French authorities said around 12 per cent of kiwifruits were wrongly labelled as "French origin". French authorities have uncovered a $9.8 million kiwifruit scam in which Italian-grown produce was passed off as the pricer French fruit. The combined lower production and labour costs of Italian kiwifruit and the higher selling price of French kiwis netted the fraudsters an estimated €6m from 15,000 tonnes of kiwifruit. TOM LEE/FAIRFAX NZ In France, 1200 growers produce around 55,000 tonnes of kiwifruit a year. In France, 1200 growers produce around 55,000 tonnes of kiwifruit a year, mostly in the south west regions.

Source: Stuff March 25, 2019 22:18 UTC