All articles by Ed Bedington – Page 61
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Fruit and veg cancer debate rumbles on
The cancer fighting properties of fruit and vegetables continue to be debated with the findings of a new survey.
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Elkind caps off pepper development
Israeli developers are hoping to lead the way in the race to develop new peppers, one of the hottest items on the global agriculture market.
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Government funds for organics
DEFRA has agreed to fund Cambridge-based plant science company NIAB and the Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA) to extend organic vegetable and potato trials across the country.
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Food and drink bucks disappointing Christmas sales trend
Food and drink retailers managed to buck the trend following the worst UK retail figures in 10 years, the British Retail Consortium said.
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Fyffes court case continues
The landmark €85m insider dealing civil case, being taken by Fyffes against DCC and its chief executive Jim Flavin, will continue in Ireland’s High Court today.
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Morrisons under scrutiny
Analysts will be watching Morrisons’ Christmas trading results carefully when they are announced today.
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Interflora battle continues
Rebel florists have announced they are confident they will be able to derail an agreed buyout of Interflora by private equity group 3i.
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Monsanto fined for bribery
GM giants Monsanto has been fined $1.5 million for bribing an Indonesian official.
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Mexico lowers apple tariff
Washington apple producers are celebrating after Mexico agreed to drop steep anti-dumping tariffs on Northwest grown red and Golden Delicious apples.
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ArticleIsraeli avocado up
Israel's avocado yields this year will amount to 80,000 tonnes, compared with 50,000 tonnes last year.
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Rebel fight by florists
Rebel Interflora florists are meeting today to rally support for their attempt to defeat an agreed £23.2 million buyout by private equity group 3I.
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Florida canker trouble
Florida agriculture officials have found further trees infected with citrus canker in the Ruskin area.
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Grape producers look elsewhere
Australian table grape producers will be looking for new markets following the devastation caused by the tsunami in south Asia.
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ArticleBanana Wars Two?
The European Union is under increasing pressure to delay revising its banana import regime as the only way to avoid reigniting the bitter "banana wars" of the 1990s, Caribbean producers said yesterday.
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Honour for Allan
John Allan, president of the Freight Transport Association and chief exec of Exel, has been appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire, in the New Year Honours list for his services to freight transport
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ArticleGrapes sales soar
Sainsbury’s grapes took the number three position in sales over the Christmas week, beaten only by Baileys and Stella, the retailer claimed.
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M&S Christmas blues
Marks & Spencer has reported disappointing trading figures for the Christmas period, with like for like sales down 5.6 per cent compared to last year.
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ArticleSouth African grape problems
South African grape producers are facing further difficulties this season with volumes now expected to fall by around 10 to 20 per cent.
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Bare shelves at Sainsbury's
Sainsbury’s is continuing to suffer from availability problems on fresh lines after a glitch left shelves bare in some of its London based convenience stores this week.
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Web broker opportunity for African farmers
Independent fresh produce broker G2G has launched a website to generate exposure for smaller farms in Africa.