All articles by Fruitnet.com Staff – Page 112
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ArticlePest disrupts NZ pepper trade
The insect responsible for an export ban has been found in more hothouse
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Biofumigation Symposium in Canberra
The third International Biofumigation Symposium is being held in Canberra this week
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Maersk forecasts shipping growth
Maersk Line predicts a 7-8 per cent growth in container shipping this year
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Agricom poised for avocado export growth
The grower-shipper says new plantings will offset volume shortfalls caused by last year’s freeze
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NZ cool store hit by fire
A massive fire has gutted a Balance Investments cool store in New Zealand this morning, and spread to a nearby packhouse
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ArticleSunMoon Food Company expands
Sunmoon Food Co – formerly known as FHTK – has embarked on a series of new initiatives as it continues its revival from near bankruptcy in 2007 under a management team appointed last July.
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ArticleBrazilian papaya production bounces back
International markets will be better supplied in the second half of 2008 after a return to normal volumes
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ArticleSafeway cuts 2008 sales forecast
The retailer is feeling the squeeze as consumers turn to cheaper stores to save money
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ArticleCalifornian berries qualify for Olympics
Californian growers get Chinese approval to supply strawberries to Olympic athletes
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Chilean avocado production set to dip
Volumes are down an estimated 10 per cent on last season according to Chile’s Hass Avocado Committee
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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