In general, the quality of the first sungold kiwifruit delivered to the market this season has been woeful. Although it is yet to be signed off, the kiwifruit industry is heading into another quality review. In my time in the industry, there have been many reviews, and the first review I was involved in was in 2006. The average onshore fruit loss that year was 11.6% HW, 3.5% HWOB, and 10.6 % for GKCK. I clearly remember that year. We fought hard at packing time to keep the soft fruit out of the HW trays as we packed. The physical damage was a challenge for Hort 16a. There were times that we were packing the Hort 16a at only 900 trays an hour as we turned each piece of fruit looking for damage. We then audited those lines as we sent them off to Zespri’s newly formed ECPI team at the wharf. It was a hard year, our fruit loss that year was 2.3% HW and 1% Hort 16a.
▲商超中销售的阳光金果G3
总的来说，这个季节上市的第一批阳光金果猕猴桃的质量很差。虽然尚未签署，但猕猴桃产业正进入另一个质量审查阶段。在我从事该行业的时候，有很多评论，我参与的第一次评论是在2006年。那一年，平均陆地水果损失为11.6%HW、3.5%HWOB和10.6%GKCK。我清楚地记得那一年。在打包时，我们竭尽全力，不让软水果进入硬件托盘。物理损伤对霍特16a来说是一个挑战。有时，我们每小时只能用900个托盘包装霍特16a，因为我们翻着每片水果寻找损坏。然后，当我们将这些线路发送给Zespri新组建的码头ECPI团队时，我们对这些线路进行了审核。这是一个艰难的一年，我们那一年的水果损失是2.3%HW和1%Hort 16a。
▲redkiwifruit Orchard picking
I support the need for a review this year, but I ask myself, why are we having to do this again, did we miss something last time? Having now accomplished a full head of grey hair and having had my fair share of beatings over the years, I would sum the issue up with one line. “Every problem needs a home”. What I mean by this, is that if you leave a problem unattended it does not go away, it runs up the road chasing you. Then at some stage, it bites you hard on the backside- we shouldn’t need a disaster to sort problems out.
▲阳光金果
我支持今年进行审查的必要性，但我问自己，为什么我们还要这样做，上次我们有没有遗漏什么？现在，我已经有了一头满头的白发，多年来也遭受过不少殴打，我可以用一句话来总结这个问题。“每个问题都需要一个家”。我的意思是，如果你把一个问题放在一边，它不会消失，它会沿着道路追你。然后在某个阶段，它会在背后狠狠地咬你一口——我们不应该需要灾难来解决问题。
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With the upcoming review, every part of the supply chain is involved, including growers, contractors, postharvest, and Zespri. Rather than waiting until the issues become untenable, we need to acknowledge and sort out our problems as they arise, the net result of this will be a happier customer.
▲红心猕猴桃苗
随着即将到来的审查，供应链的每一部分都将涉及，包括种植者、承包商、收获后和Zespri。我们需要在问题出现时承认并解决问题，而不是等到问题无法解决，这样做的最终结果将是让客户更快乐。
▲Fresh yellowKiwi
（猕猴桃雄株）
▲成都红心猕猴桃
