新西蘭新品種紅心獼猴桃的“紅寶石獼猴桃”首先開始采摘 New RubyRed kiwifruit variety due on shelves soon

New RubyRed kiwifruit variety due on shelves soon
Clarisa Gibney, a member of the 2022 kiwifruit harvest team in Te Puke.

The annual kiwifruit harvest is under way and first cab off the rank is the new “RubyRed” variety.

▲rubyred 寶石紅奇異果

一年一度的獼猴桃收獲正在進行中，第一個脫穎而出的是新的“紅寶石”品種。

The red-fleshed kiwifruit are being sold commercially here and overseas for the first time. They are said to have a sweet, berry taste.

這種紅肉獼猴桃首次在國內外進行商業(yè)銷售。據說它們有甜甜的漿果味。

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Zespri’s? chief grower, industry and sustainability officer, Carol Ward? says for the first year commercial volumes of Zespri RubyRed kiwifruit are going on the market and are “keenly anticipated” by consumers here and in Singapore, Japan and China.

▲rubyred 紅奇異果

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澤斯普里氏? 卡羅爾·沃德首席種植者、行業(yè)和可持續(xù)發(fā)展官? 該公司表示，Zespri紅果獼猴桃今年首次上市，受到新加坡、日本和中國消費者的“熱切期待”。

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Despite a shortage of seasonal workers because thousands of people couldn’t come to New Zealand during the Covid-19 pandemic, the harvest is on, and the industry is optimistic.

盡管季節(jié)性工人短缺，因為在新冠肺炎大流行期間，數千人無法來到新西蘭，但收獲仍在繼續(xù)，行業(yè)對此持樂觀態(tài)度。

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The harvest could be the biggest on record, industry grower group New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers (NZKGI) says.

新西蘭獼猴桃種植者協(xié)會（NZKGI）表示，這次收獲可能是有記錄以來最大的一次。

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NZKGI has put the call out to New Zealanders to come and help with the harvest expected to continue until June.

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NZKGI首席執(zhí)行官科林·邦德（Colin Bond）說：“我強烈鼓勵大家卷起袖子，加入團隊，收獲這片標志性的奇異果。”? 說。

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“I strongly encourage everyone to roll up their sleeves and join the team to harvest this iconic piece of kiwiana”, NZKGI chief executive Colin Bond? said.

“對于喜歡戶外活動的人來說，采摘是一個很好的機會，而背包屋則適合那些喜歡在室內的大型團隊中享受樂趣的人?！?/p>

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“Picking is a great opportunity for those who like to be in the outdoors, while the pack house is suited to those who like to have fun in larger teams indoors.”

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“對于喜歡戶外活動的人來說，采摘是一個很好的機會，而背包屋則適合那些喜歡在室內的大型團隊中享受樂趣的人?！?/p>

A representation of the variation seen across the kiwifruit species.

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獼猴桃品種的變異表現。
Almost all pack houses told NZKGI that they would be paying at least the living wage of $22.75 per hour.

幾乎所有的背包客都告訴NZKGI，他們將至少支付每小時22.75美元的生活工資。

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Kiwifruit picking is also expected to exceed the living wage with an average of $27 per hour paid last year when the minimum wage was $20 per hour.

獼猴桃采摘預計也將超過生活工資，去年的最低工資為每小時20美元，平均每小時工資為27美元。

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The season has potential to be a record-breaking harvest with a forecast of at least 190 million trays to be harvested, overtaking last year’s record of more than 177 million trays.

這個季節(jié)有可能成為一個破紀錄的收獲季節(jié)，預計將收獲至少1.9億盤，超過去年超過1.77億盤的記錄。

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The industry relies on about 24,000 picker and packers for the season. But NZKGI says Omicron is likely to restrict the availability of New Zealanders.

該行業(yè)本季依賴約24000名采摘工和包裝工。但NZKGI表示，奧密克戎可能會限制新西蘭人的供應。

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Bond ?says the health and safety of the workforce is the first priority and the growers are working with Government to develop operational processes to mitigate Covid-19 infections.

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Kiwifruit is New Zealand’s largest fresh horticultural export, with more than $2.6 billion in sales of New Zealand fruit made last year. New Zealand has about 2800 growers producing kiwifruit across more than 13,000 hectares between Kerikeri and Motueka.

The kiwifruit industry’s global revenue is expected to jump from over $3.9 billion in 2020 to $6 billion by 2030.

▲rubyred 寶石紅獼猴桃

▲zespri kiwifruit

▲佳沛寶石紅奇異果

▲zespri yellow kiwi

▲佳沛陽光金果金奇異果