All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 269
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Shout it from the rooftops
The British Retail Consortium’s Richard Ali this week made some interesting points about food and the perceptions of
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Exciting solutions for UK season extension
John Stow and Jane Spencer, Horticulture Research International East Malling
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ArticleStone-fruit survival
French stone-fruit producers have experienced challenging times of late. Frost in spring last year, followed by a heatwave in summer led to small tonnage and non-typical fruit evolution through the season ñ not the ideal conditions to boost the export side of the business. Nevertheless, the figures are not as catastrophic as some feared and France's production potential remains intact. Figures show clearly that French exports were back to normal after the 2002 season when fruit was oversupplied. Philippe Gautier reports.
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ArticlePortuguese polemic
A decrease in Rocha pear volumes has already taken its toll on Portuguese export figures. Although there is expansion in other commodities, many smaller producers believe that low prices have combined with strict quality requirements to make the UK market unviable as an export option. Emma Hatfield reports.
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ArticleBouncing Brogdale
The Journal arrived at Brogdale on a cold December morning when Lady Garrett could have been excused if she was contemplating winding down for Christmas. Instead she was pondering the “logistical nightmare” of transporting 10,000 newly delivered trees to more than 3,000 destinations, while dealing personally with a man from Brighton who had made the lengthy round trip for some expert advice on sprays suitable for his garden. All an important part of the day job, of course, but Garrett can be credited with far more than keeping the public happy. In the last five years, she has presided over the transformation of Brogdale Horticultural Trust from an unprofitable, heavily indebted organisation into a profit-making entity that befits its status as the world's largest fruit collection.
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ArticlePineapples drive Ghana
The pineapple is the kingpin of the Ghanaian horticulture export sector. With some 36,000 tonnes exported in 2002, it represents about two-thirds of the country's total exports, in volume and value, of fresh produce to the European Union. Bananas (3,500 tonnes) and papayas (1,400t) are also important exports, and despite the small tonnage of papaya exports, Ghana is the largest ACP exporter of this exotic fruit to the European Union.
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ArticleTozer Seeds aims for market satisfaction
The Journal will focus on seeds throughout the remainder of January. This week Tozer Seeds reveals its efforts to develop specialist programmes aimed at meeting the needs of growers and supermarkets. While Thompson and Morgan introduces its sweet raw winter squash.
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Technology to make herbs fly
My career in the fresh produce industry began in the early 1960s coinciding with Agrexco's arrival on the scene. The
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ArticleRedbridge rolls on
The difficulties experienced during the European stonefruit season have had a radical impact on the UK stonefruit market, says Redbridge-AFI. The company's stonefruit technical manager Peter Czarnobaj and marketing manager Penny Pidd talk to Emma Hatfield.
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ArticleAll change in global trade and consumer behavoiur
By John Giles, divisional director, Promar International
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ArticleRot victory key to Egyptian progress
The Egyptian potato market is full of confidence for the season ahead. Good growing conditions matched with increased awareness and development of quality assurance programmes means expectations are high. Growers are looking to take advantage of a problematic UK season as they aim to develop their position within the market. John Broy reports.
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ArticleCome in out of the cold
Amid environmental concerns and heightening insurance costs Emma Hatfield reports on this year's hottest prospects in cold storage and finds vast progress has been made in terms of product development and design.
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ArticleHiggins search for expansion
The Journal will focus on seeds throughout the remainder of January. Our next four issues will look at various aspects of the seed sector and ask some of the leading players what the key factors will be for them in 2004. Today, Higgins goes electronic and Rijk Zwaan launches a range of organic seeds
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Insolvent abuse
Adam Bernstein (pictured right) hosts a monthly look at one of the legislative aspects that most affect your business, how it is run and how it can be more profitable. This month, John Davies analyses the likely effects of changes in insolvency procedures in the UK, introduced in September last year.
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Happy segmented New Year
The French fresh produce industry calls it Strategic Segmentation. The objective is to give consumers the right produce at the
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Ring in the new with Re:fresh
On today's front page, we officially announce a new event for the entire UK fresh produce industry. As well as being an
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ArticleCape stays in shape
Larger, tastier varieties of stonefruit are winning South Africa an increased share of the UK market in the winter months, according to Martin Dunnett, procurement director of Capespan UK.
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Multiples united behind English top-fruit offer
All the major multiples have at one time or another proclaimed dedication to English fruit: that's what the customers want from us, they say, so that's what we'll give them. But in the past, anecdotal evidence has suggested that in reality growers have been less than satisfied with customers' commitment, accusing them ñ albeit anonymously ñ of being too keen to switch over to cheaper foreign alternatives when they become available. Dominic Weaver asks the multiple buyers for their perspectives on the UK apple industry.