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Is Australia Missing Greater Opportunities for Fruit Exports to China?
Jul 18, 2016A list of fruit that is permitted to be imported into China, organised by country, could be a source of valuable information for smart Australian fruit-growers and exporters. The updated list was released last week by the Chinese General ...
Tags: Fruit Exports, Fruit
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Asian Vegetable Varieties Increasingly Popular with Young Families and Young Adults
Aug 27, 2015Young Australian families and young adults are buying Asian vegetable varieties more frequently than last year and are buying more each time, according to the latest Nielsen consumer research. Nielsen Homescan data, taken from 10,000 ...
Tags: vegetable varieties, vegetable
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SPC Calls for Consumers to Know Exactly Where Their Food Comes From
Apr 7, 2015The labels of the #MyFamilyCan range by Goulburn Valley, Ardmona and SPC now show off the local growers and farmers who produce the food within. SPC and its advertising agency, Leo Burnett Melbourne came up with the idea to ...
Tags: Australian produce, families shop, Packaging
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Australians Eat Asian Vegetable
Feb 12, 2015Asian vegetables making a home in Australian diets, latest market research Australia is known for accepting food from all cultures with open arms – and it seems Asian vegetables are no exception, according to new findings from ...
Tags: Vegetables, vegetable industry
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Perfection Fresh Australia to Boost Its Tomato Category Position
Jan 20, 2015Australia’s largest family-owned fresh-produce marketing company, Perfection Fresh Australia, has announced it will boost its tomato category position with the acquisition of the Moraitis tomato-growing business. Michael Simonetta, ...
Tags: tomato, Agriculture
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Potato Tracker Project Reveals Taste and Convenience Is Impertant to Potato Sales Volume
Oct 28, 2014October 22, 2014 Sophie Australian consumers are buying potatoes for taste and convenience, and are keen to purchase more, according to new industry research carried out as part of a potato research study funded by potato levies with ...
Tags: Spud Consumption, Potato
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Innovative Research Has Transformed The Cotton Industry in Australia
Aug 12, 2014Innovative research has transformed the cotton industry in Australia, which now uses less land and water than in the past, according to the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), one of fifteen Rural Research and Development ...
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China Is Australia's Number Two Source of Vegetable Imports
Apr 29, 2014China is Australia's number two source of vegetable imports. Yet, vegetables from China are not always labelled as such. Why does that matter? Because data recently released by the Communist Party of China indicates that 19.4%, or ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Packaging, Label
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Simplot Awards a Three-Year Contract Worth a$16.5m by Australian Retailer Woolworths
Oct 24, 2013Simplot has been awarded a three-year contract worth A$16.5m by Australian retailer Woolworths to supply private label Select frozen vegetables. The supermarket chain said that the deal will lead to production of an additional 5,100 tons ...
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Simplot Has Been Awarded a Five-Year Contract by Supermarket Chain Coles
Sep 29, 2013Simplot has been awarded a five-year contract by supermarket chain Coles to supply frozen vegetable and potato products. The supermarket chain said that the deal boosts its frozen vegetable and potato orders from Simplot by 12% per year ...
Tags: Frozen Vegetable Products, Food
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Fortunes of Australian Cotton Growing Industry Are Determined by Global Cotton Demand
Jan 4, 2013The fortunes of the Australian Cotton Growing industry are largely determined by global cotton demand, the world price of cotton and domestic growing conditions. Australia is a small cotton producer on a global scale; however, nearly all ...
Tags: Australian Cotton, global cotton, demand, cotton
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Tennis Champ Will Be The Face of a New Australian Made Summer Campaign
Dec 11, 2012Aussie tennis champion, Alicia Molik will be the face of a new Australian Made summer campaign – the Australian Made Summer of Tennis. The campaign will include sponsorship of a range of tennis events over summer, highlighting the ...
Tags: tennis champion, tennis events, athletes
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Coles Has Launched a Website That Will Allow Consumers to View The Country of Origin
Dec 10, 2012Australian retailer Coles has launched a website that will allow consumers to view the country of origin for its fresh fruit and vegetables. The company said that the move aims to "reassure" consumers that the "vast majority" - 96% - of ...
Tags: fresh fruit and vegetables, local produce, Australian growers