All Production & Trade articles – Page 1378
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ArticleWeak dollar prompts Chilean trade shift
The South American nation increased its fruit exports to Europe by 12 per cent last season in the wake of the low-valued US dollar
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ArticleAustralian dollar falls dramatically
A significant drop in the Australian dollar has been looked on by exporters with cautious optimism
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ArticleChile cites dollar hike as “advantageous”
Chile’s Minister of Agriculture Marigen Hornkohl has urged the country’s fruit export sector to take advantage of current exchange rates
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ArticleIndonesian trends shift with economy
Urbanisation has meant a move towards supermarket, hypermarket and convenience store shopping for produce-buying consumers
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ArticleRussian imports could suffer in current financial climate
The global financial crisis is expected to affect fruit imports into Russia, although the country remains a major global importer
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ArticleUS financial crisis “will not” impact Peru
Only sales of high-end goods such as organic fruits and vegetables may feel the pressure of the economic slowdown in the US, the PMA claims
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ArticleBanana trade concerned by financial crisis
Although bananas remain in good demand, suppliers and marketers should be prepared for the worst, delegates hear at Ecuador banana convention
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ArticleColombia feels currency crunch
The revaluation of the peso could see losses in excess of US$900,000 for the agriculture sector
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Japanese economic agreements draw fire
Japan’s economic agreements with South East Asian nations have drawn criticism for being one-way economic streets
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ArticleEconomic crisis to hit Argentina's exports
A new report by the USDA has forecast that production of apples, pears and grapes will rise in 2009, but exports will fall as the international economic crisis continues
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ArticlePeru conquers new international markets
The South American country’s fresh produce trade continues to boom as new markets around the world open up to its range of fruits including citrus
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Panama backs WTO banana ruling
The country's minister of trade and industry has called on the EU to implement tariff changes initially agreed at July's trade discussion in Geneva
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Chilean fruit sendings forecast rise
Production of apples, pears and grapes from Chile are all forecast to rise in the 2008-09 crop year.
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ArticleSpain suspends Class 2 lemon sales
The country’s lemon sector has suspended sales of Class 2 products due to poor returns
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ArticleVI.P ready for tough campaign
Despite strong competition, a "good year" is anticipated thanks to larger volumes of high quality, well-sized fruit
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ArticleVOG reveals strong results for 2007/08
Price fluctuations seen during previous campaign unlikely to be repeated this time around, insists company director Gerhard Dichgans
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Compass announces huge profits
British foodservice industry giant Compass group has reported a 30 per cent profit increase in its annual results announcement.
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WTO underlines EU banana decision
An appeal by the EU has fallen through after the WTO confirmed that the bloc's banana import policies were inconsistent with global trade rules
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ArticleChemical-free breakthrough on pines shipment
A new chemical-free technology developed to protect pineapples in overseas shipments has been declared a success by a new study.
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ArticleDrought conditions hit Australia's topfruit
Pear production and exports will fall this year as the dry conditions bite, although apple exports are expected to increase