All articles by Fruitnet.com Staff – Page 44
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ArticleUS topfruit makes Russian push
The Pacific Northwest's apple and pear industry is reportedly eyeing up markets in central Russia and Kazakhstan
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ArticleKorea US FTA on cards
The US horticultural industry stands to make significant gains as the ratification of a Free Trade Agreement between the US and South Korea draws closer
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ArticleIndia funds protected cultivation
India’s governing bodies are promoting the creation of more protected cultivation facilities through a range of subsidies projects
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ArticleChinese vegetable prices fall
The price of fresh vegetables in China has dropped significantly as the country’s ruling party takes measures to combat the rising rate of inflation there
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ArticleChallenges ahead for Australian stonefruit
A number of factors have conspired against the Australian stonefruit industry as it prepares to re-launch itself onto the Taiwanese market following five years of exile
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Wal-Mart project moves to Shanghai
The US-based retail giant has opened its first Direct Farm project in Shanghai that is expected to benefit 12,000 farmers in the area
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ArticleSun shines on New Zealand boysenberries
Favourable growing conditions mean this season’s crop of New Zealand boysenberries should see volumes increase significantly on last year
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Chinese city imposes price caps
One Chinese city has capped prices on necessities to help ease the growing rate of inflation in the country
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ArticleWal-Mart opens compact hypermarket in China
Wal-Mart is expanding its presence in China with the launch of a new compact hypermarket targeting low-income and rural customers
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ArticleJapan access for Taiwan pomelo
Taiwan will celebrate market access into Japan for its white pomelos with an official launch
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ArticleAustralian stonefruit deal gets underway
The Australian stonefruit season has been characterised by markedly different weather conditions in the country’s eastern and western growing regions
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ArticleLotte seeks Indonesian expansion
The Lotte Group is set to become the largest hypermarket operator in Indonesia if its bid for Matahari’s assets there is successful
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ArticleNZ apples win access to Australia
After an 89-year ban, the World Trade Organisation has ruled Australia must now open its borders to New Zealand apples
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ArticleCA citrus survives weekend freeze
Navel orange and mandarin crops in California’s Central Valley have survived a weekend freeze virtually unscathed
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ArticleFreeze concerns for California citrus
California citrus growers praying their crops continue to weather the freezing conditions forecast to linger through to the weekend
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ArticleAsian retail giants target Vietnam
Vietnam is firmly in the sights of two of Asia’s biggest retailers, which plan to expand operations there
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ArticleTariffs increase for NZ exports
New Zealand horticultural exporters are now paying 19 per cent more in tariffs than in 2008, despite recent trade agreements
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ArticleNo Mexican lime shortage in US
There will be no shortfall in US supply this season, while demand in the country remains low, hit by the economic climate
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ArticleIndian retailer to focus on fresh produce sales
Future Value Retail has indicated it intends to create a chain of retail stores selling only fresh fruit and vegetables
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ArticleConsortium acquires LCL Group
Global fresh-produce logistics specialist, LCL Group, has been purchased by a consortium of English, Danish, and Chilean investors