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Zespri and Pagoda promote new red kiwi fruit in Chinese market

Zespri and Pagoda have jointly organized a festive ceremony to celebrate the introduction of Zespri's new red kiwi fruit onto the Chinese market. The ceremony took place on…

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"No one wants them even if they are marketed at 0.2 yuan per half a kilo." News that bananas from Xuwen were marketed at very low prices spread like wildfire,…

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The losses suffered by Indian apple and other fruit growers in the recent snowfall and hailstorms are going to be very high. Even as the assessment for the…

Pakistan can increase foreign revenues by boosting citrus exports

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Update on low temperatures in the Midwest

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DSV Panalpina acquires Agility's Global Integrated Logistics business

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Sweden's leading apple brand

Continued growth for Pink Lady

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Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Current average week prices of bananas at £0.70 for Colombian bananas

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Indonesia renews its recognition of the Argentine sanitary control system for another 3 years

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