All articles by Tom Bicknell – Page 10
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ArticlePhilippine onion smugglers charged
A Philippine smuggling crackdown has yielded results with charges laid on six for illegal imports of Chinese onions
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ArticleOman opportunity for Philippine fruit
Demand for tropical fruit is on the up in Oman, raising opportunities for the Philippines, according to government officials
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ArticleWalmart role for Greg Foran
Former Woolworths supermarket head Greg Foran has stepped into a new position with Walmart in the US
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ArticleTurners & Growers drops court appeal
T&G has dropped its appeal of last year’s high court case against Zespri, citing the Psa threat in New Zealand as the cause
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ArticleGerome Raco leaves Holman Fresh
Gerome Raco has resigned from his role at Australian marketer Holman Fresh after six years with the company
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ArticleFirst harvest for Tasmanian blueberries
Berry Exchange’s young Tasmanian blueberry operation is ramping up for its first harvest this January
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ArticleAustralia bans dimethoate
Australian authorities have banned the chemical dimethoate, a move likely to have a big impact on the country’s fresh produce industry
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ArticleStreptomycin use in NZ limited
The use of streptomycin in New Zealand’s kiwifruit industry is more limited and controlled than the headlines might suggest
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ArticlePlans for Philippine organic exports
Philippine grower Henares Organic Farm aims to begin exporting organic bananas and pineapples to Japan
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ArticleAldi plans Australian expansion
Aldi is reinvesting nearly A$200m into its Australian operations and expanding its store numbers
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ArticleSafmarine to merge with Maersk
Safmarine will merge with sister-company Maersk Line in order to cut costs, with 240 redundancies expected
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ArticleFruit aiding Mindanao development
A growing fruit industry in Mindanao is helping the region’s development, and expanding into export markets
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ArticleFlooding swamps Pakistan production
Heavy flooding in Pakistan’s Sindh province has cause severe damage to agricultural and horticultural production
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ArticleWet market lessons for Tesco Lotus
Retailer Tesco Lotus is studying Thailand’s wet markets as part of a plan to duplicate their consumer appeal
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ArticleChina-NZ apple protocol confirmed
The Chinese apple import protocol New Zealand exporters have been working with for a year has been confirmed this morning
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ArticleSino Green Land grows US imports
Chinese produce distributor Sino Green Land plans to built its imports of US food and agricultural products
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ArticleSmall-town focus for Aditya Birla
Aditya Birla will focus its growth on smaller towns and rural areas, according to the company’s FMCG head
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ArticleSPAR opens new doors
SPAR has opened new stores and facilities in both India and Australia this month as it steadily grows its presence in the Asia-Pacific
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ArticleMichigan delegation targets export growth
Michigan officials are in Asia this week as part of a delegation aimed at increasing the US state’s agricultural exports to the region
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ArticleRecord US exports predicted
US fresh produce exports are expected to hit a record high in the 2012 fiscal year on the back of a low dollar