Thanks to good weather and absence of rains the production of kiwi fruit in Italy will grow 15-20% and will exceed 500 thousand tons. Growers expect high quality of fruit and growth of supplies to Russia. This forecast has been made by Diego de Lucca/company Alegra at the exhibition Macfurt 2011 that is being held this week in Italy.
The company Alegra is one of the most important fruit growers and exporters in Italy. Every year they produce about 45-50 thousand tons. Most of all they export stone fruit (nectarines to Russia), kiwi and apples. The kiwi cropping is planned for the end of October, and the supplies will start the second week of November.
Source: www.fruitnews.ru