All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 243
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ArticleBreaking the subsidy reliance
Portugal has been increasing its fresh produce offer to the UK market for several years, but can it escape its dependance on subsidy to stand on its own two feet? Anabella de Sousa investigates.
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Retailers bent on bananas
Who would want to be in the banana business these days? A once profitable and vibrant industry is slowly being driven into the
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Sourcing mysteries in the aisles
While it is generally agreed that international production of many fruit and vegetables has already reached glut proportions,
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Changing face of IT
Nation Wilcox is celebrating 25 years in the IT industry this year. In 1979 Neil Nation and Gordon Wilcox started out on their
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ArticleThe shape of things to come
In this week’s profile on seeds we look at the developments in tomato shapes, colours and sizes with Zeraim Gedera, the work MBM is doing on new potato varieties and how Nirit Seeds is meeting the demands of specialility markets.
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ArticleSA stones on a roll
Strong market awareness, coupled with the ability to adapt to changing conditions has put South African stone-fruit producers in a strong position as high quality fruit comes on stream.Ed Bedington reports.
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ArticleCornwall in crisis
The Cornish winter brassica season may have arrived a few weeks early this season, but it hasn’t been without its difficulties, reports Anabella de Sousa.
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ArticleNovelty a key for brassica
While the UK market for sprouts continues to decline, cauliflower, cabbage and broccoli markets remain fairly stable. As well as striving to improve the performance of traditional brassicas, breeders are helping growers maintain sales through the development of niche sectors, such as purple sprouting broccoli, baby cabbage and coloured cauliflower, reports Sue Jupe.
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Speak now, or hold your SPV peace
Changes to the Simplified Procedure Value (SPV) system for calculating import duty payments are likely during the course of
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Kick out penalties
Adam Bernstein hosts a monthly look at one of the legislative aspects that most affect your business, how it is run and how it
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Waitrose pilot must earn wings
There is no doubt in my mind that Waitrose’s decision to pilot sales of locally grown produce outside its own brand will
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All is not lost for veg generation
There is something hidden in the data about fruit and vegetable consumption that we should not ignore.The bedrock of
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ArticleRe:fresh Awards criteria now available
The entry criteria for the 2005 Re:fresh Awards have been announced. See story for links to your relevant categories.
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ArticleSpain counters arch berry enemy
Spanish berry producers are gearing up for what looks set to be a good season. New varieties are high on the agenda and innovative production methods are helping the Spanish combat their arch enemy - the weather.
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ArticleEgypt’s quota chance
Potatoes were the first agricultural products Egypt exported to the EU. In 2004, 235,000 tonnes were sent, representing an increase of 37 per cent on 2003 sendings. During the 2004 season, 85,000 hectares were dedicated to potato plantings, which yielded 1,950,000mt from 250,000t of seeds. However, to continue its export success, Egypt must continue to comply with strict EU quality assurance rules, writes Anabella de Sousa.
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ArticleRising to the cauli challenge
In this week’s focus on seeds, Clause Tezier talks about the challenges of cauliflower production, Nunhems talks emotions and Defra gives a welcome boost to organic seed growers.
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PMA Profile
In this month’s profile on the Produce Marketing Association, the US trade association for fruit and vegetables, the PMA
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Label rage the new phenomenon
New-look labels seem to be all the rage in 2005, writes David Shapley.Marks & Spencer has certainly gone to town with its
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Joined-up approach
To start the new year, the Journal’s monthly look at the 5 A DAY campaign features one of its five integral strands -
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What to worry about this week
So, this week, fruit and vegetables aren’t as good for you as they were last week. Fruit is not as nutritious as it was