All articles by Fruitnet.com Staff – Page 39
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ArticleNZ kiwifruit harvest begins
Zespri predicts it will export similar volumes to last year as harvesting kicks off this week
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ArticleUS grape industry receives research funding
USDA research funding will be used to develop post-harvest treatments for pest incursions in grape crops
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ArticleRetail disrupted in quake-hit Japan
Major retailers in Japan have reported Friday’s earthquake has caused significant disruption to trade in affected regions
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ArticleT&G seeks Zespri collaboration
New Zealand firm wants collaborative agreement with Zespri to sell its domestically grown kiwifruit cultivars overseas
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ArticleSunkist to market table grapes
The major US citrus cooperative has struck a deal to apply its iconic Sunkist brand to table grapes for the first time
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ArticleOOCL posts healthy profits for 2010
Shipping giant Orient Overseas Limited has seen a turnaround in profitability for 2010 after the company posted financial losses in 2009
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ArticleT&G launches Fijian business
A new Fiji-based business will allow New Zealand’s Turners & Growers more control of the fresh produce supply chain between the two countries
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ArticleApples losing their lustre
Following the recent UK ban on Morpholine as a chemical emulsifier in the process of waxing fruit, concerns are now being raised for this season's apple imports into Europe
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ArticleIndia investigates pesticide levels
India has instigated research into the levels of toxic chemicals present on vegetables sold on the domestic market
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ArticleUSDA stresses importance of US-Korea FTA
The US agricultural secretary Tom Vilsack has said the country must act quickly to ratify a Free Trade Agreement with South Korea to prevent losing market share in that country
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ArticlePakistan fails to hit kinnow export target
A short crop and poor infrastructure has been blamed for Pakistan’s failure to reach its kinnow export target of 260,000 tonnes this season
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ArticleSymposium highlights US-China trade opportunities
Establishing trade links between China and California was on the agenda at a symposium held in Oakland on 4 March
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ArticleRain takes toll on Australian stonefruit
It has been a trying season for stonefruit growers in the Australian state of Victoria, with heavy rains spoiling crops and killing trees in the region
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ArticleIndia reports vegetable production increases
Despite post-monsoonal rains in late 2010 affecting supplies of some categories, India has posted a significant increase in vegetable production
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ArticlePhilippines primes China for Class A bananas
China’s growing purchasing power and huge population has caught the eye of the Filipino banana industry
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ArticleThai exporters granted reprieve
Thailand’s horticultural industry has been granted a reprieve from the EU after the discovery of whiteflies, thrips, and leaf miners in fresh produce imported from that country
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ArticleDairy Farm profits up in 2010
The retailer saw profits increase last year thanks to healthy markets in Asia
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ArticleTaiwan cabbage glut causes prices to tank
Taiwanese authorities have taken to hoeing cabbage and bok choy crops to help stablise prices after overproduction caused prices there to fall
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ArticleTesco cuts Thai checkout times
Tesco has introduced a strategy to cut checkout queues as the next step in its ongoing battle for market share with Big C
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ArticleT&G plans NZ blueberry development
Turners & Growers has begun development of a large-scale blueberry plantation in New Zealand’s far north