News from Asiafruit – Page 236
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Singles’ Day sales top US$1bn in five minutes
China’s leading e-tailer Alibaba has posted more than US$1bn in sales in the first five minutes of Singles’ Day
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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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Aussie exporters seek trade in Middle East
A delegation of growers and exporters from Australia are heading to Dubai to showcase their produce at the World of Perishable trade event
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Australia continues to build almond trade
Market share set to increase over coming years as Californian volumes bounce back
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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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Korea’s pear production drops
Korea’s pear production and consumption has continued to decline as consumers move away from the larger-sized Singo pear
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RSA grape deal sparks lemon hope
South Africa hopes to improve its access for lemons in China after securing a better protocol for its grapes in the People's Republic
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APL expands Asia service
Global shipping firm APL is expanding its Asia service network to meet rising demand for sea freight
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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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Amazon defers Australian entry
Online giant said to be intent on launching fresh and general merchandising departments at same time
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Aldi set to enter Chinese market
German-headquartered company opts to lead into Asian nation with web store
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Philippines, Australia expand mango pact
The Philippines has signed a Specific Commodity Understanding allowing the import of fresh mangoes into Australia
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Italian apples make Indian inroads
Market share developing, although domestic shortage unlikely to boost volumes in a big way
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Long Beach clears Hanjin backlog
California's Port of Long Beach says it is leading the way in clearing a backlog of empty Hanjin containers
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USDA releases risk report on Indian grapes
The US Department of Agriculture has released its draft pest risk assessment on Indian table grapes
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Ocean Alliance announce shipping network
CMA CGM, Cosco, Evergreen and OOCL have announced their proposed network for the largest shipping alliance formed to-date
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Royal touch for MoUs
Dutch monarchs oversee signing of partnerships between organisations from Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands
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Scales acquires Longview NZ
Scales Corporation has acquired Hawke’s Bay apple grower-packer Longview through its subsidiary Mr Apple
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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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Speculators provoke garlic shortage
Garlic stockpiling by wealthy Chinese investors is causing global supply problems