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Here today….gone tomorrow! Stonefruit is an exciting category, where the delicious taste of fresh, sweet and juicy New Zealand nectarines, peaches, plums, apricots and cherries can only be savoured over the short summer months (November to March). Freshmax captures this excitement by marketing a full range of stonefruit to customers both nationwide in New Zealand, and around the world. Our growers provide fruit from the best stonefruit growing regions in the country - Hawkes Bay and Central Otago. Our local supply is complimented by import programs in the off season to make those summer flavours last that little bit longer.

 

INNOVATION & IP

Freshmax is committed to innovation in the stonefruit category, and is constantly looking at ways of bringing stonefruit to the market in the best possible condition. Through innovation in packaging, handling and transport, Freshmax aims to provide customers with fruit which looks and tastes like it was just picked straight off the tree.

 

Through global agreements, and an exclusive partnership with a key New Zealand nursery, Freshmax is on the frontier of the development of new and exciting stonefruit varieties. Bigger, brighter, juicier and tastier.

 

So whether it's the tangy, aromatic nectarine that grandma used to grow, or a bright, colourful sweet-scented peach, Freshmax strives to have something to suit everyone's tastes!

 

Availability

STONEFRUIT JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Apricots localsupply localsupply localsupply - - - - - - - - localsupply
Cherries localsupply localsupply - - - importedsupply importedsupply importedsupply importedsupply - localsupply localsupply
Nectarines localsupply localsupply - - - importedsupply importedsupply importedsupply importedsupply - - localsupply
Peaches localsupply localsupply localsupply - - importedsupply importedsupply importedsupply importedsupply - - localsupply
Plums localsupply localsupply localsupply - - - - - - - - localsupply

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NEW ZEALAND GROWING REGIONS

North Island: Hawkes Bay

South Island: Central Otago & Marlborough


Varieties

Yellow and White Flesh Nectarines

Yellow and White Flesh Peaches

Plums

 

Apricots

Varieties exported

 

Sundrop, Clutha Gold, Clutha Sun, Clutha Star, Clutha Fire, Dunstan, Valleygold, Vulcan


Cherries

Varieties exported

 

 


Red/Black varieties exported: Bing, Lapin, Dawson, Lambert, Modesto, Sam, Sonnet, Stella, Staccato, Sumit, Sweeheart

White varieties exported: New York, Rainier, SCW1


Pack Types

Export Cherries

5kg carton

2kg carton (6x2kg/outer carton)

Sizes   24-26mm

26-28mm

28-30mm

30-32mm

32+ mm

Export Apricots

single layer 3kg net weight tray

Counts 25, 27, 30, 32, 36, 40, 42, 44

5kg or 10kg loose fill carton


For our New Zealand customers, Freshmax packs to meet individual customer requirements, including loose and pre-pack options.

 

Contact Details

New Zealand : Damien Gibson +64 9 917 0715 stonefruit@freshmax.co.nz
International : Tracey Burns +64 7 579 9318
stonefruit@freshmax.co.nz