Berries news archive – Page 192

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    Kentish strawberries tackle Korea

    2003-02-04T00:00:00Z

    Hargreaves takes East Malling varieties to unexplored markets.

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    Rains batter blueberries

    2003-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Heavy rainfall in Chile last week has affected blueberry production in the south of the country.

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    freshinfo update: The Summerfruit Company

    2003-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Redbridge AFI and Worldwide Fruit comment on launch of The Summerfruit Company.

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    New Berry Alliance

    2003-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Rationalisation in the European berry sector brings two supply giants on opposite sides of the Atlantic together.

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    Redbridge AFI / Worldwide Fruit seal marketing jv

    2003-01-27T00:00:00Z

    Established retail suppliers set up Summerfruit Company as "one-stop soft fruit shop".

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    Spanish production slows

    2003-01-22T00:00:00Z

    A cold snap across southern Spain at the start of last week has been making its effects known on field crops such as iceberg, broccoli and strawberries.

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    Kids avoid fruit at breakfast

    2003-01-21T00:00:00Z

    A UK survey has found that many children are not eating fruit at breakfast time and nearly a third skip the most important meal of the day altogether.

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    Spanish berry acreage up

    2003-01-16T00:00:00Z

    Spanish strawberry growers have increased production acreage this season to 7,120ha compared to last season's 6,600ha.

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    Israeli berries kick off

    2002-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Agrexco reports that the new season for Carmel strawberries is well underway, with supplies coming into the UK as of last week.

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    Cranberry sales soar

    2002-12-11T00:00:00Z

    National Cranberry Week this year proved to be a continuing success story. Sales in the UK were pushed to new heights during the promotion.

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    NZ exports boom

    2002-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Horticultural exports from New Zealand are continuing on an upward curve, according to the latest figures from Statistics NZ.

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    AMS reports good Asda year

    2002-12-06T00:00:00Z

    Advanced Marketing Services has announced a strong 20 per cent sales growth for 2002 with its Asda Wal-Mart account.

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    Soft fruit industry looks healthy

    2002-11-27T00:00:00Z

    The UK soft fruit industry looks in good shape after the supermarkets concentrated on home grown strawberries and raspberries. However, there are fears that price wars could damage the growing figures of the past 10 years.

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    Redeva results surprise

    2002-11-20T00:00:00Z

    The success so far of seed-breeding subsidiary Redeva is delighting and amazing Redbridge.

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    Island Blue afloat

    2002-11-06T00:00:00Z

    New Zealand research establishment HortResearch has released a new commercial blueberry variety jointly with Blueberries New Zealand.

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    Strawberry acreage down

    2002-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Area under strawberry production in Huelva, Spain is down this year.

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    Chile winds blow in

    2002-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Heavy rainfall and high winds in southern Chile have had varying effects on soft fruit flowering and production.

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    Research tackles berry mis-shapes

    2002-10-07T00:00:00Z

    Spanish scientists are researching the problem of misshapen strawberries aiming to reduce mis-shapes by half and with results expected in two years' time.

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    Berry season slows

    2002-09-25T00:00:00Z

    UK summer fruits are winding down as expected giving way to imports and autumn lines.

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    ReDeva to change the face of soft fruit

    2002-09-10T00:00:00Z

    AFI Redbridge invests in long-term soft fruit breeding programme