All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 107
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ArticleBroad beans in demand
Broad bean growers and marketers have been contending with a mixed season, following on from last year’s disastrous harvest.
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ArticleMMG launches easy-peel orange
MMG is marketing an easy-peel orange in the UK for the first time this summer.
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ArticleTraders welcome produce grants fillip
An initiative that will see corner shops in deprived areas of England get grants to help them increase sales of fresh produce has been welcomed by the wholesale trade.
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ArticleConsumers wasting less food
UK Consumers are wasting less food and using more leftovers, especially vegetables, a Sainsbury’s survey has found.
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ArticleGovernment grants to boost produce sales
Local stores in deprived areas of England are set to receive Department of Health grants to boost fresh fruit and vegetable sales.
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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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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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Cold is key to salad safety
Scientists at the US department of agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have found that proper storage temperatures are vital to minimise bacterial growth and adaptability inside sealed, bagged salads.
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Watermelon volumes tumble
Open-field watermelon production in Almeria has been slashed by half this season.
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Technologist shortage looms
The fresh produce sector and wider food and drink industry in the UK is facing a huge shortage of technologists and food scientists.
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ArticleHortResearch makes DNA discovery
Scientists at New Zealand’s HortResearch have discovered the DNA that controls the colour, shape, flavour, nutrition and ripening of kiwifruit.
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ArticleTutu backs citrus empowerment project
A citrus project in the Cape region of South Africa has received the backing of Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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Intercitrus in danger
Spanish citrus supply chain and promotional body Intercitrus is in danger of disappearing, as producer representatives reject a proposed budget and call for an overhaul of the organisation.
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WTO talks failure splits banana deal
A new EU banana import regime and an end to the long-running dispute between Latin American exporters and the European trading bloc was more elusive than ever after the Doha round of WTO trade talks failed this week.
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ArticleGreenery packages support
The Greenery has introduced an enhanced support package to its exclusive wholesale relationship with Total Produce.
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Zespri four on trial
New Zealand kiwifruit exporter and marketer Zespri is trialling four new kiwifruit types, with the aim of making them available to growers commercially in 2010.
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ArticleOrganic blues in demand
Production of organic blueberries in Poland has grown to the extent that supplies are now exceeding market requirement.
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ArticleDudes - where's my fruit?
The Food Dudes programme to increase fresh produce consumption, conceived by the University of Wales Bangor more than 10 years ago, is finally being adopted in the UK to the delight of its supporters.
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ArticleDesperate veg measures
UK vegetable and potato growers are warning that despite production cost increases of some 22 per cent, the UK consumer has yet to feel the full force of food price inflation which will really bite hard next year.
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ArticleBanana regime impasse
Negotiations at WTO level on the long-running banana dispute between the EU and Latin American countries were still overshadowing the Doha round of trade talks in Geneva on Wednesday.