All Israel articles – Page 33
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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ArticleIsraeli citrus flourishing
Israel's citrus sector is developing and expanding at a rate not envisaged by growers, it has emerged.
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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.
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Agrexco scoops Aalsmeer accolade
The Gold Cup at this year’s International Flower Competition in Aalsmeer, Holland was awarded to Benzy Gil and Agrexco - the first time ever that a non-Dutch flower designer has picked up the prize.
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Salad days for Agrexco
Israeli produce giant Agrexco is placing a big emphasis on organic salad products for the forthcoming season, with a planned total increase of 49 per cent on all tomato lines and 35 per cent on peppers.
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Israeli-Thai deal clinched
Inter-governmental agency the International Organisation for Migration has signed an agreement with the government of Thailand which enables the organisation to send Thai workers to Israel.
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ArticleIsrael's fruit values on the up
The value of the fruit sector in Israel grew by 10 per cent in 2007, to NIS 2.8 billion (£345 million), according to Ilan Eshel, general manager of the Israel Fruit Growers’ Association.
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ArticleIsrael releases date plans
Israel plans on exporting 10,000 tonnes of dates this year, according to details supplied by exporters Hadiklaim, Agrexco and Mehadrin.
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ArticleIsraeli citrus returns to form
The return to form of Israel’s citrus industry is best expressed by the vote of confidence it received from growers this year: they have planted 1,200 hectares of new citrus groves, more than in any other single year over the past 30 years.
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Israeli losses feared
Israeli growers are concerned that an ultra-orthodox power struggle to monopolise the fruit and vegetable market in the upcoming Shmita (Sabbatical) year could lose growers millions of pounds.
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Israeli carrot volumes up
Carrot exports from the Maon region in the north-western Negev in Israel rose by 44 per cent in 2006-07, compared with the year-earlier period.
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Protests target Agrexco
Israeli produce importers Carmel-Agrexco became one of the victims of the Camp for Climate Action’s day of ‘mass direct action’
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ArticleIsraeli avo volumes take a dive
Total avocado yield in Israel for the forthcoming 2007-08 season is estimated at 60,000 tonnes, a 30 per cent decline compared with the previous year.
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Israeli fruit rebellion rages on
An expression of discontent among fruit growers in parts of Israel is rapidly turning into a country-wide movement.
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Veg tops in Israel
Vegetables have become the leading category in Israel's fresh produce export offer, according to Yossi Yishai, director of the planning division of the ministry of agriculture.
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ArticlePeril for Israeli pomegranate suppliers
The Israeli Plants Production and Marketing Board has declined export approval for 1,000 tonnes of pomegranates, grown by two farmers who refuse to pay the levies imposed by the board.