Kiwi
Emerald-green flesh with a clean sweet-tart bite. Grown in the Qinling foothills of Shaanxi, the heartland of global kiwifruit production.
- Country of origin
- China (Shaanxi, Qinling foothills) View sourcing & shipping details
- Availability
- Hayward is harvested from late October to early November. New-crop fruit ships in November and December, and controlled-atmosphere storage carries supply through April.
Our green kiwifruit (Hayward) comes from orchards in Shaanxi province, where cool mountain nights and mineral-rich loess soils build sugar slowly and evenly. Fruit is picked at 6.5+ Brix, pre-cooled within hours of harvest, and held in controlled-atmosphere storage, so it travels firm, ripens predictably at destination, and gives retailers a longer shelf window with less shrink.
Product Specifications
- Country of origin
- China (Shaanxi, Qinling foothills)
- Size Counts
- Counts 25 / 27 / 30 / 33 / 36 / 39 per 3.5kg tray
- Grade
- Grade A, ≥6.5 Brix at loading
- Packaging
- 3.5kg single-layer trays / 10kg cartons
- Fruit Weight
- 70–110g
- Transport Temp.
- 0°C
- HS Code
- 0810.50
- Certifications
- GACC orchard & packhouse registration, Phytosanitary Certificate, Certificate of Origin
- Port of Loading
- China - Qingdao Port
- Season
- Available Nov–Apr · Peak Nov–Dec
- Product characteristics
- Oval fruit with thin, fuzzy brown skin. Bright emerald flesh with a ring of tiny black seeds around a pale core.
- Taste
- Refreshing sweet-tart balance with notes of strawberry and citrus. Softens to juicy and fragrant when fully ripe.
- Nutritional profile
- One fruit covers a full day's vitamin C. Good source of fibre, potassium, vitamin K, and the digestive enzyme actinidin.
- Ripening & storage
- Transport at 0°C and 90–95% relative humidity. Highly ethylene-sensitive, so never stow with apples or bananas. Ripen at room temperature at destination.
- Suggestions for use
- Retail fresh fruit, fruit platters and garnish, juices and smoothies, bakery and dessert topping.
Frequently Asked Questions about Kiwi
Hayward is picked in Shaanxi from late October to early November, following Zhouzhi county's official picking schedule. New-crop fruit ships in November and December, and controlled-atmosphere storage carries supply through April. There is no Hayward supply from May to October.
Counts 25, 27, 30, 33, 36 and 39 per 3.5kg single-layer tray, for fruit of about 70 to 110g, packed in 3.5kg trays or 10kg cartons. Fruit is Grade A with at least 6.5 Brix at loading, the same soluble-solids minimum that Zhouzhi sets before Hayward may be picked.
One full 40ft reefer container, which holds about 20 to 21 tonnes of kiwifruit. We ship full container loads only, which keeps the cold chain sealed from the packhouse to your port.
At 0°C and 90-95% relative humidity from Qingdao, with a transit of about 22 to 30 days depending on the destination port. Kiwifruit is highly sensitive to ethylene, so it must never share a container or cold room with apples or bananas.
Fruit comes from GACC-registered orchards and packhouses and travels with a phytosanitary certificate and a certificate of origin. Documentation is prepared to meet the destination market's import requirements.
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