News from Asiafruit – Page 460
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Mindanao must endure El Niño
Fruit growers in the Philippines’ have been told to build up infrastructure to deal with El Niño events
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Vietnam man reshapes the pomelo
One Vietnamese fruit farmer is changing the look of pomelos as we know it by producing a batch that are shaped like gourds
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India develops wilt-resistant guava
Plant scientists in the Indian city of Lucknow have been trialling guava plant hybrids to create a variety resistant to wilt disease
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TSA appoints new chairman
The Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement has appointed Hanjin Lines president Kim Young Min as its new chairman
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OOCL to add peak season charge
Hong Kong shipping company OOCL will add a peak season surcharge to all westbound shipments between Asia and Europe
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Mildura outbreak declared in force
Officials have put in force quarantine controls following the outbreak of fruit fly in Australia’s Sunraysia region
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Australian vegetables cook
The Australian vegetable industry is still counting the cost of this week’s heatwave with leafy vegetables the hardest hit
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Reasons for cheer ahead of CNY
Chinese New Year sales are not what they once were, but traders should take heart in the increasing year-round prospects for imported fruit
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Aldi sues Australian rival
The Australian branch of German giant Aldi is suing rival supermarket chain Coles over alleged misleading advertisements
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Shortage boosts Australian avocado price
A drop in Australian and New Zealand avocado supplies has boosted prices on the Australian market
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Packhouses to help Punjab exports
Five new cold storage packhouses will be built in the Indian state of Punjab in a bid to increase agricultural exports from the area
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Australian citrus growers fight pest
Australian citrus growers have purchased an electronic road sign to warn drivers they are entering a fruit fly exclusion zone
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Treatment facility opens mango markets
A new fruit fly vapour heat treatment facility in Australia has opened up potentially lucrative mango markets in Asia
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Fruit fly detected in Mildura
A fruit fly outbreak has put the start of Australia's Mildura table grape export season at risk
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Namdhari’s Fresh intros new apples
India’s Namdhari’s Fresh has introduced Washington Honeycrisp and Cripps Pink to its retail shelves
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Free trade does little for Australia
Five years into a free trade deal between Australia and the US and horticulture industry insiders say not much has changed
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China still number one at Ashdod
The Israeli port of Ashdod has revealed that China remains its principal source of containers
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Metro 'stable' despite economic downturn
Retailer reports on slight fall in overall group sales despite domestic growth in local currency terms
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Australian grape growers sweating
The latest heat wave across south eastern Australia has compounded table grape grower concerns
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Pakistan pushes Indonesia on kinnows
Pakistan is continuing to chase a drop in kinnow tariffs in trade negotiations with Indonesia