All articles by Tom Bicknell – Page 29
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ArticleChinese food spending growth high
Chinese spending on food is increasing an average of 17 per cent a year, according to a new USDA report
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ArticleNew Zealand topfruit crop down
The 2010 New Zealand apple and pear crop is expected to be down 15 per cent on last year after a cold spring
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ArticleIndian horticulture mission revised
The Indian government has unveiled more funding and revisions for its National Horticulture Mission
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ArticleHong Kong market looks good
The Hong Kong fruit market is looking positive in the run-up to Chinese New Year celebrations
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ArticleNo catches for new Indonesian MRL tests
Recently applied Indonesian import residue requirements have so far not picked up any violations, but a cost model must be found
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ArticleAustralia considers grocery ombudsman
The Australian horticulture industry is considering the possibility of a grocery ombudsman
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ArticlePlant breeding focus for India
Plant breeding should be a key focus for India in the face of climate change, according to the country’s agriculture minister
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ArticleChilean navels catch Australia out
Marketers say a Chilean navel orange flood that hurt Australian exports to the US could not have been predicted
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ArticleNew packhouses set for Punjab
Indian officials have committed to setting up five new fruit and vegetable packhouses in Punjab
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ArticleIndonesia to ease logistics ownership
Indonesia is set to loosen foreign ownership laws in its logistics sector in the first half of this year
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ArticleAustralian growers pan imported pears
Imported Chinese pears being sold in Australian supermarkets have raised the ire of Australian growers
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ArticleJapan lifts Australian mango ban
A Japanese ban on Australian mango imports has been lifted after a fruit fly scare was determined to be vinegar fly
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ArticleIndian cashew exports rise
Indian cashew exports rebounded in December after a slow year, but imports have eclipsed the trade
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ArticleCNY looks good from Singapore
Fresh produce sales are looking positive in Singapore as Chinese New Year celebrations draw closer
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ArticleLow ginger supplies boost prices
Low Chinese ginger production and a late Indian season has caused a jump in prices of the spice
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ArticleExports level out Taiwan orange prices
Taiwan’s growing orange export market in Shanghai has helped level out prices at home during harvest season
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ArticleDrop predicted for Australian topfruit
A USDA report on the season ahead for Australia’s apple and pear crops has pegged decreasing volume and exports
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ArticleJapan suspends Australian mangoes
Japan has temporarily cut off Australian mango access after the detection of live larvae in treated fruit
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ArticleMindanao 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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ArticleMildura outbreak declared in force
Officials have put in force quarantine controls following the outbreak of fruit fly in Australia’s Sunraysia region