RubyRed kiwifruit heads for Roman orchards 红心猕猴桃进入罗马果园

RubyRed kiwifruit heads for Roman orchards 红心猕猴桃进入罗马果园

Three-year planting programme begins after board approves commercial release of variety in Italy.在董事会批准该品种在意大利进行商业推广后，为期三年的种植计划随即启动。

A three-year planting programme of Zespri’s RubyRed kiwifruit will begin next year in Italian orchards south of Rome.

Last February the Zespri board approved the commercial release in Italy of Zespri RubyRed to supply European markets, which allows 170 hectares to be planted from 2026 to 2028.

This stems from shareholder approval granted in 2019 for the planting of 1000ha of new varieties and is the first time Zespri will have used this allocation.

Valeria Racemoli, the Italian-based community engagement lead for Zespri’s northern hemisphere operations, said partner suppliers will recommend which growers will be offered RubyRed supply contracts.

This will be based on an evaluation of their orchard, access to labour, geographical position and agronomy skills.

明年，佳沛（Zespri）的RubyRed猕猴桃三年种植计划将在罗马以南的意大利果园启动。
去年2月，佳沛（Zespri）董事会批准在意大利将佳沛红宝石（Zespri RubyRed）投入商业生产，以供应欧洲市场，并允许在2026年至2028年间种植170公顷。
这源于2019年股东批准种植1000公顷的新品种，而这将是佳沛首次使用这一配额。
佳沛（Zespri）北半球业务驻意大利的社区参与负责人瓦莱里娅·拉塞莫利（Valeria Racemoli）表示，合作供应商将推荐哪些种植者将获得RubyRed供应合同。
这将基于对他们果园、劳动力获取途径、地理位置和农艺技能的评估。

She said the relatively quick and easy access to markets makes Italy ideally suited to grow RubyRed and for growers it complements management of other kiwifruit varieties with its flowering, thinning and harvesting.

Racemoli said the volume of northern hemisphere SunGold continues to expand following the favourable producer vote in 2024.

There are approximately 1500 growers in the region overseen by Zespri’s European office – Italy, Greece, France, Japan and South Korea – managing almost 5000ha of Zespri SunGold vines.

Last year they produced 19.9 million trays of SunGold and are aiming for 65 million trays by 2035.

Most of the growers are in Italy, where 1154 manage about 4110ha of SunGold.

France has 99 growers overseeing 443ha, Japan and South Korea 228, managing 417ha combined.

明年，佳沛（Zespri）的RubyRed猕猴桃三年种植计划将在罗马以南的意大利果园启动。
去年2月，佳沛（Zespri）董事会批准在意大利将佳沛红宝石（Zespri RubyRed）投入商业生产，以供应欧洲市场，并允许在2026年至2028年间种植170公顷。
这源于2019年股东批准种植1000公顷的新品种，而这将是佳沛首次使用这一配额。
佳沛（Zespri）北半球业务驻意大利的社区参与负责人瓦莱里娅·拉塞莫利（Valeria Racemoli）表示，合作供应商将推荐哪些种植者将获得RubyRed供应合同。
这将基于对他们果园、劳动力获取途径、地理位置和农艺技能的评估。

Starting this year, and following successful trials, 70ha of Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit will be planted in Greece, part of a six-year expansion plan for Zespri in the northern hemisphere

Racemoli said Zespri’s northern hemisphere growers are part of the Global Supply (ZGS) programme, established by NZ growers more than 20 years ago to build the Zespri brand and keep Zespri kiwifruit on shelves all year round.

It details orchard management and fruit quality standards that are aligned with Zespri’s requirements for NZ growers. Only those who meet these standards are eligible to join the ZGS programme.

In the 2024-25 season, Zespri sold 220.9 million trays of kiwifruit produced in NZ and the northern hemisphere, of which ZGS contributed 26.5 million trays – 19.9 million SunGold and 6.6 million Green.

从今年开始，经过成功的试验，70公顷的Zespri SunGold猕猴桃将在希腊种植，这是Zespri在北半球六年扩张计划的一部分
Racemoli说，Zespri的北半球种植者是全球供应（ZGS）计划的一部分，该计划由新西兰种植者在20多年前建立，旨在建立Zespri品牌，并使Zespri猕猴桃全年上架。
它详细介绍了符合Zespri对新西兰种植者要求的果园管理和水果质量标准。只有符合这些标准的人才有资格加入ZGS计划。
在2024-25赛季，Zespri销售了2.209亿盘新西兰和北半球生产的猕猴桃，其中ZGS贡献了2650万盘——1990万盘SunGold和660万盘Green。

This season Racemoli expects ZGS to generate 30 million trays, of which more than 24 million will be SunGold, a 22% increase on last season, and 7 million trays of procured Green.

Italy will supply 2.5 million trays of Green kiwifruit and Greece 4.5 million.

She said northern hemisphere production ensures year-round availability of fruit.

Zespri does not have the supply of Green, Gold and Red Kiwifruit varieties to itself, with other plant breeders developing their own versions, grown in Europe, Chile and South Africa.

本季，Racemoli预计ZGS将生产3000万个托盘，其中2400多万个将是SunGold，比上一季增加22%，700万个采购的Green托盘。
意大利将供应250万盘绿色猕猴桃，希腊将供应450万盘。
她说，北半球的生产确保了全年水果的供应。
Zespri本身没有绿色、金色和红色猕猴桃品种的供应，其他植物育种者正在开发自己的版本，在欧洲、智利和南非种植。