All articles by Fruitnet.com Staff – Page 112
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China guards Olympic vegetables
Chinese Olympic officials eager to assuage food safety fears have place vegetables intended for athlete consumption under guard
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ArticleWoolworths mulls Indian expansion
India may be next on Woolworths agenda, according to a financial analyst, as the retailer must expand abroad to maintain its profit growth
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Growing room for Thai fruit quality
Thailand’s farmers have been advised to improve the quality of their tropical fruits if they want to sell in the US and Europe
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ArticleTomato producers count cost of salmonella scare
Sales are slowly recovering in the wake of the FDA’s decision to broaden its investigation but it will be some time before the market is back to normal
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ArticlePeruvian asparagus set to make gains in US
Production continues to climb as exporters exploit strong demand for fresh asparagus amongst North American consumers
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Turners & Growers plans ‘big fridge’
New Zealand’s Turners and Growers is upgrading its Mihaere Drive site to "one big fridge"
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ArticleNorthwest cherry volumes set to weather frost impact
Cold temperatures could lead to a delay in the harvest
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ArticleFresh-cut industry comes of age
Consumers' needs for convenient and healthy products have driven the category's popularity
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ArticleBeta boosts production in northern Peru
Planted area has risen by 1,300 ha in the past year alone according to the company’s Carlos Pastorino
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ArticleMaersk cuts Taiwan port presence in half
The group will halve operations at the Taiwanese port of Kaohsiung as it shifts focus to China
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Sulpicio to sue Del Monte over toxic cargo
Group claims that Del Monte failed to declare toxic cargo before its vessel capsized last month
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US closes border to Mexican citrus imports
The Mexican authorities have increased surveillance for pest and disease in citrus farms in Tamaulipas to try and resolve the situation as quickly as possible
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New Honduran firm implicated in tainted cantaloupe case
The FDA has put a second company in the frame but is still refusing to publish the results of its investigation into March’s salmonella scare
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ArticleNOL announces new CEO
There is a change at the top for the Singapore-based group as Ron Widdows takes over the helm
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Vegetable project underway for HI
Himalayan International has agreed a new deal to produce vegetables for both export and domestic consumption
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Beef boycott buoys Korean greens
Fears of BSE in US beef have left the South Korean market open to alternatives
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ArticleNew food safety strategies for US imports
The FDA is to appoint 130 new staff to carry out extra field and border inspections
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ArticleCitrus pest has Californians worried
The Asian citrus psyllid pest threatens Californian citrus industry from across the Mexican border
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US fast-tracks Philippine bananas
Quarantine protocols are being prioritised to allow Philippine hard green bananas into the US
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Asian shipping lines launch bunker fee
The introduction of an emergency bunker fee is being disputed by the Asian Shippers’ Council