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To mark Chinese New Year (28 January 2017), the retail stores Wellcome and Jasons are offering an elegant shopping bag created specially for this occasion to 6000 customers who purchase […]
Mon 13/02/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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Farmers in northern Italy are said to be worried about the proliferation of the brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys). The crops most at risk are apples, pears, kiwi fruit, […]
Mon 30/01/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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The Italian kiwi sector is showing a commitment to quality and a partnership of its leading forces in order to conquer Asian markets. This is why the Origine Group was […]
Tue 03/01/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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Europe’s kiwi growers have hopes for better prices this season with new estimates showing their 2016/17 kiwi volume is forecast to slip 5% on the previous season, to under 700,000 […]
Tue 13/12/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Exports during Chile’s 2016 kiwi campaign, which began a week late, are expected to slip to about 175,000 tons. While weather has played a role in this slowdown, the difficult […]
Mon 05/12/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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From the digestive system to immunity and metabolic health, an increasing body of research demonstrates how beneficial kiwifruit is for human health, reports Zespri. In a press release, the New […]
Mon 09/05/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Last year was a bumper one for the New Zealand kiwifruit industry with production up 30% to 475,000 tons, exports up 31% to 454,000 tons, and FOB export receipts up […]
Thu 31/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Kiwifruit, just like bananas, mangoes and avocados, needs to be ripened. If the product is not properly ripened, it runs a considerable risk of being deemed bad fruit. The satisfaction […]
Mon 29/02/2016 by Richard Wilkinson