All articles by Carl Collen – Page 379
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USDA to reinstate pesticide survey
The programme, which tracks chemical usage in fruit, is to be reinstalled after a two-year absence
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Chilean grape, pear growth in 2009/10
Production and exports of the fruit are expected to increase, while conditions have not been as favourable for the country's apple crop
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Maersk CFO to leave group
Søren Thorup Sørenson will leave A.P. Møller-Maersk on 31 May following a three-year spell at the company
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Profit slumps at Marks & Spencer
The retailer was hit hard by the economic downturn during 2008/09, with like-for-like sales falling 5.9 per cent in the UK
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Del Monte Pacific faces US$100m lawsuit
Fresh Del Monte have initiated a trademark complaint
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Exosect gains apple moth control approval
The pest management specialist will market a new product to aid the horticultural industry in the battle against a growing threat
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MISC Berhad to exit Grand Alliance
The Malaysian group has announced that it will withdraw from European and Mediterranean trade lines next year
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Keep buying produce, urges cancer group
The World Cancer Research Fund has expressed concern that the economic downturn will mean consumers cut back on fruit and vegetable consumption
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Tomato group welcomes The Greenery
The Greenery UK has highlighted its commitment to growers by joining the British Tomato Growers' Association
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Shippers maintain Europe-Americas links
Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd are to continue to operate complementary weekly services from Rotterdam
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Salmonella fear prompts melon recall
US-based L&M has recalled a batch of melons after produce from a supplier tested positive for salmonella
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Delhaize moves for ABV stake
The Belgian group has revealed that it is planning to purchase the remaining 34.7 per cent of shares in its Greek subsidiary Alfa-Beta Vassilopoulos
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USDA to re-establish produce committee
US agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack is set to bring back the Fruit and Vegetable Advisory Committee, a move welcomed by the United Fresh Produce Association
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Alimentaria Mexico delayed until 2010
The event has been postponed for a year following the outbreak of Swine Flu in the country
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Carrefour's Russian acquisition unlikely
Media speculation that the French retailer is set to acquire a majority stake in Seventh Continent is unlikely to be true, according to new reports in Russia
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LINKFresh up for Re:Fresh award
Anglia Business Solutions' management suite will compete for the Stubbins Innovation of the Year award at the event
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Organic campaign raises US$520,000
The annual fund campaign by the Organic Trade Association raised a significant amount to boost programmes in the US and Canada
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First NZ fruit hits Port of Wilmington
The first New Zealand-produced apples and kiwifruit of the season have arrived at the US port this week
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US sales rise once more at Wal-Mart
The first quarter of the year has seen 3.8 per cent growth in the US, while international sales dropped 11.1 per cent
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Profit tumbles at Whole Foods Market
The second quarter of the year saw net earnings fall US$27.3m, down from US$40m in the same period of 2008