All articles by Tom Bicknell – Page 15
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ArticlePort Said delays trouble Pakistani potatoes
Delays of consignments at Port Said in Egypt have hamstrung Pakistani potato exports to Russia this season
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ArticleWest Bengal looks to coldchain
West Bengal’s government aims to bring the number of agricultural storage units in the state up to 100
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ArticleUS$1bn in sight for Vietnamese fruit exports
Vietnam’s fruit export growth rate will bring the industry’s value to US$1bn by 2015, according to Vinafruit
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ArticleZespri considers China production
Zespri is carefully weighing the pros and cons of a counterseasonal kiwifruit production enterprise in mainland China
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ArticlePhilippine rebels burn Sumifru equipment
Communist guerrillas have attacked a facility belonging to banana trader Sumifru in the southern Philippines
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ArticleStable volume for NZ kiwifruit crop
The 2010 New Zealand kiwifruit crop will hit around 100m trays again, with new varieties finalising their market positioning
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ArticleSingapore vegetable push slated for Indonesia
Indonesia aims to increase its share of Singapore’s vegetable imports to 40 per cent by 2014
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ArticleProduct shift for NZ berries
Blueberries could make way for raspberries, strawberries and kiwiberries for New Zealand’s exporters in coming years
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ArticleExports still solid for Australian avocados
Australian avocado exporters say the Cyclone Yasi damage will not set back export programmes unduly
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ArticleNZ apple sizing points to Asia
New Zealand’s apple exporters are being careful not to flood Asian markets with small fruit this season
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ArticleIndustry ripe for harmonised standards
The global fresh produce industry is ready for standards harmonisation, according to IFPS chairman Dr Hans Maurer
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ArticlePakistani kinnow exhibition attracts interest
Pakistan’s second kinnow mandarin exhibition in Amsterdam has attracted interest from the Dutch produce industry
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ArticleThumbs up for standards harmonisation
The first Global Harmonisation of Fresh Produce Standards at Fruit Logistica 2011 has received positive feedback from the industry
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ArticleBeyond the fruit aisle
Havelock North’s diminutive Rockit apple variety is planning to break the boundaries of the fruit aisle
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ArticleAgricultural focus for Yantai Port
China’s Yantai Port will focus on agricultural exports as part of a huge expansion to its facilities
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ArticleFruit fly detection in Tasmania
A fruit fly detection in northern Tasmania has sparked a large trapping programme in the Australian state’s capital
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ArticleNZ Psa focus on gold
New Zealand’s research-heavy efforts to manage the spread of Psa on kiwifruit vines are focusing on the gold variety Hort16A
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ArticleGodrej plans retail rebranding
India’s Godrej Nature’s Basket plans to rebrand and expand from fresh produce retail to speciality gourmet foods
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ArticleFunds cut for HortNZ
Horticulture New Zealand has restructured and cut back on policy and research programmes following a funding cut
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ArticleProduce prices pressure Chinese CPI
A 34.8 per cent rise in fruit prices has helped push up China’s consumer price index over February