Kiwifruit 2010 it was found in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty kiwifruit orchards in the North Island. Scientists reported they had worked out the strain of PSA affecting kiwifruit from New Zealand, Italy and Chile originated in China. In 2016, global production of kiwifruit was 4.3 million tonnes, led by China with 56% of the world total (table). Italy and New Zealand were other major producers. In China, kiwifruit is grown mainly in the mountainous area upstream of the Yangtze River, as well as Sichuan. Kiwifruit exports rapidly increased from the late 1960s to early 1970s in New Zealand. By 1976,
Great spotted kiwi and will also eat plants. Great spotted kiwi breed between June and March. The egg is the largest of all birds in proportion to the size of the bird. Chicks take 75 to 85 days to hatch, and after hatching, they are abandoned by their parents. This large kiwi is one of five species of kiwis residing in New Zealand. The other four are the tokoeka ("Apteryx australis"), Okarito brown kiwi ("Apteryx rowi"), little spotted kiwi ("Apteryx owenii"), and North Island brown kiwi ("Apteryx mantelli"). Great spotted kiwis are related most closely to the little spotted kiwi. The kiwi genus,