Grape news archive – Page 105
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ArticleGrape sector heading for further trouble
The grape category saw an unlikely slip before the Christmas period. Issues of oversupply and plummeting sterling could see further turmoil as the market looks for stability and equality. Alex Lawson reports.
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ArticleSun World and Cornell join forces
Grape breeders Sun World International and Cornell University have joined forces on a long-term table grape research agreement
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ArticleUSDA issues new grape order date
The new 10 April-10 July marketing order for California desert and imported table grapes comes into effect for the 2009 shipping season
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ArticleThermal Pest Control heads to Europe
A new internationally patented technology to help reduce the need for pesticide spraying is being launched across the EU.
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ArticleRainforest Alliance certifies Chilean grapes
Table grape supplier Dayka & Hackett has announced it will exclusively market the new sustainable line in the US
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Fyffes seeking higher prices
Fyffes said on Wednesday it is looking for higher prices across all markets.
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ArticleOlympic Fruit launches Grapes to Go
New convenience line aimed in particular at busy, single consumers looking for safe and healthy products out of the home
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ArticleEosta serves all market segments
The Dutch organic company’s South African grape range now caters for all segments of the market
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ArticleIndian grapes make MRL progress
Indian grapes tested by the Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD) in the UK this year had no pesticide residues above maximum residue levels (MRLs), thanks to greatly improved residue-monitoring processes at source.
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ArticleCall for new grape association for Murcia
Asaja Murcia has called for the establishment of an interprofessional grape organisation to unite and aid the region’s producers
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Chilean growers tackle grape pest
Producers are working quickly to bring under control the presence of the Lobesia moth on certain vineyards
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ArticleCapespan signs huge Namibia deal
Capespan has been granted exclusive marketing rights for one of the largest grape farms in southern Africa.
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ArticleImpressive start for Capespan in Namibia
Capespan's Ronan Lennon has been impressed with the quality of the Namibian table grape crop
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ArticleNamibia hopes for vintage year
Namibia is expecting a vintage grape season with spiralling exports.
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ArticleOvercoming rainy days
South African grape exports have only just begun but some growers have already endured enough drama for one season. Doris Lee Butterworth talks to leading producers and importers about prospects for the upcoming months.
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Christmas cheer manifests itself in the produce isles
December has only just arrived, but there are already signs that the multiples have Christmas very much in mind, probably as
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ArticleGomez and Bartle win top Tesco awards
Tesco celebrated its inaugural Supplier & Grower Awards in London on November 20.
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ArticleHMI prosecutes Food City (Stourbridge)
Horticultural Marketing Inspections (HMI), part of the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), has successfully prosecuted Food City (Stourbridge) Limited for displaying and selling sub-standard and incorrectly labelled fresh fruit and vegetables.
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SA grape export volumes "similar" this year
SATI has forecast that table grape volumes will remain on a par with the previous year during 2008/09
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ArticleKarsten Farms handed Tesco award
The South Africa-based grower has been named as Tesco's Southern Hemisphere grower of the year