All articles by Tom Bicknell – Page 14
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Pressure on ports from container growth
Fast-growing intra-Asian container traffic is hitting the limit of capacity at major ports in the region
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Metro plans Indonesian entry
Metro Group plans to open 20 Cash & Carry stores in the growing Indonesian market, starting in 2012
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Tony Gibbs passes T&G baton
Tony Gibbs will not stand for re-election as chairman at Turners & Growers AGM this June
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Australian TV show to attract pickers
A new ‘Harvest Trail’ TV show aims to attract tourists to work as fruit pickers in Australia’s orchards
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Thai produce prices rise in Singapore
Prices of Thai fruit and vegetables have risen in Singapore as a result of last month’s flooding
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Zespri adds water to Japan kiwifruit cargo
Zespri has added 30,000 litres of bottle water to its first shipment of gold kiwifruit to the Japanese market this week
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US loosens Australian citrus protocol
The USDA has added cold sterilisation flexibility to the Australian citrus import protocol ahead of the season
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Chile to ‘take action’ in Korea
Chile aims to increase competition and retake South Korean kiwifruit market share from New Zealand
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No Australian grapefruit for Japan
The former Rewards red grapefruit orchard in Western Australia will not export fruit to Japan this year following quality concerns
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Japanese leek imports decline
Japanese leek imports have steadily declined as consumers reject Chinese imports, but other suppliers have not taken up the slack
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New Zealand kiwifruit kicks off
Backed by a quality NZ kiwifruit season, Zespri’s new varieties and marketing programmes are beginning to bring in dividends
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Dollar hobbles Australian kiwifruit
The high-trading Australian dollar is troubling exports of a “spectacular” Australian kiwifruit season
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China grape access big opportunity
Access to northern Chinese cities with impending direct access will be like a “whole new country” to Australian grape exporters
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Doubts over freight forwarder WorldLink
The operations of Australian freight forwarder WorldLink International are in doubt following the receivership of its airfreight supplier and sister company
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Industry assists earthquake recovery effort
New Zealand’s agriculture industry is lending a hand to recovery efforts following last week’s Christchurch earthquake
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Thai threat to Australian grape exports
A new protocol is likely to cut airfreight shipments of Australian table grapes to Thailand by the end of the month
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NZ apples avoid hail damage
A hailstorm on Sunday has not caused any significant damage to New Zealand’s apple crop, according to peak body
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Record crop for Australian almonds
With a record crop this year and a doubling in volumes forecast by 2015, almonds are Australia’s fastest growing horticulture sector
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Japan potential on horizon for Australian grapes
Japanese officials have agreed to treatment trials of Australian table grapes, opening hopes market access could be forthcoming
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India’s horticultural production rises
India’s fruit and vegetable production have risen over the past 12 months, the country’s parliament has heard