All articles by Mike Knowles – Page 90
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ArticleLaos hosts Chinese banana rush
Several investors from China have spent the past decade establishing banana plantations in the north of the country
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ArticleQuality tech to help secure export future
Leading Italian companies come together at Expo 2015 to deliver unified message on benefits of post-harvest technology
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ArticleTotal Produce BV plans to relocate
Company due to take up residence at Kloosterboer's new Cool Port centre in Waalhaven area of Rotterdam
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ArticleArgentinean producers make pre-election demands
With the country due elect a new government on 10 December, the agricultural sector is making its voice heard
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ArticleNew links for Morocco and key markets
French group CMA CGM has upgraded its services in response to increased demand from citrus and vegetable exporters
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ArticleGerman exporters 'missing out' in Asia
BayWa boss Klaus Josef Lutz describes Merkel government's lack of progress on Asian market access as "shameful"
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ArticleTop-fruit consortium celebrates 70 years
As it marks its 70th anniversary, South Tyrolean apple consortium Vog is building on foundations laid by producers amid the rubble of the Second World War
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ArticleEurope expects larger kiwifruit crop
Italian production set to rise by 9 per cent, with double-digit increases forecast in other European countries
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ArticleNew design for Brittany kale packs
Prince de Bretagne invests in sachet-style packaging to boost sales of the fashionable brassica further this season
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ArticlePink Lady grower loses entire crop
Vandals apparently targeted Pink Lady production between Bolzano and Trento, slicing hundreds of trees in half
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ArticleInside the minds of marketers
Fruitnet speaks with Jennifer Sherry of FunMobility, who worked with Chiquita on its Minions marketing campaign
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ArticleNew Tesco and Fyffes reps for GlobalGAP
The retailer and importer have filled two key governance and corporate positions at the international certification provider
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ArticleFlower Sprout ready to take on Europe
Trademarked brassica has built up a good following in the UK and is now said to be winning friends in other markets
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ArticleRussian tycoon invests in apples and potatoes
Dmitry Arzhanov planning to pump hundreds of millions of dollars into developing domestic sources of supply
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ArticleHaitian organic bananas arrive in Europe
First shipment to Europe in six decades arrived at Port of Antwerp last week
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ArticleNew Macfrut restores Italian confidence
Relocation to Rimini appears to pay off, with more vibrant, energised event offering chance to build new business
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ArticleOrigine road-testing red kiwifruit
Group, which represents 25 per cent of Italy's kiwifruit production, has high hopes for what it describes as its new "Ferrari"
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ArticleCherry business boosts tech trade
Growth in the market for fresh cherries worldwide has prompted one Italian machinery company to expand its product range
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ArticleUnitec creates new packaging division
Group targets new business in fresh-cut segment and underlines commitment to helping fresh produce companies boost sales
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ArticleSun World testing new plum variety
Production of company's Black Diamond series set to expand in Europe with addition of fourth black-skinned, red-fleshed plum