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US meat eaters cut spending due to recession
The survey also found that most people are not loyal to branded meat – with 74% percent of shoppers saying brand is an unimportant factor for fresh meat, and 62% saying the same for processed meat.
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Jazz apple exports to reach 1.5 mln cartons in 2010
Enza is predicting volumes of Jazz apples exported from New Zealand will reach 1.5 million cartons in 2010, generating an anticipated NZ$45m in export revenue.
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Taiwan's Evergreen to order nearly 100 new container ships
Evergreen plans on ordering roughly 100 new vessels, of which the largest will be 8,000-TEU ships. It will order 32 of these ships as it intends to deploy eight ships with each of its four group companies in Taiwan, England, Italy and Singapore.
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Collapsable water tanks
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Biodegradable plastic for Tahiti
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Wool Insulation
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Food products and sheepskins for Russia
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Organic food goes mainstream in Britain
According to UK’s Organic Trade Board (OTB) findings, 83% of Britons buy organic food, dispelling the common belief that organic food is confined to the minority.
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NZ dollar overvalued says IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates the New Zealand dollar is overvalued by 10% to 25% buts maintains the Kiwi's free floating exchange rate is appropriate for the country.
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Middle Eastern women embrace online stores
Online shopping for lingerie has proven particularly popular in Saudi Arabia where women don't buy from shops because they have male shop attendants, the report says.
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The very best of aromatherapy
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Wood-pulp for China
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NZ soft drinks for Korea
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Taiwan ICT fair (June 1-5) seen netting USD$20 bln in deals
About 1,750 exhibitors from 20 countries have signed up for the annual event, occupying 4,700 booths and representing a rise of 50 exhibitors and 205 booths from 2009, the channel says, the quoting Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA).
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Taiwan wants early trade deal with China
Taiwan is eager to talk about items that are either on the zero-tariff list of the free trade agreement between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), or that are major exports of Taiwan.
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