Kiwifruit news archive – Page 98
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ArticleCorrea out to take top Prize
José Tomás Correa, commercial manager of Chilean fruit exporter Prize, was in the UK this week, looking to build a client base for the company’s kiwifruit, cherries, top fruit and grapes.
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ArticleKiwifruit growers to get higher returns
Zespri is predicting higher returns to New Zealand’s kiwifruit growers this season, thanks to the positive combination of better pricing, sizes and exchange rates.
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ArticleT&G says it is ready to export NZ kiwifruit
Turners & Growers has reported a drop in pre-tax profits in its annual shareholders report
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ArticleSummerkiwi and Enza seal production deal
Summerfruit is also harvesting its first Chilean kiwifruit in 2008
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ArticleZespri welcomes new-season NZ fruit
The first kiwifruit to the EU this season has arrived in Zeebrugge and Tarragona
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ArticleGenomics takes central role
HortResearch is a commercially focused research company that has been extremely proactive in recent years, seeking new strategic collaborations internationally. At the centre of much of its work is a genomics team that, over the last eight years, has taken understanding fruit to a new level. Tommy Leighton visited the firm’s Auckland headquarters to talk to Roger Hellens, science leader for genomics.
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ArticleZespri counters takeover talk
Speculation, claims and counter claims have surfaced this week surrounding Zespri and a possible takeover of the New Zealand kiwifruit marketer, by post-harvest operators within the sector in New Zealand.
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ArticleZespri crop climbs
Total NZ kiwifruit crop volumes are expected to be slightly up on last year, as the size profile of fruit is a little larger.
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ArticleBattling to stay afloat
FPJ was in Hawke’s Bay last month at the same time that England’s cricketers completed a comeback from 1-0 down to take the test series 2-1 in Napier against the local Black Caps. Like its cricket team, New Zealand’s top-fruit industry finds itself staring down the barrel after several tough years in a row. Unable to depend on the old guard - customers and varieties in the fruit industry’s case - the search is on for the new star performers. Tommy Leighton finds out what is being unearthed.
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Zespri in early start
Zespri has has kicked off the New Zealand kiwifruit season early this year as its first vessel set sail for Japan last week, after harvesting began three weeks ago.
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ArticleA cut above
The fresh-cut industry is thriving, and while fresh-cut fruit, salad and vegetables are still a developing category in the UK, the industry points out the best is yet to come. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports.
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ArticleFruity Faces teams up with Mr Fruitness
Fruity Faces is to reach out to the European market with a deal with the Fruitness - enjoy it! project, aimed at five target countries, including the UK.
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ArticleGreek kiwis bow out of UK market
Greek kiwifruit exporters are seeing a downturn in their volumes to the UK this season, and are finding the market increasingly tough to supply.
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ArticleKanzi volume increases
The volume of Kanzi apple production has increased, according to FruitmastersGroep at Fruit Logistica this year.
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ArticleConsumers keen to take further leap into the unknown
While other categories may be struggling to pick up new punters, growth in exotics is far from abating, and consumer taste is, if anything, leaning towards the more adventurous, writes Laura Gould.
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ArticleAction needed against childhood obesity
Warning bells for childhood obesity were sounded at an update of the Fruitness - enjoy it! campaign at Fruit Logistica last week.
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ArticleSainsbury's cops a fine
Sainsbury’s has fallen foul of Horticultural Marketing Inspections (HMI) for selling out of grade and rotten produce at its town-centre store in Northampton
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ArticleItalian kiwifruit down by almost a third
Production of Italian kiwifruit could be down by as much as 30 per cent this season, it has been reported.
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ArticleIsrael’s finest gather at Tel Aviv forum
Israeli fresh produce exporters, farmers, technology companies and agricultural bigwigs arrived en masse in Tel Aviv last week for the 18th outing of the country’s annual Agro-Mashov trade fair. Laura Gould was among the visitors.
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ArticleMr Fruitness powers on with kiwifruit
The third phase of in-store promotions for the Fruitness - enjoy it! campaign is now underway in the UK, Austria, Germany, Poland and Sweden, with the focus on kiwifruit.