All Israel articles – Page 31
-
ArticleAgrexco to promote mids with whisky giveaway
A bottle of Grants Whisky is to be given away with pallets of new-season set-skin Carmel mid potatoes sold by Israeli exporter Agrexco to the wholesale trade.
-
ArticleIsraeli citrus sector pulls together
The citrus market has responded well to the effects that frost and storms have had on Israeli production this season, thanks to ongoing communication between growers and suppliers.
-
ArticleIsraeli herb growers stand strong
Israeli herb growers have renewed the majority of the product struck by recent sub-zero temperatures, and supply is expected to be back on track within three weeks.
-
Article
Israeli potato supply freeze
Recent frosts in Israel have hit winter potato volumes this season, with bakers worst affected.
-
ArticleHerbs cause Agrexco trouble
Agrexco has said it is having great difficulty in trying to supply all of its herb lines from Israel in the wake of damaging frosts in January.
-
Article
Israel licks frosty wounds
Growers in Israel are still assessing the extent of crop damage caused by last week’s sub-zero temperatures in the Arava Valley.
-
ArticleIsrael’s finest gather at Tel Aviv forum
Israeli fresh produce exporters, farmers, technology companies and agricultural bigwigs arrived en masse in Tel Aviv last week for the 18th outing of the country’s annual Agro-Mashov trade fair. Laura Gould was among the visitors.
-
Article
FPJ Israeli correspondent Aaron Priel dies
It is with sadness that we report the death of Aaron Priel, on January 2.
-
ArticleAgrexco sells private shares
Agrexco, Israel's primary exporter of fresh produce, is reported to be planning on issuing NIS120 million (£15.16m) of private stocks to institutions; the first move towards privatisation of the company according to trade sources talking to FPJ’s Israeli correspondent.
-
Article
Israelis debate foreign worker plans
Israelis are embarking on a similar argument about foreign workers to the one being played out in the UK, with one industry insider alluding to a "secret government plan" to replace them with indigenous labour.
-
ArticleIsraeli flower exports to jingle at Christmas
Israeli flower growers from the Arava region will send more than 500,000 flowers to western Europe over the festive season, weighing in at nearly 30 tonnes.
-
Article
Citrus groves expanding in Israel
Citrus trees have not been so thick on the ground in Israel since the 1930s, according to data released by the ministry of agriculture's extension service.
-
ArticleNew technology for Israeli date crops
Israeli researchers are applying a new technology process for disinfecting Medjoul dates.
-
Article
Israeli veg exports rose in 2006
The value of Israel's fresh produce exports in 2006 amounted to NIS4.6 billion ((£581 million), according to a study by the economic department of the ministry of agriculture.
-
ArticleIsraeli researchers release new cultivars
Last week, Israeli researchers introduced several new varieties of fruits and vegetables, in a bid to improve on existing cultivars in the marketplace.
-
Article
Israeli crops hit by storms
Storms hit crops in Israel yesterday, with heavy rain and hail seen across the southern and central coastal plain, the northern Negev and the Valley of Jezreel.
-
Article
Israeli-Indian fruit processing venture formed
Niv Agriculture, an Israeli processor and marketer of fresh fruit segments, has signed an agreement with the State of Magalia in India for co-operation in a fruit processing venture.
-
Article
Israeli growers in anti-levy drive
Hundreds of Israeli vegetable growers have joined forces with fruit growers forming a strong group opposing the imposition of levies to the Plant Production & Marketing Board.
-
ArticleIsraeli citrus flourishing
Israel's citrus sector is developing and expanding at a rate not envisaged by growers, it has emerged.
-
ArticleIsrael bumps up the volume
From citrus to root vegetables, a multitude of Israeli winter fruit and vegetables are amongst the staples of many UK consumers from September until the end of April. The UK is traditionally a strong performer for Israeli growers and exporters, and, with a good production season underway, this year will be no exception. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports.