Sunrise Kiwi of Gridley, CA is one of the first kiwifruit growers in California, which was introduced to the state in the 1960s. The company reports 98 percent of the kiwifruit consumed in the US comes from California growers.
Although the fruit’s quality benefited from the great weather, the company notes California’s northern and central growers project a harvest decrease of about 10 percent this season compared with last year.
The reason for the projected decline isn’t known for sure, but it could be related to the excessive heat last year during growing season. That might have had an impact on bud development.
Kiwi is available to north American consumers not only because of California production, but imports coming from New Zealand and Chile.
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