All Asia articles – Page 24
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NewsTrump tariffs are disaster for produce trade, say business leaders
Planned duties on Mexican and Canadian imports risk higher prices for consumers and damage to supply chains
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CommentComment: Fruit and veg are ‘cannon fodder’ in trade wars
Californian produce trader John Pandol reacts to Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports
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NewsTrump threatens sweeping tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China from day one
President-elect pledges 25 per cent tariff on all goods from Mexico and Canada and additional 10 per cent on Chinese imports
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NewsNew Zealand horticultural delegation to visit India
Visit part of push for greater trade access for kiwifruit and onion industries
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NewsEffie Maersk crew harvests fresh vegetables on board
Technology provided by Agwa apparently produces regular supply of salad during long sea voyages
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NewsBrazil gains access to China for its table grapes
Registered exporters mainly in Pernambuco and Bahia will have opportunity to supply market under new agreed protocol
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NewsT&G Global sees double-digit growth in Thailand
NZ-based company reveals major increase in demand for its Envy and Jazz apples, as well as Zespri kiwifruit
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NewsLogistics and high costs the big issues for Turkish exporters
Air-flown products like figs have been a hit for Turkish exporters this past season, while issues in the Red Sea and high costs continue to hamper shipments by sea
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NewsTurkish exports head up despite changing climate
Turkish producers of apples, pears and grapes are noticing the impact of climate change, according to the latest report from the Foreign Agricultural Service of the USDA, but exports remain strong
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NewsNew deal strengthens Chilean air links with China
Frutas de Chile and Eastern Air Logistics sign agreement to boost shipments of cherries to China
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NewsBFV and Dole China launch The Smurfs pear campaign
Dole officially debuted the Smurfs’ co-branded Truval Pear packaging at the CIIE Exhibition in Shanghai
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NewsPeru gets green light to export mandarins to Vietnam
Phytosanitary deal opens up a market of 100mn consumers
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NewsPhilippines clinches access to Japan for Hass avocados
Agreement took over a decade to finalise with initial access requests dating back to 2011
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NewsWholesale markets union backs global fruit and veg day
WUWM, FAO and AIAM5 join Chile’s Le Valledor market in pushing for a new International Day of Fruits and Vegetables
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NewsAsiafruit Thailand edition out now
New issue includes Fresh Focus Cherry with in-depth coverage of key developments in the global cherry trade, plus features on Thailand, berries and more
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NewsPeru signs free trade agreement with Hong Kong
Deal is expected to make it even easier for Peruvian exporters to supply the Asian market
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NewsZespri aims to sell 93,000 tonnes of Northern Hemisphere kiwifruit
Marketer says it has targeted 26mn trays from its counter-seasonal programme, as new season gets underway
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NewsAvocados Australia signs A$300 mn purchase deal with Shanghai Huizhan Markets
Agreement one of several signed at CIIE in a bid to progress technical market access for Australian avocados into China
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NewsRainforest Alliance set to streamline requirements
Ria Stout, the group’s chief programme officer, says next year’s launch of its revised Sustainable Agricultural Standard will reduce the burden on farmers
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NewsMalaysian government invests in local onion production
The US$2.69mn commitment is part of a multi-phase strategy that will see the country become 30 per cent self-sufficient in onion production by 2030