Citrus news archive – Page 206

  • Turners’ critical mass
    Article

    Turners’ critical mass

    2006-02-16T16:17:57Z

    After five years of existence in the realm of consolidation and packing, Turners PPL is ready to up its game. Elspeth Waters visited the Newmarket site to see how the company’s latest developments are shaping up.

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    Vietnam's grapefruit confusion

    2006-02-14T12:01:01Z

    A promotional website, set up to advertise grapefruit has fallen foul of the government in Vietnam over fears the sites name could be mistaken for the word penis.

  • Article

    Words do come easy to M&S and its customer network

    2006-02-09T16:18:47Z

    There’s no question about it in my mind. Customers at Marks & Spencer should be getting the message at the moment -

  • Article

    Strong show from Turkey

    2006-02-09T16:01:00Z

    Turkish producers were celebrating successes at Fruit Logistica last week.

  • Article

    Kinow, the superior mandarin from Pakistan

    2006-02-09T15:01:02Z

    The Pakistan Consulate in Germany was at Fruit Logistica to promote kinow mandarins.Almost the national fruit in Pakistan, in Europe kinow mandarins have so far generally only been seen in selected specialist outlets. But the larger version of the popular citrus fruit has a high juice content (more than 50 per cent) and a high concentration of Vitamin C, at 32 mg/100ml. It is also extremely easy to peel, said Marion Boulris from the Pakistan Consulate.Around three million tonnes of kinow is produced annually in Pakistan, and this figure is still on the rise.

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    Peru looks to export expansion

    2006-02-09T10:01:00Z

    Peruvian producers are looking to expand their product range on the export market.

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    EU expansion fears only partly founded

    2006-02-06T15:01:01Z

    Were the fears expressed by European fruit and vegetable growers regarding the latest round of expansion of the EU justified? Only in some respects, according to Dr Wilhelm Ellinger of the Central Market and Price Reporting Office (ZMP) in Bonn.

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    NZ citrus heads to US

    2006-02-03T17:01:01Z

    New Zealand citrus growers are looking to make their fortune with new exports to the US market.

  • Spain suffers big freeze
    Article

    Spain suffers big freeze

    2006-02-03T12:01:02Z

    Freezing temperatures have struck Spain at almost exactly the same time as last year’s frosts, again wreaking havoc with a whole range of crops.

  • Spanish lemon crisis
    Article

    Spanish lemon crisis

    2006-01-31T08:01:01Z

    The Spanish lemon sector is facing its deepest crisis in living memory, the director of sector body Ailimpo told FPJ.

  • Article

    Capespan restructures

    2006-01-30T16:01:00Z

    Capespan has shaken up its South African procurement operations, Capespan Exports.

  • What’s the alternative?
    Article

    What’s the alternative?

    2006-01-26T17:41:23Z

    To supply or not to supply? That has never been the question for the world’s fresh produce exporters when it comes to the UK market. Until now. Growers around the world, fed up with receiving what they see as inadequate returns for adhering to the tightest standards, are beginning to seek alternative avenues.

  • Spanish citrus con row
    Article

    Spanish citrus con row

    2006-01-20T12:01:00Z

    A handful of desperate growers in the Valencia region of Spain have been picking and marketing immature Ortanique easy-peelers.

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    A new cycle in the fresh arena

    2006-01-19T18:03:17Z

    Browsing through press cuttings over the last week, both in trade and national media, I have once again been struck by the

  • Produced in Taiwan
    Article

    Produced in Taiwan

    2006-01-12T16:24:41Z

    Taiwan may have been famed for its cheap and cheerful consumer goods, but now the country is hoping to achieve wider recognition for its high quality fruit and vegetable production as it looks to rebuild in the wake of a major natural disaster. Ed Bedington reports from Taiwan.

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    Retail all “new” language of labels

    2006-01-12T16:17:57Z

    it is now back to normal after the holiday, but over this period I noticed that availability on many shelves seemed to be down

  • Clementines are suffering some of the lowest prices
    Article

    Spanish citrus outrage

    2006-01-12T08:01:01Z

    Farm-gate prices are less than a quarter the cost of production on some varieties prompting growers to take action.

  • Graham Young
    Article

    New year resolve

    2006-01-05T15:04:33Z

    At times the fresh produce industry may seem very small and well-connected but the links rely on a staggeringly large number of individuals with very diverse responsibilities. As another new year dawns, many will be taking stock and preparing targets for the weeks and months ahead. Elspeth Waters caught up with six of the people involved in the industry, both in the UK and abroad, to find out what they remember of last year and what they are expecting from 2006.

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    Industry needs to plot safe course

    2006-01-05T14:58:51Z

    Plotting the course of the fresh produce industry over the next 12 months is, to my mind, rather like reviewing any one of the

  • Article

    Bach invite strikes the right chord

    2006-01-05T14:58:46Z

    It is encouraging to report some good news from the wholesale sector to start 2006. While only the naive would expect a