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| Christmas and New Year’s Message from Chairman of Karsten Group |
| 2011-12-15 |
Christmas and New Year’s Message from Chairman of Karsten Group
Another year has swiftly passed and this brings us to the brink of a new year – a year that |
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| FPJ discusses restrictive marketing of new table grape varieties |
| 2011-12-14 |
In its South African grape feature, British trade publication, Fresh Produce Journal, reports on some disquiet back in the vineyards of the Cape.
There are some grumblings back in the table
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| South African fresh industry saves Berlin participation |
| 2011-12-02 |
The South African fresh produce industry has saved its participation in Fruit Logistica after the government reduced its support
Fruitnet.com reports that South Africa will still have a pavilion at Fruit
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| Fundamental change ahead for Indian retail sector |
| 2011-11-27 |
News that the Indian government has decided to ease restrictions on foreign investment in its huge US$450m retail sector, could signal the start of much change in the country
International news
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| Safmarine to merge with Maersk |
| 2011-10-07 |
Fruitnet.com reports that shipping line Safmarine will merge with sister-company Maersk Line in order to cut costs, with 240 redundancies expected.
Shipping line Safmarine has announced it will merge with sister-company Maersk |
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| Direct sourcing encounters direct supply as grower-exporters emerge |
| 2011-10-06 |
Efforts by retailers to increase direct sourcing from their suppliers in South Africa are faced by increased efforts by grower-exporters and exporters to set up their own direct supply lines, writes |
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| Sun World makes RSA grape move |
| 2011-10-01 |
Sun World International expands its South African grape marketing portfolio as New Vision and Suiderland sign licenses
Fruitnet.com reports that two leading South African groups have formed a joint marketing venture,
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| Less grapes exported from India |
| 2011-05-08 |
South Africa is not the only grape supplier country which saw its exports drop this season. India is in a similar position – with an even bigger drop in exports.
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| Disappointing South African grape season |
| 2011-05-05 |
The South African grape season has for all practical purposes ended and there seems to be a significant shift in how South African exporters distributed their crop in 2011 compared to |
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| New deal boosts Karsten Group’s apple, pear and plum business |
| 2011-05-01 |
The Karsten Group will increase its share of the South African apple, pear and plum business as historic fruit estate joins its marketing effort
Lourensford Estates, one of the oldest fruit
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| WAPA releases Southern Hemisphere appel and pear crop forecasts |
| 2011-02-14 |
The 2011 apple and pear Southern Hemisphere crops are expected to reach 5,228 million tons and 1,550 million tons respectively.
For apples, this represents a small decrease of 1 |
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| Egypt turmoil could cause UAE price rise |
| 2011-02-03 |
Traders in the UAE fear that the chaos engulfing Egypt could lead to an increase in fresh produce prices in the Emirates .
Fruit and vegetable prices in the United Arab
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| Increased South African apple crop forecast |
| 2011-02-03 |
South Africa’s apple export crop will increase by 10% in 2011, but pear crop will be more or less on the same level as last year.
South Africa will export close to |
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| UK strawberry supplies take a hit |
| 2011-02-02 |
The turmoil in Egypt and the late start to the Spanish season have left the UK short on strawberry volumes.
Strawberry supplies were running tight in the UK this week as availability |
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| Larger SH apple export crop forecast |
| 2011-02-02 |
Volume increases are expected almost across the board thanks to crop recoveries in Chile, South Africa, New Zealand and Argentina.
This year’s apple export crop from the Southern Hemisphere is
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| Egypt grinds to halt as protests build |
| 2011-02-01 |
Massive protests in Egypt have brought the country to a virtual standstill, leaving produce stranded in coldstorage facilities.
The Egyptian government was on the verge of collapse today, as an estimated
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| Larger SH apple export crop forecast |
| 2011-01-21 |
Volume increases are expected almost across the board thanks to crop recoveries in Chile, South Africa, New Zealand and Argentina
This year’s apple export crop from the Southern Hemisphere is |
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| Weather hampers Australian grape production |
| 2011-01-20 |
Table grape losses, due to rains and heavy flooding in eastern parts of Australia, could lead to a decrease in exports this year .
Fruitnet.com reports that heavy rains and flooding
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| South Africa table grape crop forecast drops significantly |
| 2011-01-10 |
The South African table grape export crop could be as much as 5 million cartons lower following damage by rain in some of the production regions.
The South African table grape industry |
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| Recent rains dent South African table grape expectations |
| 2011-01-07 |
South African table grape growers in the early production regions are counting the cost as rain affected production in the Northern regions, the Orange River and parts of the Western Cape.
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| From Eurofruit November-December 2010 - Will conditions at last favour South African grape growers this season? |
| 2010-12-06 |
South African grape growers have held their own in international markets during the past two years, despite difficult conditions which have eroded income.
The first Southern African and Namibian table grapes of |
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| Chileans expected to produce more raisins |
| 2010-12-04 |
Exporters of seedless table grapes could redirect between 10% and 15% of the next harvest to raisin production, according to Chilean business news website Economias y Negocios.
The move would reduce
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| Worrying trend among young consumers in Europe |
| 2010-09-10 |
The Isafruit survey of consumers in seven countries in Europe has found that fruit intake is edging lower among 15-35 year-olds.
A new study from the European Integrated Research Project |
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| Cameo variety named Tastiest Apple |
| 2009-10-30 |
Fruitnet.com reports that a US-bred apple variety, which is now grown extensively in England, won the Tastiest Apple prize at a UK trade fair.
Cameo apples have been voted Tastiest |
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| Industry reacts to political changes |
| 2009-05-12 |
The beginning of the Jacob Zuma era in South Africa has seen the appointment of an agricultural leader who has drawn a favourable response from the fruit sector.
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| Eurofruit Corporate report | Karsten Group |
| 2009-02-16 |
Fruitnet.com takes a look at the reasons behind the success of one of South Africa's leading international agribusinesses
The Karsten Group is one of South Africa's leading agri-businesses, respected both |
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