JD.com is to close its e-commerce services in Indonesia and Thailand
UK: Asda faces prospect of strikes over plans that risk thousands of job losses Asda is facing the prospect of strike action unless it makes significant concessions on its self-styled "efficiency"

Queensland pineapples might be rotting in the field - consumers urged to buy up tropical fruit
Queensland pineapples will be left to rot in fields as farmers struggle to keep up with a prematurely ripened crop. Unseasonal winter rain caused a mass natural flowering event on farms across the

"Soft fruit demand doubled in January"
In the first week of January, Herbert Widmann Ltd moved into its new premises at the freeway junction in Taufkirchen and is now located in the direct vicinity of the Feldbrach company and the

Recovery plan, increased production and common specifications for kiwi producers of France
During its press conference at SIVAL, the organization of kiwi producers of France addressed its desire to increase production and establish common specifications. A first assessment of the 2022

UK orchards thwarted by soaring production costs
The future of British apples and pears is hanging in the balance as soaring costs forced orchards to scrap plans to plant a million trees. The saplings were due to be planted by growers this year,

New Zealand's total export value increases in 2022
According to the statistics department Stats NZ, New Zealand's total exports saw a growth of 14 percent to 72.2 billion NZ dollars (US$46.92 billion) in the year ended December 2022 compared with

Long-term impact of California rains on strawberries unknown
The excessive rainfall and atmospheric rivers seem to have stopped in California, at least for the moment. They started early December 2022 and continued until January 27, 2023. According to the