News from Produce Plus – Page 119
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ArticlePricematching may hold answer for Metcash
Australian retailer Metcash has announced its turnaround plan amid increasing competition in the supermarket sector
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ArticleBidders shortlisted for WA market
Western Australia’s wholesale fruit and vegetable market is up for sale, with five bidders shortlisted for the site
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ArticleAussie agribusiness given export boost
The Australian government has announced A$5.3m boost export access for small agribusinesses
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ArticleHigh-quality QLD onion season
A high quality yield of onions from Queensland is forecast to hit Australian retailers’ shelves by the end of October
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ArticleWoolworths announces A$65m upgrade
Leading Australian retailer is focusing on improving stock availability and customer service as it refurbishes its stores
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ArticleCA navel crop forecast at 86m cartons
The Central Valley region of California is forecast to produce 8.5 per cent more navel oranges compared to the previous season
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ArticleColes fund awarded to Butler Market Gardens
Victoria-based vegetable grower has received A$500,000 as part of retailer Coles’ Nurture Fund to aid small businesses
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ArticleHIA funds misappropriated for theatre show
Horticulture Innovation Australia has said it’s confident it will recover funds misappropriated by former employee Luke Westley
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ArticleVOH pushes for ChAFTA
Australian fruit grower organisation Voice of Horticulture has called for prompt finalisation of the China-Australia free trade agreement
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ArticleWoolworths profit slides 12.5 per cent
Leading Australia retailer Woolworths has seen its chairman Ralph Waters step down following a slide in its full year profit
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ArticleModi apples to hit Aussie shelves
Australians will be able to experience the Italian-bred, Australian-grown crunchy, sweet, red apple from 14 September
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ArticleQLD growers get best practice programme
Growcom and the Queensland government have launched Hort360 to promote sustainable land management
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ArticleSunraysia residents join fruit fly flight
Households in Australia’s Sunraysia region have been asked to take part in a mass trapping of fruit fly
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ArticleCity Pantry launched in Australia
Offering bananas, salads, and more, Australian growers Mackay's has launched its latest fresh produce vending machine in Brisbane
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ArticleNZ suspends Fiji imports
New Zealand’s Ministry of Primary Industries has suspended agricultural imports from Fiji including eggplant, mango and papaya
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ArticleIndonesia reopens to Aussie mangoes
The reopening of the Indonesia market to Australian mango exporters is welcome news to the industry
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ArticleNZ fruit exports hit NZ$2bn
New Zealand’s fruit exports increased 20 per cent to a record high of NZ$2bn (US$1.33bn) in the year to June
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ArticleMelbourne Market move postponed
The scheduled 3 August move for Melbourne’s wholesale fruit and vegetable market has been pushed back to 31 August
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ArticleOptimism for NZ onion exporters
New Zealand onion growers are eyeing an improvement on exports after a 16 per cent decline in the past year
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ArticleExport boost for Melbourne Market
Melbourne Market authority sees export opportunities for Australian producers ahead of scheduled move to Epping on 2 August