All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 13

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    Murcia issues broccoli warning

    2013-04-16T10:15:36Z

    Producer-exporters in the south-eastern Spanish region of Murcia are warning that bad weather conditions could sink broccoli production and leave the market short as output plummets to barely half of usual volumes for the time of year.

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    Anglia completes MBO

    2013-04-16T10:15:35Z

    Fresh produce and food chain IT specialist Anglia Business Solutions Ltd has announced the completion of a £6 million management buyout.

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    Kiwiberry targets Europe and Asia

    2013-04-16T10:15:35Z

    Kiwiberry marketer Freshmax NZ Ltd is working in partnership with New Zealand’s Plant & Food Research scientists to develop a supply chain to Asian and European markets.

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    Colombian FTA presents produce opportunity

    2013-04-16T10:15:35Z

    The European Parliament has approved the free-trade agreement between the EU and Colombia.

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    Total Produce announces Oppenheimer deal

    2013-04-16T10:15:34Z

    Total Produce Plc is joining forces with the Oppenheimer Group. One of Europe's largest fresh produce companies will acquire 65 per cent of the Canadian company Grandview Ventures Ltd which trades as the Oppenheimer Group, in two stages.

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    Jail for yam-fisted smuggler

    2013-04-16T10:15:25Z

    A career criminal responsible for shipping tonnes of cannabis and cocaine to the UK was sentenced to 24 years’ imprisonment this week after being caught concealing the drugs in imitation Jamaican yams made from fibreglass.

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    Clemcott ready for January start

    2013-04-16T10:15:23Z

    Clemcott is coming back on stream from Spain at the end of next month, according to the protected varieties club CVVP that guarantees the easy-peeler’s quality.

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    NZ study finds more benefits of apple consumption

    2013-04-16T10:15:22Z

    New research from New Zealand suggests that apples may be good for the millions of people worldwide suffering from inflammatory diseases.

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    Garlic smuggler handed six years behind bars

    2013-04-16T10:15:22Z

    A garlic smuggler has been jailed for six years after evading some £2 million in customs duty while importing Chinese garlic.

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    Qatar harvests first seawater cucumbers

    2013-04-16T10:15:22Z

    The first cucumbers grown in the desert using seawater and solar power have been harvested in Qatar.

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    Fyffes earnings on target

    2013-04-16T10:15:22Z

    Produce multi-national Fyffes has said it expects its 2012 earnings to be towards the upper end of its target range and has set a similar target range for 2013.

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    Lower prices boost fresh sales in US market

    2013-04-16T10:15:18Z

    The United Fresh Foundation FreshFacts on Retail report, for the third quarter of 2012, shows strong fresh produce sales across the US.

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    Western Cape strikes return

    2013-04-16T10:15:18Z

    Strike action returned to the Western Cape in South Africa this week but passed off peacefully and with minimal disruption to output, one producers’ leader has said.

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    Aldi amasses 10 per cent more shoppers

    2013-04-16T10:15:17Z

    Latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel show that Aldi has a sizeable 10 per cent more shoppers than it did a year ago.

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    Chilean blueberries hit by frost

    2013-04-16T10:15:17Z

    The Chilean blueberry committee has said that frosts on 22 November have affected blueberry output in the IX, X and XVI regions of the country to varying degrees.

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    Spanish export earnings climb

    2013-04-16T10:15:17Z

    The UK spent more on fresh produce from Spain during the first nine months of this year than it did during the same period in 2011, according to figures from the Spanish federation of producer-exporters.

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    Zespri and Zeebrugge ink new deal

    2013-04-16T10:15:17Z

    New Zealand kiwifruit marketer Zespri has signed an agreement with port operator SEA-invest that will see the exporter maintain the Belgian port of Zeebrugge as the gateway to Europe for New Zealand kiwifruit sendings.

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    French figures show trade with UK slipping

    2013-04-16T10:15:17Z

    New figures released by the French agricultural statistics agency Agreste show a decline in trade with the UK but a rise in vegetable production.

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    Adobanano seeks banana funding

    2013-04-16T10:15:16Z

    The Dominican Republic’s association of banana producers, Adobanano, has called on its national government for a loan of 400 million pesos (£6.2m) for farm renovations and to improve the competitiveness of the sector in the hard times it is facing.

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    Rijk Zwaan completes Spanish investment

    2013-04-16T10:15:16Z

    Dutch vegetable breeder Rijk Zwaan has opened two new research and development facilities at its El Mami site in Almeria, completing its Spanish investment.