Grape news archive – Page 126
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Grape research in disease breakthrough
Researchers at the renowned Agricultural Research Service of the US department of agriculture are close to finding a solution to powdery mildew.
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Chileans lament poor returns
The cost of production is rising and returns are falling for grape growers in the Chilean central valley, as they work out just how much it costs them to produce each bunch.
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Indian grapes set to come up short
The Indian grape campaign just starting is likely to come up short, as the full extent of rainfall in Andhra Pradesh at the end of March makes itself known.
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ArticleDelivering the goods
Since scooping the Foods from Spain Multiple Retailer of the Year award at both Re:fresh 2006 and 2007, Waitrose has continued to secure its position in the hearts and minds of UK consumers as a supermarket renowned for both high quality and innovation. Laura Gould caught up with the produce buying team at the firm’s Bracknell headquarters.
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ArticleIs grape bubble bursting after years of growth?
Following encouraging rates of growth year on year for a decade, the development of the grape market in the UK has been showing the first signs of a slowdown this quarter, as yet another three-month period is dogged by difficulties in supply. Kathy Hammond reports.
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Mexican grape all set to go
The Mexican grape season is expected to kick off this weekend with Perlette the first variety to be harvested, according to the Sonora grape growers association Asociación Agricola Local Productores de Uva de Mesa.
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ArticleAgrexco UK management changes hands
Agrexco UK will be headed by new general manager from this week.
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ArticleEgypt hotting up
Mother Nature has been in a contrary mood over the last few months; just ask the Egyptian fruit sector. Producers there have handled extreme weather conditions, resulting in supply volatility, and marketers are forecasting a premature end to the citrus season. Doris Lee Butterworth talks to leading producers and importers to discuss the state of play.
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Deep fried kiddies anyone?
Hardly a day goes by without new concerns about our children’s diets. Despite it being newsworthy, the attitudes of our
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Italians link up to grow exports
A number of Italian exporters have come together to target emerging markets under a new Macfrut International banner.
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ArticleSouth African grapes wind down
The South African grape season is winding down with sendings so far down seven per cent on levels to the same point in 2007, according to figures released by South African Table Grape Industry.
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ArticleSun World unveils new business units
Sun World International has established three distinct new business units and “realigned” key executives, president and ceo Allen J. Vangelos has announced.
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ArticleGrape commission ruled constitutional
A Californian judge has ruled that the law establishing the California Table Grape Commission and authorising its programmes is constitutional.
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NZ firm poised to release residue-free spray
A residue-free spray has been developed by Hawkes Bay-based Post-Harvest Solutions to safeguard crops against bad weather and protect from rot and disease.
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ArticleChilean complications deepen
UK importers are keeping a watchful eye on protests in Chile by grower and exporter groups, as the South American country experiences one of its most complicated seasons in decades.
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ArticleApples could help prevent colon cancer
Apple pectin and polyphenol-rich apple juice can help ward off colon cancer, by encouraging the production of suspected chemopreventative metabolite butyrate, say researchers.
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Deciduous fruit partitioning
The table grape producer association South African Table Grapes (SAT) has completed its division from the South African deciduous fruit organisation, the Deciduous Fruit Producers’ Trust (DFPT).
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ArticleChile white grape winding down
Seedless white grape from Chile is finishing its season early this year, due to heavy rains earlier this month.
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Chile recovering from strike
Last week’s strike by dockers in Chile has come to and end and fruit exports are once again moving.
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ArticleBristol keeps on smiling
Bristol Wholesale Fruit Centre has stood firm since it opened in 1968 but, with consolidation changing the shape of the market and the traders searching for the best possible ways to service the city and the surrounding area, how will the future pan out for the main produce hub in the South West? Anna Sbuttoni reports from Bristol.