Seedless grapes from India have become an integral part of certain French sparkling wines and Australian wines. Even as some grape exporters are engaged in setting up sustainable business practices with European importers, many say some varieties have found favour...
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Representatives of key apple and pear producing and exporting countries from around the world met on 6 February 2015 at the recent Fruit Logistics fair in Berlin for the annual general meeting of the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA)....
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Exports of Southern Hemisphere apples are expected to fall 5% in 2015, but pear exports should jump about 4%. About 1.7 million metric tons of apples will be exported from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand and South Africa this...
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Australian wheat farmers will face an increasing challenge keeping up with their neighbours' appetite for bread and noodles. Demand from Indonesia, the Philippines and three other Southeast Asian nations is set to jump 40 per cent to 13.2 million tons...
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Prosumer Group is proud to be a sponsor of Melbourne’s most popular Indian festival, Holi – a celebration of ‘The Festival of Colours’, on Saturday 7 March 2015 at the Werribee Race Course. This is the second year in a row...
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Demand for Uruguayan fresh fruit is on the rise in the international market and this is reflected in last year's export figures. In 2014, Uruguay exported 128,000 tonnes of fruit to 40 countries, with a value that exceeded US$ 115...
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Portugal aims to double its exports of fruits and vegetables by 2020, President of Association Portugal Fresh Manuel Evora said on Thursday, according to Portuguese Lusa News Agency. Over 40 national producers will showcase what they have to offer from...
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The insatiable appetite for Tasmanian cherries in Asia has prompted an enterprising business to export Australia's first batch of cherry juice. A cider company from the Huon Valley in south east Tasmanian, Pagan Ciders, is hoping to export cherry juice...
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Frank Costa flags overseas sale for Costa Group Frank Costa says his Costa Group could be the latest agricultural company to be sold to overseas interests, after Australia's largest grower and distributor of fruit and vegetables confirmed it is up...
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India's mango exports are expected to rise by 40-50 percent next fiscal year, following the lifting of the EU import ban, says Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh. "The lifting of the ban by the European Union will boost mango exports....
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Australia's largest horticulture producer, the Costa Group, has shut the gates on its grape farms at St George and Menindee. The company said the 'regrettable' decision to close the farms, in southern Queensland and western New South Wales respectively, had...
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California plums will add significantly to the counter-seasonal stone fruit category in Australia from 2015, following access being approved by Australian quarantine authorities. Marcy Martin, Trade Director with California Fresh Fruit Association, said success over the past two seasons for...
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