Today's Headline
NZ: Zespri expects China kiwifruit growth this season
Zespri is on the cusp of signing a new importer in China, where executive Simon Limmer looks at the season ahead.
March 24 , 2014
Chile: CSAV shareholders show approval for Hapag-Lloyd merger
Two of the world's leading shipping lines are one step closer to a game-changing partnership.
March 21 , 2014
U.S.: organic pome fruit growers may stay the course, but at a cost
New organic standards may not scare away most apple and pear growers, but new treatments could prove costly.
March 21 , 2014
NZ: Thompson, Bayly claim kiwifruit duopoly export leak "misrepresentative"
A former Zespri director and an NZ fruit trader are looking to build a new kiwifruit export structure for China.
March 20 , 2014
U.S.: Georgia court overrules Vidalia sweet onion shipping date
A Georgia Department of Agriculture move to set an earliest date for Vidalia onion shipments has been invalidated.
March 20 , 2014
Competitiveness is key in Chiquita-Fyffes deal, says Colombian banana rep
A Colombian banana leader discusses what the buying power of ChiquitaFyffes will mean for his industry.
March 20 , 2014
U.K.: National Farmers' Union gives mixed response to budget
Britain's NFU is pleased with an increased annual investment allowance rate from the national budget, but says other areas are "sadly lacking".
March 19 , 2014
Uncertainty over ruble and Crimea hits Russian produce importers
"Everybody is very worried about this situation," says one Russian fruit importer.
March 19 , 2014
India tightens rules to dodge EU produce export ban
All Indian produce exports to Europe will now have to be routed through government approved packhouses.
March 18 , 2014
NZ: weather, markets in Zespri's favor so far in 2014
The kiwifruit harvest has begun in New Zealand with the industry upbeat about prospects for its earliest export market, Japan.
March 18 , 2014
