Representatives from Japan’s largest supermarket chain stores celebrated the arrival of New Zealand apples and upcoming JAZZ™ Apple Anniversary Day at a T&G Global event at the New Zealand Embassy in Tokyo this week.
Zespri International, the world’s largest marketer of kiwifruit, has introduced a red kiwifruit on limited release in supermarkets across New Zealand as part of a nationwide sales trial.
New Zealand’s two big apple growers have just launched the country’s sweetest apple to the Asian markets, with first shipments arriving in China this week.
According to Hawke's Bay District Health Board's Medical Officer of Health, Nick Jones, a flu-like illness is still circulating amongst Hawke's Bay's seasonal fruit picking workers.
igher intake levels of dietary fiber and whole grains are being linked with a lower risk of non-communicable diseases, body weight and cholesterol levels, according to an extensive analysis published in The Lancet.
As of yesterday, Japanese farmers have to compete with cheaper agricultural products imported from New Zealand and Australia as the first tariff cuts under the re-jigged Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal have taken effect.