Port of Tauranga capacity limits raise bottleneck fears for kiwifruit exports

Port of Tauranga capacity limits raise bottleneck fears for kiwifruit exports

By Monique Steele of RNZ Kiwifruit orchards are humming mid-harvest, but Zespri is concerned that port bottlenecks are becoming a real pressure point for its...

Port of Tauranga terminal 'at capacity', could 'bottleneck' kiwifruit exports

The Port of Tauranga is the critical gateway for most of New Zealand's lucrative kiwifruit from growing hub Bay of Plenty to the world.

Bottleneck risk for Tauranga kiwifruit exports, port boss says

Reading Time: 4 minutes By Monique Steele of RNZ Kiwifruit orchards are humming mid-harvest, but Zespri is concerned port bottlenecks are becoming a real pressure point for its fruit exports. The Port of Tauranga is the critical gateway for most of New Zealand’s lucrative kiwifruit from growing hub Bay of Plenty to the world. Orchardists were expected to produce around 220 million trays of fruit – equating to around 6.6 billion pieces of fruit –…