News from Asiafruit – Page 427
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ArticleNew Chilean ambassador to China
Former Fedefruta boss Luis Schmidt has been appointed Chilean ambassador to China
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ArticleReport points to food trade growth
Rabobank study into food supply highlights need to enhance the sustainability of international production systems
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ArticleWoolworths misses sales forecast
In Australia, Woolworths first-quarter food sales fell short of expectations due to subdued consumer spending
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ArticleNew export company to enter RSA arena
South African exporter Afrifresh has decided to shed its topfruit division in a move aimed at concentrating on the company‘s core business
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ArticleChina braces itself for hurricane Megi
Southern China is preparing for super typhoon Megi to make landfall on Saturday after leaving a trail of destruction in the Philippines
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ArticleIndiabulls shelves retail expansion plans
The LN Mittal-backed Indiabulls group has put its retail expansion plans on hold to focus on its core financial and real estate businesses
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ArticleSouth Korea tackles produce problem
The South Korean government is looking into ways of easing the country's vegetable supply shortage and blunting the spike in prices
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ArticleWomen crucial to Philippine agricultural development
Rural women are crucial to the growth and development of agriculture in Mindanao, the Philippines, a study shows
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ArticleNZ growers predict vegetable shortage
Home-grown vegetables could be in short supply in New Zealand over the coming months, and prices high until Christmas, due to bad weather damaging crops
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ArticlePurfresh lands Macfrut Oscar
Purification and protection technology specialist rewarded for its Intellipur software analytics at this year's Cesena-based event
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ArticleNOL Q3 results firmly in black
Neptune Orient Lines has posted its second-straight quarterly profit, with the third quarter netting US$282m
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ArticleIndia exploits Pakistan price hike
The price of fresh produce in Pakistan has spiked in the wake of heavy flooding, creating opportunities for Indian exporters
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ArticleMinister calls for Indian endosulfan ban
India’s forest minister Benoy Viswom has criticised the refusal by the country’s government to support an endosulfan ban
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ArticleJapan not the market for NZ asparagus
New asparagus plantings in New Zealand will not find a ready market in the formerly favourable Japanese market
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ArticleFair Trade bananas in NZ focus
All Good Organics is using a new high-tech in-store marketing campaign to promote its Fair Trade bananas in NZ
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ArticleIndian firms to cultivate in Africa
Cheap land and low labour costs are enticing more Indian companies to invest in commercial farming operations in Africa
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ArticleMindanao production drops
Low production volumes of food crops from northern Mindanao have been blamed on particularly dry weather through the first half of the year
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ArticleAustralia blueberries look to India and China
Australian blueberry exporters are paying more attention to growing demand in India and China
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ArticleT&G plans NZ asparagus growth
Delica and Turners & Growers aim to establish a new export-focused asparagus plantation in New Zealand’s Waikato region
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ArticleChiquita hails FreshRinse breakthrough
Multinational describes new leafy green washing technology as 'the biggest invention since pre-packaged salads'