Kiwifruit news archive – Page 97
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ArticleBattling to stay afloat
FPJ was in Hawke’s Bay last month at the same time that England’s cricketers completed a comeback from 1-0 down to take the test series 2-1 in Napier against the local Black Caps. Like its cricket team, New Zealand’s top-fruit industry finds itself staring down the barrel after several tough years in a row. Unable to depend on the old guard - customers and varieties in the fruit industry’s case - the search is on for the new star performers. Tommy Leighton finds out what is being unearthed.
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Zespri in early start
Zespri has has kicked off the New Zealand kiwifruit season early this year as its first vessel set sail for Japan last week, after harvesting began three weeks ago.
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ArticleA cut above
The fresh-cut industry is thriving, and while fresh-cut fruit, salad and vegetables are still a developing category in the UK, the industry points out the best is yet to come. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports.
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ArticleFruity Faces teams up with Mr Fruitness
Fruity Faces is to reach out to the European market with a deal with the Fruitness - enjoy it! project, aimed at five target countries, including the UK.
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ArticleGreek kiwis bow out of UK market
Greek kiwifruit exporters are seeing a downturn in their volumes to the UK this season, and are finding the market increasingly tough to supply.
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ArticleKanzi volume increases
The volume of Kanzi apple production has increased, according to FruitmastersGroep at Fruit Logistica this year.
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ArticleConsumers keen to take further leap into the unknown
While other categories may be struggling to pick up new punters, growth in exotics is far from abating, and consumer taste is, if anything, leaning towards the more adventurous, writes Laura Gould.
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ArticleAction needed against childhood obesity
Warning bells for childhood obesity were sounded at an update of the Fruitness - enjoy it! campaign at Fruit Logistica last week.
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ArticleSainsbury's cops a fine
Sainsbury’s has fallen foul of Horticultural Marketing Inspections (HMI) for selling out of grade and rotten produce at its town-centre store in Northampton
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ArticleItalian kiwifruit down by almost a third
Production of Italian kiwifruit could be down by as much as 30 per cent this season, it has been reported.
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ArticleIsrael’s finest gather at Tel Aviv forum
Israeli fresh produce exporters, farmers, technology companies and agricultural bigwigs arrived en masse in Tel Aviv last week for the 18th outing of the country’s annual Agro-Mashov trade fair. Laura Gould was among the visitors.
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ArticleMr Fruitness powers on with kiwifruit
The third phase of in-store promotions for the Fruitness - enjoy it! campaign is now underway in the UK, Austria, Germany, Poland and Sweden, with the focus on kiwifruit.
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ArticleHortResearch the bees knees
Scientists at HortResearch have successfully bred honeybees that fight back against varroa, which will come as a welcome relief to the country’s fruit exporters.
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Summer kiwifruit shines for Italy
New variety Summer kiwifruit is helping fill the gap between the end of the Chilean season and the start of Hayward supplies from Italy.
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ArticleIsraeli researchers release new cultivars
Last week, Israeli researchers introduced several new varieties of fruits and vegetables, in a bid to improve on existing cultivars in the marketplace.
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ArticleGrand designs
A growing armoury of equipment is available to the root crop sector. Designed to help producers and processors cut their costs and achieve maximum efficiency, the diverse range of products is enough to make the layman’s eyes boggle. Doris Lee Butterworth dons her technological spectacles to find out more.
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ArticleNew look for French kiwifruit
Two major French kiwifruit operators have clubbed together to form Swiki, a new marketing approach set to update the way kiwifruit is displayed and sold on the French market.
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ArticleKiwi robot revolution
An automated kiwifruit packing system is set to revolutionise the New Zealand industry.
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ArticleZespri revises forecast returns
New Zealand kiwifruit marketer Zespri is forecasting an NZ$19 million (£7m) drop in returns from this year's kiwifruit exports.
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ArticleSunrise, early in the morning
Sunrise kiwifruit, which hit the UK for the first time in commercial volumes last week, is being promoted as an early morning pick-me-up.