All articles by Fruitnet.com Staff – Page 41
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ArticleSunkist to market table grapes
The major US citrus cooperative has struck a deal to apply its iconic Sunkist brand to table grapes for the first time
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ArticleOOCL posts healthy profits for 2010
Shipping giant Orient Overseas Limited has seen a turnaround in profitability for 2010 after the company posted financial losses in 2009
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ArticleT&G launches Fijian business
A new Fiji-based business will allow New Zealand’s Turners & Growers more control of the fresh produce supply chain between the two countries
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ArticleApples losing their lustre
Following the recent UK ban on Morpholine as a chemical emulsifier in the process of waxing fruit, concerns are now being raised for this season's apple imports into Europe
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ArticleIndia investigates pesticide levels
India has instigated research into the levels of toxic chemicals present on vegetables sold on the domestic market
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ArticleUSDA stresses importance of US-Korea FTA
The US agricultural secretary Tom Vilsack has said the country must act quickly to ratify a Free Trade Agreement with South Korea to prevent losing market share in that country
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ArticlePakistan fails to hit kinnow export target
A short crop and poor infrastructure has been blamed for Pakistan’s failure to reach its kinnow export target of 260,000 tonnes this season
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ArticleSymposium highlights US-China trade opportunities
Establishing trade links between China and California was on the agenda at a symposium held in Oakland on 4 March
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ArticleRain takes toll on Australian stonefruit
It has been a trying season for stonefruit growers in the Australian state of Victoria, with heavy rains spoiling crops and killing trees in the region
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ArticleIndia reports vegetable production increases
Despite post-monsoonal rains in late 2010 affecting supplies of some categories, India has posted a significant increase in vegetable production
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ArticlePhilippines primes China for Class A bananas
China’s growing purchasing power and huge population has caught the eye of the Filipino banana industry
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ArticleThai exporters granted reprieve
Thailand’s horticultural industry has been granted a reprieve from the EU after the discovery of whiteflies, thrips, and leaf miners in fresh produce imported from that country
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ArticleDairy Farm profits up in 2010
The retailer saw profits increase last year thanks to healthy markets in Asia
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ArticleTaiwan cabbage glut causes prices to tank
Taiwanese authorities have taken to hoeing cabbage and bok choy crops to help stablise prices after overproduction caused prices there to fall
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ArticleTesco cuts Thai checkout times
Tesco has introduced a strategy to cut checkout queues as the next step in its ongoing battle for market share with Big C
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ArticleT&G plans NZ blueberry development
Turners & Growers has begun development of a large-scale blueberry plantation in New Zealand’s far north
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ArticleZespri donates to Christchurch earthquake appeal
The New Zealand kiwifruit industry is getting behind the relief effort to support those affected by the Christchurch earthquake
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ArticleIndia revokes retailer’s licence
Retailer Metro Cash & Carry has had its market yard licence cancelled less than two months after it was issued following strike action by wholesalers
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ArticlePoor season for NZ boysenberries
Bad weather has caused significant damage to New Zealand’s boysenberry crop this season, and could prompt some growers to leave the industry
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ArticleIndia budgets for cold chain upgrade
As part of this year’s budget the Indian government has announced it will develop 15 mega food parks to reduce fresh produce wastage in the country