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1) Government agencies: WTO Notifications
 
2) New Zealand News:  NZ’s trade aims advanced at Davos meetings; NZ concludes digital economy trade talks with Singapore and Chile;  NZ minister opens Mumbai facility; New Zealand wants to drop regional obesity rates; Primary sector no more; Zespri to relaunch brand; Zespri’s Momentum 2020 conference; Searching for New Zealand’s Outstanding Food Producers; Seeka marks excellence with MOYA in 2020; Kiwifruit company Baygold convicted on environmental charges; Lucrative spur for NZ cherry exports;  NZ Cherry Corp partners with Techrock to serve the China market; Iwi catch the horticulture wave; Central Otago orchard owner concerned about minimum wage hikes; Soil compaction a worrying trend; Postharvest Symposium in New Zealand November 2020; New Zealand's "most expensive houseplant" sells for $5000
 
3) International news: GAIN reports; The US PVP: Germplasm deposits are delayed for three years; Iran launches production of vegetable seeds; Japan to fund millions into modernizing horticulture; Chile becomes China's second largest provider of imported fruit; Kuehne + Nagel to accelerate development in Asia Pacific; US: Large-scale and non-family farms dominate production of high value crops; Number of Israeli farms dropped 61% over four decades; Action on biodiversity; Aldi Süd scores with organic fruit and vegetables and fresh products with blemishes; Eat healthy, sleep better

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1. Government agencies WTO Notifications; Chief Executive and Comptroller of Customs
 
2.New Zealand News:  New Zealanders shocked by $46 watermelon; Zespri gains trademark protection in China; Another good kiwifruit season is likely; Avocado growers prepared in case of summer drought; How a marketer turned 'ugly fruit' into a new category; Sweet ending of New Zealand strawberry season; New Zealand orchardist fined for breaches against Bay of Plenty migrant workers; Bigger bodies need bigger servings of vegetables; Kiwifruit prices almost double in one year; Port move Auckland, New Zealand; GIA Plant Industries update ; Are invasive patterns of non-native insects related to woody plants differing between Europe and China?; Myrtle Rust and Kauri Dieback Strategic Science Advisory Groups to merge
 
3. International news: GAIN reports; Canada import regulations for horticultural products updated; European Commission bans thiacloprid; US and China sign deal to ease trade war; Australia’s fresh produce exports losing out to competitors; The US receives more than 22,000 comments on the rise of tariffs on European products; The grow-your-own-food movement is becoming big business; Demand for organic produce surges; Australian government backs traceability; E-commerce supports Chinese growers; China sets labelling rules; 13 New Fruit Varieties Admitted to China in 2019, Total Now Over 200;  E.coli outbreak over, focus on more safety requirements; Netherlands: New export record for flowers and plants: 6.2 billion; Fresh produce industry’s $12b digital revolution

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1) New Zealand News:  World Bank survey on border formality effect on perishable goods- please complete ; Storm affects only the look of New Zealand fruit; Waikato now home to almost 600ha of green kiwifruit; Central Otago fruit expansion causes housing shortage; Cherries and berries affected by rain, but still enough for Christmas; Rain and cold hits Central Otago cherry stocks; A big year of business integration sets up Freshmax for future international growth; T&G  investing in new genetics and diversifying product offer; At some supermarkets, New Zealand limes top $75 per kilo; New Zealand experiences nationwide shortage of Royal Galas; 2019 was New Zealand's fourth warmest year since 1909; 2019 was New Zealand's fourth warmest year since 1909; New long-term monitoring form for myrtle rust; Impacts of myrtle rust in New Zealand since its arrival in 2017
 
2) International news: GAIN reports; U.S. government says verdict in Bayer's Roundup case should be reversed; UN declares 2021 to be international Year of Fruits and Vegetables; 40% of food crops in the world are lost due to pests; High quality horticultural products trend in India; Regulation change causes confusion in Indonesia; Exporter Guide Indonesia – USDA; European Union will no longer permit sales of chlorpyrifos; European Commission steps up protection of European intellectual property; Uberization: the future of agriculture without producers; US: Start of ‘bio engineered’ labelling; The word ‘local’ affects the marketing of fresh vegetables; Worldwide vegetable exports have almost doubled in the last ten years; Mexico: Avocado cultivation could cause an ecological collapse in 50 years; New resource for information on Biostimulants; Chilean Cherries: From Port to Market in Only 2.5 Hours; Chinese fresh ginger granted entry to New Zealand; ChemChina and Sinochem consolidate agricultural assets into Syngenta Group; Chinese Academy of Sciences Bolsters Kiwi Market with New Varieties; Cornell researchers develop Listeria risk assessment tool; Number of sick from Salmonella infected fresh cut fruit rises; US: Public health agencies update illness numbers; Mice fed plant-rich diets less susceptible to E.coli gastrointestinal infections; US: First foodborne botulism death in more than decade; Study finds climate change could reduce fruit and veg yields by a third; Food needed to feed global population to rise by 80% by end of century; Royal FloraHolland formulates 2020 sustainability ambitions; Eating two apples daily for eight weeks can lower 'bad' cholesterol; Combating food waste with a sticker; Computer recognizes diseases in grape, apple and carrot; Micro drones hunting through the greenhouse