Kiwifruit news archive – Page 69
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ArticleExotics face tough time as pricing hits demand
The exotics sector is suffering from a combination of oversupply and a sales slowdown while prices continue to increase. Alex Lawson looks at the how the various lines are coping and the effects of supermarket promotions on wholesale prices
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ArticleSummerkiwi arrives in North America
The early variety is available from Oppenheimer for the next six weeks and will be supported by a raft of in-store and PR activities
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ArticleNew Zealand kiwifruit kicks off
Backed by a quality NZ kiwifruit season, Zespri’s new varieties and marketing programmes are beginning to bring in dividends
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ArticleDollar hobbles Australian kiwifruit
The high-trading Australian dollar is troubling exports of a “spectacular” Australian kiwifruit season
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Kiwifruit shippers opt for Purfresh
Group's Cold Storage and Transport options are said to outperform alternatives in side-by-side comparisons
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ArticleUpdate: Psa detected in Chile
Chilean Kiwifruit Committee forms immediate response to apparent outbreak of bacterial disease in orchards planted in the O’Higgins and Maule regions
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Kiwifruit Psa detected in Chile
Chile’s Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) has discovered the presence of the kiwifruit bacterial disease Pseudomonas syringae pv Actinidiae (Psa) in two of the country’s central regions, according to an announcement on SAG's website.
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ArticleNew Zealand predicts strong kiwi season
New Zealand kiwifruit growers are predicting a strong season after growers in Gisborne began picking Zespri Gold this week.
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NSure partners with NZ research body
Dutch agro-diagnostics specialist Nsure has signed an agreement with New Zealand’s Plant & Food Research (PFR) to explore options for joint product development.
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Rich variety of sources on supermarket fruit and veg
While the orange market is dominated by Navel and Valencia Late and their various sub-species, the opportunity to present
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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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ArticleZespri denies plan to displace Chile
Company refutes allegations it seeks exclusivity on kiwifruit deals with South Korean clients in order to block Chilean suppliers
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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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ArticleRestructuring costs hit Satara profit
Non-recurring losses impact on full-year results at New Zealand kiwifruit and avocado cooperative
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ArticleZespri welcomes Maersk plan
Shipping line says it will implement low sulphur emissions programme at all nine of the New Zealand ports in which it operates
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ArticleNZ kiwifruit industry ends vine purge plan
Programme to prevent potential spread of Psa by cutting out 200ha of vines is abandoned in favour of a focus on gold kiwifruit
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ArticleZespri and Aeon pledge quake donations
Global kiwifruit marketer and leading Japanese retailer offer financial assistance to Christchurch earthquake relief efforts
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ArticleZespri considers China production
Zespri is carefully weighing the pros and cons of a counterseasonal kiwifruit production enterprise in mainland China
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ArticleStable volume for NZ kiwifruit crop
The 2010 New Zealand kiwifruit crop will hit around 100m trays again, with new varieties finalising their market positioning
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ArticlePsa 'spreading to Lazio green kiwifruit'
Cia confirms worst fears of growers in Europe's largest single kiwifruit production area and calls for more regional support