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NZ: Logistics group sees 2013 earnings rise 50% on Asian demand for apples
NZ: Logistics group sees 2013 earnings rise 50% on Asian demand for applesScales Corp, the fruit and vegetable logistics group controlled by private equity firm Direct Capital, lifted 2013 profit by 50...
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Final Report: No Source Identified in 2013 NYC Hepatitis A Outbreak
A final report on last summer’s Hepatitis A outbreak at New Hawaii Sea restaurant in the Bronx, NY, reveals that there were a total of nine cases (eight patrons and one employee). No definite source of...
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Chilean stonefruit exports decreased 59% in 2013
Chilean stonefruit exports decreased 59% in 2013As a result of the frosts in September, Chilean exports of nectarines, peaches, apricots and plums decreased by 59 % in 2013 over the previous year, said...
View ArticleMexican mango exports to the U.S. down from 2013
Mexican mango shipments are down considerably this week compared to the same time last year. Fresh Fruit Portal
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French cherry production 31% higher than 2013
French cherry production 31% higher than 2013 Cherry production is clearly higher than in 2013, up 31% compared to 2013 on the 1st July and up 20% compared to the 5 year average. End of...
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Taiwan third largest exporter of stonefurit to US in 2013
Taiwan third largest exporter of stonefruit to US in 2013 Taiwan was the third largest export market for U.S. peaches and nectarines in 2013, as well as the third largest export market for U.S....
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US: Cranberry production down 4% from 2013
US: Cranberry production down 4% from 2013 The U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast 2014 cranberry production at 8,565,500 (100-lb) barrels, or 856.5 million lbs, down 4% from 8,957,400 barrels in...
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Riveridge continues 2013 automated vacuum harvester test
This fall Riveridge Produce Marketing, Inc., based in Sparta, MI, will continue a successful vacuum apple harvester test launched in the 2103 season. An Aug. 21 company press release indicated that...
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Riveridge continues 2013 automated vacuum harvester test
This fall Riveridge Produce Marketing, Inc., based in Sparta, MI, will continue a successful vacuum apple harvester test launched in the 2103 season. An Aug. 21 company press release indicated that...
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Mexico: Price of oranges increased by 90% compared to 2013
Mexico: Price of oranges increased by 90% compared to 2013 The price of oranges in Mexico continues to rise. According to the SNIIM, last week prices increased by 5.49 percent, amounting to an average...
View ArticleBrazilian papaya exports much stronger than 2013
Revenue for Brazilian papaya exports has so far been 16% higher this year compared to 2013. Fresh Fruit Portal
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Navel crop expected to be shorter than in 2013, but Mandarins will be up
There will be no shortage of California Navel oranges during the early part of the 2014-15 season, although fruit size may be smaller than normal, according to Joel Nelsen, president of California...
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Europe’s Three Hepatitis A Outbreaks in 2013: What Can We Learn?
In the first half of 2013, Europe dealt with three simultaneous outbreaks from the hepatitis A virus. Knowing that at least two of those outbreaks were connected to frozen berries, Europe’s Centre for...
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S.C. watermelon production up 64 percent over 2013
Aided by good weather, South Carolina’s 2014 watermelon crop recorded a robust gain of 64 percent over last year’s total, according to a National Watermelon Report by the U.S. Department of...
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FDA: Idaho Knew About Chobani Mold Problem Before 2013 Recall
A federal report obtained under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) indicates that the Idaho Department of Agriculture knew about that moldy Chobani yogurt two months before it was recalled. The...
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S.C. peach crop finishes strong, close to 2013 production totals
COLUMBIA, SC — Despite an early freeze that killed an estimated 20 percent of the 2014 peach crop, production finished strong and managed to pull within shouting distance of last year’s harvest. Matt...
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S.C. peach crop finishes strong, close to 2013 production totals
COLUMBIA, SC — Despite an early freeze that killed an estimated 20 percent of the 2014 peach crop, production finished strong and managed to pull within shouting distance of last year’s harvest. Matt...
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S.C. peach crop finishes strong, close to 2013 production totals
COLUMBIA, SC — Despite an early freeze that killed an estimated 20 percent of the 2014 peach crop, production finished strong and managed to pull within shouting distance of last year’s harvest. Matt...
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