Exotic fruit news archive – Page 74
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ArticleWatermelons may be biofuel answer
Watermelons have been thrust forward as the latest option in the continuing search for efficient biofuels.
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ArticleManchester in limbo
Manchester’s New Smithfield Market has been hit hard by the recession at all levels. While the council re-aligns long-running plans for a major redevelopment of the 40-year-old wholesale market, the traders beneath the dilapidated roof are showing tenacity in the face of adversity. Alex Lawson visited the market
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ArticleAgrexco to double pomegranate exports
The Israeli exporter says it expects to export 6,500 tonnes of Carmel-branded pomegranates this season
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ArticleAsian exporters persevere in seeking new markets
A number of Asian fresh produce companies have long signalled their intention to explore new avenues and markets, but with the global recession curtailing opportunities for fresh produce imports and demand declining for the more expensive exotic fruits, they could face substantial challenges. Doris Lee Butterworth reports
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Looking East for new opportunities
As FPJ heads off to man our first-ever stand at Asia Fruit Logistica in Hong Kong, it will be really interesting to witness
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ArticleTanzanians get mango help
A project funded by the international financial organisation Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) is boosting smallholders in Tanzania and helping them grow mangoes for export to the fresh produce markets of the EU.
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ArticleIndian lychees bound for US
India is set to export fresh lychees to the US next year for the first time, following similar mango access two years ago
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ArticleTesco sends Thai longan to China
Tesco’s plans to boost the Thai export sector are taking shape as 200 tonnes of longan sail for Chinese retail shelves
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ArticleAgrexco offers pomegranate arils
The Israeli group is to market 70 tonnes of the fruit between September 2009 and March 2010
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Total co-operation
In the latest of FPJ’s features on the wholesale operations of Total Produce, Tommy Leighton visits Bristol, where Redbridge, Total Produce and multiple Re:fresh award winner Bristol Fruit Sales have been working both in unison and as competitors for nearly two years
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ArticleBaby come back
Sales of baby vegetables rose during the affluent early and mid-noughties, but as the global recession continues, demand is being pared back. Nevertheless, the sector argues that opportunities are still there to be had, with some banking on home-grown produce faring better than imports. Doris Lee Butterworth finds out more
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Clearing a way through the easy peeler category
I have often had a bleat about the apparent lack of knowledge that consumers display when asked about the difference between
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Vietnam sends durian to US
Vietnam’s Dong Nai province has sent its first shipment of durian to the US
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ArticleTyphoon Morakot hits Taiwan crops
Taiwan’s agricultural sector has taken a beating from Typhoon Morakot, but imports may fill shortages
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ArticleSinclair iQ Benchtop helps exotics packers
Avocado, mango and kiwifruit packing centres are making increasing use of Sinclair’s portable iQ Benchtop system.
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ArticleThe land of plenty
Marketed as the jewel in the UK food industry’s crown, Lincolnshire produces a substantial amount of the fruit and vegetables consumed throughout the country. Due to the county’s rich and fertile soils, it is the UK’s largest producer of potatoes and also specialises in brassicas, soft fruit, salads and peas. In the second of FPJ’s regional reports on Lincolnshire, Elizabeth O’Keefe clocks up more than 300 miles to take a further look at what the fresh produce industry in the county can offer.
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ArticleOn the road to recovery
Mangoes have not had an easy time of it since the recession hit the UK, but the market for the mainstream exotic is showing some signs of recovery. Anna Sbuttoni finds out more from growers and exporters in some of the major sources.
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ArticleDEFRA creates food miles storm
The food miles debate that has seen imported produce go head to head with UK products over their sustainability credentials has flared up again, after a new government report questioned how well domestic product matches up.
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ArticleAll eyes on the Western front
When FPJ visited the brand-new Western International site on the first day of trading last year, there was a mixed reaction to the relocation and a row over the timing of the move cast a pall over what should have been a positive day. But 12 months on, traders are settling into their new home and tackling the recession head on, as Laura Gould finds out.
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ArticleMelon moments
Not quite the exotic they were once thought of as, melons are gradually making their way into the average UK consumer’s shopping basket, despite the economic downturn. Elizabeth O’Keefe visited Parma, Italy, to meet leading players in the global melon industry at this month’s International Melon Days 2009 and find out more.