News from Asiafruit – Page 385
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ArticleColes trials new format
Australia’s Coles Supermarkets has opened a pilot store to test a new convenience store format in Melbourne
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ArticleIndian onion exports down
India’s onion exports have fallen due to China and Egypt undercutting the country on price in its traditional markets
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ArticleStage one of Capespan deal complete
Total Produce confirms that it has been paid €8.5m in cash as first stage of increasing its Capespan shareholding
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ArticleAustralian citrus on trade mission to Thailand and Korea
In an effort to develop key markets in Asia a group of leading citrus growers, packers and exporters will visit Thailand and South Korea later this month
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ArticleKiwifruit exports expected to fall
Kiwifruit exports from the Southern Hemisphere will be down this year as a result of bacterial disease affecting the industry in New Zealand
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ArticleChina drops VAT on vegetable distribution
China has removed a value-added tax on vegetable distribution in an effort to rein in increasing food costs
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ArticleTasmania refuses NZ apples
One Australian state is defying the federal government’s decision last year to end a 90-year-old ban on New Zealand apples
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ArticleFuturistic farm slated for Japan
It is hoped a high-tech farming project in Japan will boost he country’s beleaguered agricultural sector
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ArticlePhilippines trade buoyant after flooding
Major players in the Philippines' banana industry have escaped significant damage to their operations after recent heavy flooding
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ArticleGovernment joins fight against disease
The Philippines government is taking steps to protect the banana industry, which generates US$400m in export earnings annually, from Panama disease
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ArticleUS to boost Pakistan fresh produce trade
Pakistan’s ailing fresh produce trade is to receive a shot in the arm courtesy of the US
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ArticleChina sees boom in foreign trade
China’s increased spending power abroad has seen the value of imported agricultural products boom in 2011
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ArticleIndian trader leaves trail of debt in UAE
Fresh produce traders in the UAE say the industry needs tighter controls after businessman absconds owing ‘millions’
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ArticleAPM wins Mexico port concession
Company believes it can help boost Mexico’s international trade competitiveness by investing in the country’s port infrastructure
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ArticleJapanese still demand Dutch peppers
European country's position in Japanese pepper import trade likely to remain strong despite greater competition from Korea
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ArticleAgriNurture sells major stake to investor
Philippine-based fresh and processed food supplier AgriNurture has sold a 28.11 per cent stake in the company to generate revenue for further expansion
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ArticleTaiwan to promote fruit exports
Two Taiwanese governing bodies are working together to help promote the country's fresh produce abroad
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ArticlePort of Davao to be privatised
In an effort the bring the Port of Davao up to scratch the Filipino government is drawing up plans to privatise operations there
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ArticleJapanese mandarin imports double
A decline in local production has meant Japanese mandarin imports doubled in the year ended September
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ArticleCost crunch for Indian imports
The Indian rupee’s slide against the US dollar, coupled with the higher sourcing cost of apple imports this year, is throttling market demand