03 July 2009Chile kiwifruit faces CA conundrumAccording to information service provider iQonsulting the stock of kiwifruit held in Controlled Atmosphere stores is 60% higher than at the same stage last year. 03 July 2009Cherry fillip for US producersWashington and Oregon cherry growers will be able to export cherries to Japan more quickly under a new inspection protocol. 03 July 2009MISC halts reefer shipmentsThe Malaysia International Shipping Corporation has reportedly called a halt to the movement of all reefer boxes in and out of Europe. 03 July 2009Surprise increase in minimum reference priceThe Ecuadorian Government has added a US$0.35c obligatory ‘bonus’ to the US$5.05 per banana box cost for exports between July and September. 03 July 2009Big rise in Chilean orange exportsSeason-to-date shipments have increased more than 200% over the corresponding period last year according to information service provider Simfruit. |
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02 July 2009GF Group bids for Bolzaneto platformThe vertically-integrated Italian distributor is confident that it will be chosen to manage the new 4,000 sqm distribution centre at Genoa’s Bolzaneto market. 02 July 2009Zespri draws succour from high placesFresh produce industry body Horticulture New Zealand and the country’s agriculture minister have both expressed support for the single desk model. 02 July 2009Eimskip announces finances re-structureThe integrated Icelandic shipping company has an ‘unsustainable debt burden’ resulting from failed acquisitions, guarantee claims and the downturn in global trading. 02 July 2009New President seeks quick solution to COOSEMUPAR headacheThe Panamanian Government has effectively been subsidising the workforce of 2,800 since November last year at a cost of US$250K per fortnight. 02 July 2009PAIA forecasts rise in asparagus productionThe Peruvian Asparagus Importer’s Association estimates that asparagus production will increase 10% leading to a rise in exports to the US in 2009/2010 season. 01 July 2009Ecuadorian banana is ‘Latin America’s most expensive’Once the additional shipping and Canal transit costs are added to the new reference price, Ecuadorian fruit is ‘less competitive than that from Central and South America’. 01 July 2009Huge Russian JV hothouse project abandonedThe estimated €40-50m development in Krasnodar has been permanently shelved following the failure of Russia’s leading non-banana fruit distributor Sunway. 01 July 2009Gibbs stakes credibility on single channel battleThe Turners & Growers Chairman ‘will not back down’ despite opposition to his stance from the majority of New Zealand’s kiwifruit industry. 01 July 2009EU relaxes produce quality standardsMarketing standards for 26 types of produce have been scrapped, in a drive to cut EU bureaucracy. 01 July 2009EU apple stocks 48% higherDespite a reduction in stocks of 427K MT in May, the volume of EU-produced apples in storage at the start of June was 208K MT higher than at the same stage last year. |
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