All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 131
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ArticleBelgians on good form for summer
Belgian summer cauliflower and strawberry crops are starting early and showing good volume.
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Welsh gras first at Asda
Asda is selling asparagus produced in Wales at one of its stores in the principality for the first time.
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ArticleSoft citrus in tight spot
The easy-peel citrus market in the UK is going through a shortening in the supply situation as the effects of rainfall in Argentina make themselves felt.
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ArticlePink Lady weathers storms
Extreme weather conditions have damaged some of Australia’s Pink Lady crop as the marketplace gets ready to switch from northern to southern hemisphere supplies.
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ESP has groundbreaking pack solution
Evesham Specialist Packaging (ESP) has worked with its suppliers to develop a ground-breaking recycled, compostable packaging solution for fresh produce.
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New group gives Spanish growers focus
Spanish growers and exporters in Andalusia have come together under a new association Oiafh which will focus on the upcoming melon season as its first project.
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ArticleJamaican support for Fairtrade grows
Support for Jamaica Producers’ (JP) move to gain Fairtrade accreditation is growing this week as the country’s farm minister said his government would be taking steps to help farmers attain EurepGAP compliance to access the Fairtrade niche in the UK market.
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ArticleLegume growers full of new ideas
UK pea and bean growers are launching a new campaign on May 1 which aims to have young children Full of Beans.
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Rains bring melon woe
Melon production in the Azuero region of Panama has been affected by rainfall that has fallen unseasonably early.
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ArticleTremayne to leave G's
Jonathan Tremayne will leave his position as md of G’s Marketing to join a rival supplier.
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ArticleNew packhouse to boost SA sendings
Fruit exports from one of South Africa’s leading fruit-growing regions have been boosted by the opening of a new packhouse, at Joubertina in the Langkloof.
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ArticleJenney in Express response
The Fresh Produce Consortium has responded swiftly to a damning article in the Daily Express on pesticide residues in school fruit and vegetables.
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Florette recalls lambs lettuce
Soleco UK Ltd is recalling lambs lettuce from sale because of possible salmonella contamination.
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ArticleOnions face undersupply
The UK onion season will finish up to a month early, leaving a tight supply situation until at least the end of August.
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Stonefruit crops stricken
Spanish stonefruit growers in Murcia are concerned that high winds in March and a brief localised hailstorm on April 6 have damaged 30 per cent of their crops.
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ArticleContamination squeezes salad supply
Glass contamination incidents, continuing rainfall in Spain’s major production area and soaring market demand have combined to leave the UK leafy salad sector scrambling to fill orders.
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Israeli Mashov plays host to Muslim nations
Israel and a number of Asian Muslim countries are discreetly forging agricultural connections.
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Anecoop builds prepared facility
Spanish produce giant and group of co-operatives Anecoop is investing heavily in the fresh prepared market with the construction of a new facility.
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UK growers' ethnic challenge
UK growers are not taking advantage of the supply opportunities that exist in meeting the demands of urban ethnic minorities.