All articles by Fruitnet.com Staff – Page 29
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ArticleFreeze damages US citrus
Freezing temperatures in US state of California appear to have damaged state’s mandarin crop, but spared oranges
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ArticleIndia lowers MEP for onions
Onion exports from India should increase as the country’s government slashes its Minimum Export Price
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ArticleRebels attack Philippines banana production
Communist rebels associated with the New People’s Army have launched a series of attacks against banana production in the Philippines
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ArticleFarming for the future in focus
Bharti Walmart's William Savage will discuss the foundations for a sustainable future at Fresh Produce India 2012
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ArticleAustralia questions Malaysian pineapple imports
Australia’s largest pineapple marketer is urging the government to rethink plans to allow Malaysian pineapples into the country
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ArticleUS to test all imported orange juice
Embattled Australian citrus growers are hoping a potential US ban on orange juice from Brazil could improve the market for their valencia crops
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ArticlePositive signs for Japanese apples
Encouraging signs for Japanese apple growers in areas surrounding the nuclear power plant damaged in last year’s tsunami
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ArticleIndia lifts restrictions on FDI in single brand retail
While liberalisation of foreign investment in the country’s supermarket sector is on hold, India has removed restrictions on FDI in single-brand retail
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ArticleColes trials new format
Australia’s Coles Supermarkets has opened a pilot store to test a new convenience store format in Melbourne
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ArticleIndian onion exports down
India’s onion exports have fallen due to China and Egypt undercutting the country on price in its traditional markets
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ArticleAustralian citrus on trade mission to Thailand and Korea
In an effort to develop key markets in Asia a group of leading citrus growers, packers and exporters will visit Thailand and South Korea later this month
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ArticleSales steady leading up to CNY
Sales of imported fruits in China have been steady as it prepares to welcome in the year of the dragon on 23 January
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ArticleKiwifruit exports expected to fall
Kiwifruit exports from the Southern Hemisphere will be down this year as a result of bacterial disease affecting the industry in New Zealand
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ArticleChina drops VAT on vegetable distribution
China has removed a value-added tax on vegetable distribution in an effort to rein in increasing food costs
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ArticleTasmania refuses NZ apples
One Australian state is defying the federal government’s decision last year to end a 90-year-old ban on New Zealand apples
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ArticleFuturistic farm slated for Japan
It is hoped a high-tech farming project in Japan will boost he country’s beleaguered agricultural sector
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ArticlePhilippines trade buoyant after flooding
Major players in the Philippines' banana industry have escaped significant damage to their operations after recent heavy flooding
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ArticleGovernment joins fight against disease
The Philippines government is taking steps to protect the banana industry, which generates US$400m in export earnings annually, from Panama disease
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ArticleJapan opens up to GM Hawaiian papaya
Japan has agreed to allow the import of genetically modified papaya from Hawaii
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ArticleUS to boost Pakistan fresh produce trade
Pakistan’s ailing fresh produce trade is to receive a shot in the arm courtesy of the US