All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 142
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ArticleGrape supplies tighten up
The grape market in the UK looks set to be tight this autumn as different factors in different source countries combine to affect availability.
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UK firms enjoy fresh growth
UK fresh produce companies are enjoying a period of growth and seeing the value of their businesses rise, a new report has found.
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Doubleday in at EMR
Research biologist Dr Oliver Doubleday took up his post as chairman of the board of East Malling Research on Monday.
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Vitacress honoured in factory awards
Prepared salads specialist Vitacress picked up four accolades including the top prize at the Best Factory Awards last week.
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ArticleZespri revises losses forecast
New Zealand kiwifruit marketer Zespri International has revised its forecast for on-shore fruit losses on figures released last month.
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ArticleIsrael set for citrus boom
Press reports in Israel suggest that the country’s citrus industry is ready for a return to its heyday of the 1980s.
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ArticleDole completes JP shares purchase
Jamaica Producers Group Limited (JPG) yesterday accepted an offer from Dole for the purchase of JPG’s 65 per cent interest in the UK’s JP Fruit Distributors.
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ArticlePassionfruit opportunity for Kenya
Focusing on sea freight and EurepGAP could be the answer for Kenya's passionfruit growers.
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ArticleSpanish in lemon debacle
There is disagreement in Murcia over official forecast figures for the lemon crop.
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ArticleMitchell's multiple warning
Competition on pricing of English apples among retailers risks future availability, says EA&P's Ian Mitchell.
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ArticleLess is more for Argentina
Less top fruit over this past season and a greater empasis on quality looks to be paying off for Argentina.
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ArticleItaly takes a battering
Rain has continued to belt down in Italy over the past week, putting up to 70 per cent of towns and villages at risk of flooding and causing “incalculable” damage to horticultural crops.
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Labour let-down for Israelis
Israeli growers are warning European customers that a labour shortage may compromise their ability to fulfill orders.
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Local Customs scrapped
The FPC invites comments as local Customs offices are closed in favour of a central hub.
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ArticleAlmeria crops in volume shift
Courgette, cucumber and aubergine area planted in the southern Spanish region of Almeria is increasing at the expense of capsicum and the traditional crop of green beans.
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ArticleDole in JP buy-sell
Global fresh produce leader Dole has initiated a buy-sell process to either give it full ownership of JP Fruit Distributors in the UK or to sell its 35 per cent stake.
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ArticleBrand new stones
Researchers in Israel and Italy have unveiled four new stone-fruit varieties.
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ArticleNew trade association goes global
A new global trade association emerged this week, backed by some of the largest representative organisations in the fruit and vegetable world.
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ArticleUK risks French apple shortage
UK apple buyers must pay the right price for French apples or risk going short this season, senders across the Channel have warned.
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ArticleArgentinean blueberry concern
Argentinean blueberry growers are expecting the new season to start next month, but are expressing concern as international supplies increase and prices disappoint.