date:Mar 13, 2014
A freeze in Chile during the budding time this season, caused damage to this year's kiwi crop. The drop in production is likely to result in higher prices in the United States, as American importers have to deal with fewer shipments coming from abroad.
Kiwi is extremely short right now, and prices for kiwis are as high as we've seen in 20 years, said Brian Lapin of Stellar Distributing in California. Stellar sells imported and locally-grown persimmons, figs and a range of other fresh produce pr