All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 124
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Belgian pear volumes swell
The top-fruit harvest is running abut two to three weeks early in Belgium and pear volumes are up at the expense of apples.
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Dean damage extends
Initial reports from the agricultural authorities in Mexico and Belize suggest that Hurricane Dean has affected banana, citrus and papaya production.
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ArticleFPC drafts green paper response
The Fresh Produce Consortium has sent out to members its draft response to the Soil Association green paper on the airfreight of organic produce.
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Supplier fear factor grows
Pressure is building on the Competition Commission (CC)’s investigation into the grocery market with MPs calling for a watchdog and a new survey showing a staggering level of fear among suppliers.
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Greek fires rage on
On Wednesday, 130 fires still raged in Greece as atmospheric temperatures rose.
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Produce directors bailed
Two directors of a fresh-produce company have been released on bail unconditionally pending drugs trafficking investigations following a dawn raid at their firm’s premises.
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Mendoza event makes European contact
Keelings and Total Produce were both present at the 10th annual fruit and vegetable marketing fair in the Mendoza region of Argentina earlier this month.
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NZ eyes Latin workers
Grower representatives from New Zealand are working with the country’s trade board to investigate the possibility of attracting Argentinean labour to the NZ top-fruit sector.
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Apple days abound
Organic growing charity Garden Organic is holding an apple day at its flagship gardens at Ryton, Warks on October and its kitchen garden at Audley End on September 30 with English Heritage.
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Kiwis take Aussies to WTO
Kiwi apple growers are applauding NZ action to force Australia at the WTO to allow in their fruit, but face a long battle after the Australian government said it would fight the case to the end.
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Kenyan takes further carbon steps
The Kenya Flower Council has said it is in negotiation with EU authorities to resolve the standoff between the council and retailers such as Tesco over the issue of the carbon footprint of Kenyan blooms sold in Europe.
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Weather requires spray review
Biological control specialist Exosect is advising growers to review their spraying regimes urgently in response to increasingly unseasonable weather.
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Spanish apple forecast released
Rises are forecast for Granny Smith and Pink Lady in Lerida, but the picture is more mixed across other varieties.
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ArticleFlorette TV campaign blooms
Florette is driving brand awareness to new heights as recent market research carried out on behalf of the company shows its £2.8 million TV campaign this summer has surpassed expectation.
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Swedes a role model for Scots
Global warming could soon make commercial apple production as viable in Scotland as it is proving in Sweden, the Essex & Suffolk Fruit Growers’ Society learned on a recent trip across the North Sea.
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ArticleIrish urged to rally round
Ireland’s food and horticulture minister Trevor Sargent has called on the supply chain to adopt a partnership approach in the wake of difficult weather conditions for vegetable growers.
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Mexicans on a fruit mission
The trade Commission of Mexico in the UK is inviting companies to join two outgoing missions to Mexico to look at fruit and organic produce.
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ArticleSpanish growers pressured
Spanish producers are under pressure from the UK to fill gaps in supply on some lines while demand for others has waned, leading to a build up in volumes.
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Greenlees outlines currency impact
The biggest problem facing the New Zealand kiwifruit industry is the impact of a high NZ dollar on grower returns, Zespri's chairman has said.
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ArticleTriumph for Fyffes
Ireland’s highest court ruled last week that Jim Flavin, founder of business services group DCC, had inside knowledge of Fyffes when he sold €105 million (£70m) of its shares in three separate trading deals in February 2000.