First Zespri Kiwifruit Imports Set to Arrive this Week on Both U.S. Coasts

First Zespri Kiwifruit Imports Set to Arrive this Week on Both U.S. Coasts

The season’s first two shipments of Zespri kiwifruit from New Zealand are expected to arrive at the Port of Philadelphia and the Port of Los Angeles by the end of April, according to the company. The fruit shipments, including Green and SunGold Kiwifruit, should be in retail stores by mid-May.

“We are heading into the new season as the #1 selling kiwi brand for the fourth consecutive year,” said Darren LaMothe, Zespri’s General Manager, North America, in a press release. 

“We’ve had great weather and growing conditions and are expecting an exceptional-tasting crop this year.”