Grape news archive – Page 120
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ArticleBA launches Chinese grape IRA
Australia’s produce sector could be mulling the prospect of Chinese grape imports arriving into the country before 2010
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New Japanese grape sells high
A new variety of grapes has fetched staggering prices at an auction in Japan
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ArticleBrazil and Peru target US grape window
Imports of seedless varieties from Brazil and Peru have surged in the past five years according to US trade figures
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Sun World runs grape expo
Sun World has staged its second Table Grape Producer Expo in California
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ArticleNew grape is UK-bound
The first commercial volumes of a new California table grape are heading for the UK.
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ArticleGrowth pegged for Chilean raisins
A larger availability of grapes and good weather conditions will boost production and exports this year
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ArticleNew Californian grape on sale in UK
Sweet Surrender, developed by California's International Fruit Genetics, has been commercially harvested for the first time
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ArticleSpaniards count stonefruit cost
Hail, rain and high winds in mid-July have taken their toll on a wide variety of crops in eastern, southern and north-eastern Spain.
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ArticleTop fruit takes world stage
New Zealand, Chile and South Africa dominate the UK top-fruit market in the heady summer months but, this year, major suppliers have not had such bountiful harvests. As southern-hemisphere supplies wind down and northern-hemisphere producers wait in earnest, Doris Lee Butterworth asks what is on the agenda in the coming months.
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Retails blurring traditional category boundaries
It is fascinating to see how what were once clearly defined product sectors on the retail shelf are now becoming more blurred.
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New marketing head for CTGC
The California Table Grape Commission has a new marketing director
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ArticleVinalopó crop has “excellent” prospects
Uva de Mesa Embolsada Vinalopó is confidently predicting an excellent table grape crop, ahead of the start of this season’s harvest in September
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ArticleCalifornia unveils grape chart toppers
The California Table Grape Commission has unveiled a new variety chart for the 2008 season.
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ArticleGrapes stress California credentials
Californian table grapes are cashing in on their state-of-origin credentials this season to remain one of the top produce brands sold across Asia
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Good harvest on cards for Vinalopó grapes
Agronomists at the regulatory council for speciality bagged grapes from Vinalopó are forecasting a “good” harvest for the fruit.
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Argentina outlines grape strategy
Argentina has launched an ambitious national grape programme that it hopes will see export values triple over the next 12 years.
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ArticleGrape drive to propel Argentinean trade
Argentina plans to become a major table grape player in Europe under a new project to boost exports by 2020
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ArticleTemporary respite from headache in grape sector
The grape trade continues to throw up difficulties for those involved in commercialisation of the product in the UK, but the next period looks likely to be more settled, although trends for the long term may cause more headaches. Kathy Hammond reports.
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Big four unveil weekend price cuts
The price war between the big four supermarkets is continuing to hot up, as the price on hundreds of lines is either halved or cut to 50p.
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Canadian clue to apple disease
Researchers at Canada’s University of British Columbia and Agriculture Canada’s agri-food station in Summerland, British Columbia are developing a DNA-based method to control fungal decay in apples in storage.