“Record monthly fruit exports in April, May, and June 2015 led to an all-time high for the year ended June,” international statistics manager Jason Attewell said.
Fruit exports in May 2015 had the highest-ever value for a month (at $445m). June and April exports were the second- and third-highest, respectively.
Kiwifruit and apples led the monthly increases, with exports in May 2015 being the highest value recorded for both kiwifruit ($280m) and apples ($157m).
These increases occurred despite a 5.3% fall in the canopy area of kiwifruit, and a 4.8% fall in the area planted in apples, between 2012 and 2014.
Kiwifruit (59%), apples (28%) and avocados (5.7%) made up 92% of the value of total fruit exports for the June 2015 year.
More than one-quarter of this country’s fruit exports went to the European Union (27%), and Japan (14%) and China (13%) were other top destinations in the June 2015 year.
