All articles by John Hey – Page 9
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Demonetisation drive hits fruit trade
India’s fruit import trade suffering a dramatic slowdown amid cash crisis, but impact is expected to be short-lived
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Peruvian blueberries take off for China
Inaugural air shipment of Peruvian blueberries to China set to touch down in Shanghai after two presidents sign protocol in Lima
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Australian grapes weather storm
Australian Table Grape Growers Association estimates 10-15 per cent of production lost in recent ‘mini tornado’
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Early optimism for Indian grapes
Shipments to Europe look set to grow in 2017 amid reports of a significant increase in the number of farmers registered for export
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INI launches Kimaye for kids
Indian grower-marketer INI Farms brings out new branded fruit range targeted at kids on Children’s Day with Tesco Star Bazaar
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Jumbo Chilean cherries star on Singles Day
Alibaba’s Mr Fresh, Asoex and Frutacloud join forces to promote ‘super sized’ Chilean cherries for the world’s biggest shopping day
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O’Rourke considers Trump factor
Agricultural economist says it’s too early to tell what impact Trump’s election might have on the US produce trade, but warns it could have major implications across the globe
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Washington apple forecast edges up
Washington State Tree Fruit Association increases apple crop forecast by 3.4 per cent to 137.4m cartons
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New RSA-China grape protocol opens doors
Asian market managers with leading South African export companies have hailed the country’s new table grape protocol with China
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Thai importer ramps up apple promotions
Major retailers Tesco, Big C and Makro have been getting behind Thai importer Vachamon’s high-profile promotions for Jazz and Envy apples
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Michael Silm joins The Fresh Connection
Experienced produce executive to help drive the global group’s Australia and New Zealand exports
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T&G appoints France manager
Frank Alluine joins New Zealand-headquartered group in newly created role of European varietal development manager
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Nutrano buys Seven Fields
Fast-expanding Australian group Nutrano Produce has announced the acquisition of Seven Fields and Abbotsleigh Citrus
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WAC targets China gains
Washington Apple Commission’s Rebecca Lyons says Tmall Singles Day promotion will be part of bigger push in China this year
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Rosy outlook for Indian apple imports
A shorter domestic apple crop in India could create bigger opportunities for imports in 2017
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SunMoon announces Yiguo investment deal
Chinese fresh food e-tailer Yiguo looks set to take majority shareholding in SunMoon Food with initial investment of S$15m
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China reopens to Philippine banana shippers
China clears path for shipments to resume from group of Philippine companies that lost access in the wake of quarantine breaches
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Washington set for larger apple crop
Initial forecast from the Washington State Tree Fruit Association puts apple crop at 132.9m cartons, up 15 per cent on 2015
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Zespri suspends China exports
Kiwifruit marketer “temporarily defers” exports to China while it implements a new pre-shipping protocol to address quarantine issue
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Partners host China avocado conference
Chinese importer Lantao and global avocado grower-packer-shipper Mission Produce launch first China Avocado Congress in Guangzhou