All articles by Dominic Weaver – Page 12
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Asda's HortEx display upsets growers
Asda's decision to show it Rolling back the prices logo at this week's HortEx event in Telford, causes consternation amongst producers and the National Farmers Union.
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Worldoffruit makes on-line advances
Fyffes subsidiary worldoffruit.com announces a strategic joint-venture with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) and the launch of an enhanced website.
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Produce suppliers in force at SIVAL
The forteenth SIVAL exhibition held last week in France, provides venue for a variety of fruit and vegetable innovators to show off their basket
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Premium apples to receive promotion
Pink Lady and Sundowner, are to get an industry-wide promotion in the UK and benefit from global market planning.
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UK flower producers criticised at HRI conference
Fragmented supply and lack of communication among criticisms levelled at UK producers at last Friday's cut flower conference at HRI Wellsbourne.
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South African grape exports crushed by rain
Heavy rains in South Africa decimate white and red grape crop, slicing exports by 60 per cent on pre-season forecasts.
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Scientific findings back organic produce
European research suggests that there are scientific grounds to assume that organic produce is healthier than conventionally produced produce. The Soil Association is expected to release the results later this week.
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Yorkshire Produce Centre to open in March
Leeds wholesalers prepare for March move to new privately-owned site.
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FPC and FFVIB to merge operations
The Fresh Produce Consortium and the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Information Bureau reveal that the two organisations are to combine their activities.
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Fruition and Aspen High combine forces
Marketing desks Fruition and Aspen High unveil a new joint project that could see half the UK top fruit crop offered under a single banner.
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Fyffes on course for prosperous 2000
Fyffes returns preliminary results for the year ended October 31, with earnings per share rising nearly 15 per cent.
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Port of Ipswich provides potato outlet.
The Port of Ipswich has begun to be used as an outlet for potato exports to the Canary Islands.
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JSR onions set sail for French Guyana
East Yorkshire-based supplier JSR Farming Group, begins its first ever exports of onions to French Guyana.
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MB Produce introduces new radicchio
Two new varieties of winter radicchio launched to the UK market by MB Produce.
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Salvesen unveils interim results
Christian Salvesen releases figures for the six months to September 30. Interim results show an increase in pre-tax profits of £21.2 million, an increase of 8.2 per cent.
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Farm incomes plunge further
Provisional figures for total income from farming down by 1.5 per cent on last year at £2.2bn, continuing a four-year trend in the erosion of income in the industry.
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Road freight enjoys steep growth
Third quarter 1999 figures from the FTA show road freight sector increased sharply.
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NFU states its case on pesticides
The National Farmers' Union gives evidence to the House of Commons environmental audit committee on reducing pesticide usage.
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Millennium bug still a threat, says Maff
A quarter of the farming sector still has to make adequate preparations for Y2K, says Ministry of agriculture.
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Savvides returns to lead Cyprus potato board
Cyprus Potato Marketing Board appoints new chairman and CEO, Andreas Savvides.