News from Asiafruit – Page 389
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Moraitis shareholders consider options
Shareholders in the Australian produce giant are assessing strategic options for the group that could lead to the sale of the entire business
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Australia eyes China cherry access
Australian cherry growers are hopeful of clinching entry to the Chinese market as soon as next month
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Del Monte faces Costa Rican strikes
Some 500 workers at three Del Monte banana plantations are on strike over low pay, according to reports
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Cut out middlemen, says Pakistani grower
Pakistan must implement modern direct marketing methods if it wants to boost its kinnow exports, says leading shipper
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Mexico ends NZ kiwifruit tariff
Ending of 20 per cent tariff could open up new opportunities for trade, and save the industry NZ$1m per year
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Big business invests in Chinese organics
China's business tycoons are investing in the country's organic agriculture sector
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Japan's Aeon to expand in Vietnam
Japanese retailer Aeon is planning to build seven shopping centres in Vietnam, according to a local press report
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Storms hammer Australian apple production
Australian apple industry reeling after storms inflict widespread damage to major growing regions
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Carrefour rumoured to open new outlets in India
Carrefour is finalising lease deals across 10 to 12 sites in India to open cash-and-carry outlets, according to industry sources
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China may top world's largest importer chart
China could become the world's top importer of agricultural products in 5-10 years as the country faces mounting production constraints
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Malaysia calls for Chinese veg
Malaysian consumers are urging their government to import vegetables from China as a substitute for Thai produce
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Banana packaging 'extends shelf life'
Pacific Atlantic launches new bags that slow the natural ageing process of the fruit while preventing bacteria formation
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Wonderful pomegranate season peaking
Promotable volumes of the California-grown fruit will be shipped well into January
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Thai floods add to vegetable price hikes in Malaysia
Vegetable prices in Malaysia spike on the back of heavy rains there and extensive flooding in Thailand
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South African grape exports to increase
South African Table Grape Industry expects a yearly increase of up to 3m cartons for the country's export crop
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Metro enjoys earnings growth
German retailer sees EBIT before special items climb despite a fall in yearly sales of 0.6 per cent
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Huge profit drop for Emirates
Airline sees profit tumble by 75 per cent year-on-year as fuel costs rise and the group takes on larger planes
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Woolworths announces expansion plans
Major Australian retailer Woolworths fires shot across the bow of rival Coles with the announcement of aggressive expansion plans
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Pipfruit NZ slams fireblight “porkies”
Pipfruit NZ has accused Australian politicians of telling “porkies” regarding the risk of fireblight to Australia from apple imports
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Weather thins Indian apple crop
India's 2011 Himachal Pradesh apple crop is 70 per cent down on last year's volume due to inclement weather