changes in Government
policy on behalf of our members,
promotes the development of the
horticulture industry, makes submissions
to central and regional government,
gives policy advice and aims to influence
change for the benefit of growers.
HortNZ publishes industry magazines
“The Orchardist” and “Grower” and runs
New Zealand GAP, a quality assurance
programme benchmarked to GLOBAL-
GAP.
The range of issues HortNZ works on
for growers includes resource management
legislation, biosecurity protection,
seasonal and skilled labour recruitment,
environmental policies and industry
education and training. We also provide
information and support to Government
agencies to gain better market access for
horticulture product and remove barriers
to export development.
There are 22 ‘product groups’ affiliated
to HortNZ. These are: pipfruit, kiwifruit,
summerfruit, nashi, citrus, tamarillos,
feijoas, avocados, boysenberries,
strawberries, blackcurrants, blueberries,
kiwiberries, olives, passionfruit, persimmons,
tomatoes, fresh vegetables,
potatoes, kabocha (pumpkin squash),
processed vegetables and asparagus.
HortNZ is funded by growers via a levy
on sales, is governed by a board of eight,
all of whom are growers and operates
with a staff of 20 based in New Zealand’s
capital, Wellington.
All commercial growers of the fruit
and vegetables listed below are legally
required under the Commodity Levies
(Vegetables and Fruit) Order 2007 to
pay a levy on the sale of those fruit and
vegetables grown in New Zealand:
• Fruit (except berryfruit, olives
and grapes)
• Fresh tomatoes
• Fresh vegetables
• Process vegetables
• Potatoes
• Other vegetables (Asparagus,
Kabocha, Process Tomatoes)

Inventory &
Supply Update
Kevin Kerr
G3
There is approximately 570k of gold remaining onshore for which Zespri has taken ownership of after assessments have been
completed to calculate fruit loss. It is still hoped that orders will be issued for approx 350k of this, however any orders will be for
late supply i.e. week 40+.
Green shipments will be the next challenge and currently 1.1m of sizes 39 & 42 have been crop managed. Approximately 3
million trays are scheduled for loadout post week 45, this compared to 260k in 2010. CA packing has now been completed within
the industry.
Market Sales Summary to Week End 36
YTD 2011 YTD 2010 YTD 2009
Green 44.87m 48.25m 47.85m
Green Organic 2.1m 1.93m 1.77m
Gold 27.8m 22.0m 21.95m
The significant figure here is the 4 million extra trays still to ship over and above
2010 plus the large volume of container shipping in the latter part of the season.
GREEN Remaining To Ship
WEEK VOLUME (t/e)
39 – 40 4.42 mill
41 – 43 2.37 mill
44 – 47 2.60 mill
48 – 52 1.05 mill
TOTAL to ship 10.4 mill
Submit Summary InStore
million TE to Week 38
2011 2010
HW1CK 15.1 12.7
HW2CK 0.047 0.044
HW1OB 0.489 0.573
GK1CK 0.570 0.012
GK1OB n/a n/a
Fruit loss estimates for Green were revised again last week
and due to the extended shipping program the figure is now
likely to go over the 6% mark. There is a lot of talk around
SBD in both Gold and Green and the next 2-3 weeks market
outturns for Green will give a strong indication as to whether
or not SBD follows the Gold trend.
There are approx 4 mill trays extra of Green in store than for
same period in 2010 and with the extended time in store
(week 50) fruit loss will almost definitely be higher than last
year.

Progress Payments
The Zespri Board has approved progress payments for the 2011/12 Season for class 1 fruit to be paid on October 14 2011. November
2011 indicative progress payments for class 1 fruit were also approved. Progress payments per tray are detailed in the tables
below.
what’s
on?
KiwiTech Seminars
Lifting Productivity through Improved
Pollination
Thursday 7 October
9am Taruanga RSA (formerly Fahy’s),
1237 Cameron Road, Greerton.
Monday 11 October
2.30pm, Forum North, Rust Avenue,
Whangarei
Apata Contact Details www.apata.co.nz
reception@apata.co.nz
Turntable Hill Road, RD2, Katikati
P 07 552 0911 F 07 552 0666
Pyes Pa 83 Pyes Pa Road, Tauranga
07 543 1211 F 07 543 0096
Northland 37 Southend Avenue,
Whangarei
P 09 430 8003
F 09 430 8006