News from Asiafruit – Page 464
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ArticleIndian onion prices double
The post-monsoon rains that lashed Maharashtra last week have led to a shortfall of onions, causing prices to double in Pune
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ArticleGrowers vote on Florida citrus research
Ballots have been sent to citrus growers in Florida, to determine whether they will continue to tax themselves to support research projects
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ArticleJapan cuts back on Australian mangoes
Importers feeling the pinch of the economic downturn are cutting down on orders of North Queensland-grown mangoes
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Carrefour to double stores in Malaysia
French retail giant Carrefour plans to double the number of its Malaysian outlets to 40 by 2012
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ArticleIndian state trials texts
Farmers across Maharashtra will soon have access to an SMS alert service for weather forecasts, pest information and export guidelines
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ArticlePunjab farmers try bananas
Farmers across India’s Punjab region are increasingly turning towards bananas in a bid to increase their profit margins
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ArticleAustralia to unveil new training centre
The Australian government has funded a project to build a new horticultural training centre near Melbourne
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USDA announces export funding
The USDA has announced it will spend $234m in 2009 on programmes to boost exports of fruit and vegetables
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ArticleCherries hold up to heat
Extreme heatwave conditions in Australia’s central west New South Wales are not damaging cherry quality, a leading supplier says
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ArticleSpray ban 'threatens' Philippine bananas
National group Croplife has urged the country's government to consider the potential damage to the export industry of a ban on aerial spraying
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ArticleTesco to expand in China
The UK retail giant is set to open multiple hypermarkets in China through a series of joint ventures to develop shopping malls
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ArticleHeat threatens Sunraysia grapes
A spell of very hot temperatures has raised concerns for table grape growers in Australia’s Sunraysia region
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ArticlePakistan trials new strawberries
Pakistan has imported two new US strawberry varieties to try and gain a foothold in the northern winter export market.
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ArticleSaudi-Philippine fruit deal signed
Saudi firm Far East Agricultural Holding Corp has signed an MoU with AgriNurture on a Philippine fruit production project
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ArticleAfghanistan exports apples to India
Afghan agriculture minister announces that 400 tonnes of apples will be exported to India this season
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Citrus growers told to brace for change
Experts have told Australian citrus growers that new varieties and biosecurity management are key to future prosperity
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ArticleRain hits Indian grapes and pomegranates
Heavy rain in India’s Maharashtra and Gujarat states has caused significant damage to grapes, pomegranates, mangoes and cashews
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ArticleMaersk forecasts US$1bn loss for 2009
Group suffered a loss of US$706m through the first nine months of the year as the global economic crisis took its toll
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ArticleNew Australian apple a keeper
A new Australian apple variety boasts extended shelf life and natural resistance to the apple scab disease
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ArticleAustralian cherries take China tour
Australian cherry exporters left for China today in an effort to speed along access negotiations