All articles by Mike Knowles – Page 4
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NewsNZ apple and pear exports to rise, as sales top NZ$1bn for first time
Industry body NZAPI reflects on return to form in 2024 and an extremely positive forecast for the new export season
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NewsSambóa offers Chile fresh opportunity as climate warms
Italian-owned apple brand secures partnership agreements with three of Chile’s leading fruit producers
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NewsSouth African Gala sales expected to get going early in Europe
Leading exporter Tru-Cape predicts strong start to European campaign after positive harvest
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NewsTariffs ‘bad news’ for consumers, say produce business leaders
Prices and healthy diets under threat as escalating trade dispute casts shadow over North American market
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NewsTrump hits Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent tariff from 1 February
Trump also imposes 10 per cent duty on China and promises ’substantial’ tariff action against EU, as North America’s fresh produce trade braces for impact
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NewsOlympic Fruit sees grape sales rise as consumer preferences change
The Dutch importer says demand for table grapes has grown, especially for premium white and black varieties
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NewsOpera aims to reclaim lost market share for its pears in Germany
A long-awaited return to full production means Italy’s pear specialists have a chance to export until May this season
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NewsBayWa takes legal action to secure restructuring
Not all of its lenders have approved the company’s proposed transformation, as it seeks to offload a large portion of its debt
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NewsMajor suppliers with direct lines into retail join Dutch group Zon
Move underlines need for consolidation among fresh produce suppliers as retail buying power across Europe continues to strengthen
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NewsGerman group demands ‘fundamental change’ from new government
DFHV president Dieter Krauß criticises Scholz-led coalition for what he calls “empty strategic concepts”
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NewsCalavo Growers appoints Farha Aslam as new chair
Outgoing chair Steve Hollister is to remain on Californian avocado company’s board of directors
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NewsIFPA drives forward its Supply Chain of the Future concept
Association’s Supply Chain Council is determined to foster significant advances towards better, more sustainable logistics
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NewsSouth Africa’s citrus supply chains ‘must improve’
New report by the Citrus Growers’ Association identifies areas in which logistics and distribution must change
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NewsAbrafrutas expects fruit exports to soar thanks to EU-Mercosur
Brazil’s sales could top US$1.8bn by 2029, according to the country’s fruit export association
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NewsMove to mainstream retail helps organic sales recover in Germany
New USDA report suggests decreased inflation has also contributed to an improvement in sales of organic produce
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NewsLime increase adds some zip to Mexican citrus exports
Growth of around 4 per cent compared with previous season is largely due to expansion in lime production, says FAS report
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NewsSouth Africa’s apple and pear exports to rise again
Hortgro forecasts suggest further increase in volume of both fruits to be shipped overseas in 2025
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NewsSquid game could extend life of strawberries
Scientists based in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, have uncovered a potential alternative way to double fruit’s shelf-life
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NewsMSC switches India-Africa service from Coega to Cape Town
Move expected to benefit exporters in South African’s Western Cape region that want to sell more in the Gulf and Indian subcontinent
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NewsThe Greenery targets €1.5bn sales through BelOrta partnership
CEO David Markowski tells Eurofruit why strategic alliance with Belgian group is so important in today’s market