Citrus news archive – Page 225
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ArticleIsraeli citrus sendings climb
Citrus exports from Israel are running ahead of figures for the same period last season.
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SIFEL deemed a success
Organisers of Moroccan agricultural trade fair SIFEL, which took place in Agadir last week, have deemed the event a success.
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ArticleEgypt stands tall
While the cold snap across Europe and North Africa has disrupted a vast array of crops, Egypt appears to have held on to its sunshine. Doris Lee Butterworth finds out the state of play.
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Tazi puts Moroccan industry online
A Moroccan citrus exporter is launching a new website to provide information on the entire Moroccan fresh produce industry.
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ArticleFlorida down, but grapefruit up
The latest official forecast from Florida reveals the prospects for grapefruit's hurricane-hit season.
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ArticlePeru a rising star
Peru is the rising star of Latin American fruit exports, according to one of its leading protagonists.
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ArticleWarming to change
Climate change, the greenhouse effect and extreme weather may all have seemed pie in the sky a few years ago, but they are happening now and are here to stay. Kathy Hammond finds out about the implications for fresh produce supply in the years to come.
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ArticleSouth Africa tackles overproduction issues
“Two years ago we celebrated going above one million tonnes of citrus production, the next celebration will be when we go back below 1m cartons,” said Citrus Growers’ Association ceo Justin Chadwick.
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Movie move from Asda
Characters from the family blockbuster Madagascar are causing a stir in Asda’s produce department.
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ArticleMorocco back on form
Moroccan citrus has been suffering, with climatic conditions affecting citrus early this year. But the latest reports show some of the most successful export figures in the last five years - across nearly all fresh produce sectors. Emma Twyning talks to both importers and exporters of Moroccan produce to find out why things are looking up.
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ArticleRed Tractor in the limelight
The Red Tractor made a grand entrance at the BBC Good Food Show this week, with a little help from celebrity chef Anthony Worrall Thompson.
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A brand new opportunity
Two recent items in the FPJ have been tugging at my memory. The first was the news that Sunkist, the internationally reknowned
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ArticleFreshfel tells China to open up
Freshfel urges Chinese phyto authorities to open up Chinese market for European fruits and vegetables.
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ArticlePalestinian prospects
How are prospects for exports of fresh produce from the Gaza Strip shaping up since the mid-August withdrawal of Israeli settlers from the region? Aaron Priel reports.
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Simplified systems clarification
The Simplified Procedure Value (SPV) system for calculating import duty payments will change in the near future, as we have
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ArticleFlorida relaxes standards
Producers of hurricane-hit and disease-ravaged citrus in Florida are still hopeful of a better season compared with last year - despite losing nearly half their grapefruit crop to Wilma.
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ArticleSunkist looks to break back into UK market
Sunkist growers, which withdrew from the European fresh produce market in the 1980s, is hoping to re-establish its Sunkist brand in the UK.
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Felixstowe exercise to last four weeks
Defra’s plant health division started a four-week period of 100 per cent inspections at Felixstowe this week of all produce subject to the revised EU plant-health regime.
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ArticleSpain’s Brillante hopes
Valencia’s growers are tempting UK supermarkets this season by creating an exotic image for the natural mutation of a fruit which can trace its origins back hundreds of years to Asia. David Shapley reports.
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ArticleCyprus steps up a gear
Hopes are high that Cyprus’ entry to the EU will enable the fresh produce industry to bloom. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.