News from Asiafruit – Page 371
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ArticleNew food safety concerns for Walmart China
The retail giant is facing fresh accusations of breaching food safety standards on products sold in certain stores
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ArticlePeruvian grape production to soar
The growth in international demand, coupled with the emergence of new production areas, has catapulted Peru onto the grape market
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ArticleRFE trade poised for growth
The Russian Far East’s import sector is set to grow on the back of potential WTO accession and recent investments in logistics
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ArticleT&G chief pledges to pay RSA growers
Turners & Growers CEO says its subsidiary Enza is working to pay what it owes to South African suppliers as it untangles a web of debt surrounding its Hong Kong-based trading partner
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ArticleZespri announces Gold3 release
Marketer grants 2,068ha of new Gold3 licences, the biggest release of a proprietary kiwifruit variety in New Zealand history
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ArticleFlorida orange estimate shows increase
USDA forecasts higher volume of oranges following adjustment to Valencia figure of 1m boxes
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ArticleParwan Valley Mushrooms opens doors
Perfection Fresh and Mecrus have opened the doors on Parwan Valley Mushrooms, a new Australian joint venture production facility
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ArticleUS northwest pear crop set to fall
Pear Bureau Northwest forecasts a fresh pear crop of 19.3m boxes, down on 2012 but up on the five-year average
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ArticleAustralian access for Malaysian pineapples
Australian quarantine officials have provisionally given approval for fresh Malaysian pineapples to enter the Australian market
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ArticleSmaller sizes could limit grapefruit deal
The switch from US to South African grapefruit supplies has been a smooth one in Japan, but a shortage of the right sizes could curtail the RSA deal
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ArticlePhilippines certifies banana packers
Philippine quarantine officials have certified 312 banana packhouses as meeting Chinese import requirements
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ArticleJapanese April imports fall
Unsettled weather dulled import demand in Japan in April, market report reveals
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ArticleProduce imports top exports in US
Latest USDA trade forecast points to trade deficit for fresh fruit and vegetables in favour of imports from overseas
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ArticleNOL names new president for South Asia
Jason Wong, who has a long history with NOL, has been named as the shipping line’s new regional president for South Asia
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ArticleAustralian avocados promoted in Asia
Australia has highlighted the many culinary uses for its avocados with a programme to train chefs in Asia
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ArticleSeven Fields upgrades citrus packing facilty
To keep pace with increased citrus production Seven Fields has invested in a major upgrade to one of its packing facilities
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ArticleBananas better than energy drinks
Dole-funded research shows that bananas give cyclists a bigger nutritional boost than sports drinks
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ArticleReport predicts Australian boom
Australia’s fruit business will “flourish” in the next five years, according to a new report from market analyst IBISWorld
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ArticleNew schedule for Wuhan shipping facilities
A major shipping project in Wuhan could be completed five years before initially planned
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ArticleEcuador eyes China's banana market
The potential of the Chinese market was highlighted at a recent banana industry conference in Ecuador