All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 160
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Cauliflower feels the chill
Cauliflower is already beginning to run short on UK markets as cold weather starts to bite.
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Darbonne releases new berry
French strawberry breeder SA Darbonne has granted Hargreaves Plants a licence to produce its own plants in the UK of a new strawberry variety.
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ArticleGM peas scrapped
The GM debate has re-opened as an Australian study has found that GM pest-resistant peas cause lung damage in mice.
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Bopa issues onion warning
The British Onion Producers Association is warning that rain at harvest could lead to quality and storage problems in the UK onion crop this winter.
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Banana agreement elusive
Member states have yet to agree the latest European Commission proposal for a new banana import tariff.
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ArticleAlmeria tackles cues head on
Spanish producers are taking steps to address the serious over production of cucumber in Almeria.
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ArticleWashington fits UK profile
Fruit sizing on apples out of Washington state this season will favour the UK market.
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ArticleFDA slams health claims
The cherry sector in the US is bouncing back after the Food & Drug Administration issued warnings about health claims.
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Are the worms turning?
In this week’s freshinfo poll a quarter of readers believe that last week’s supermarket protests could herald a change in regard to retailers’ stranglehold on the market.
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Felixstowe exercise to last four weeks
Defra’s plant health division started a four-week period of 100 per cent inspections at Felixstowe this week of all produce subject to the revised EU plant-health regime.
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ArticleRedbridge in fleet expansion
Redbridge Produce & Flowers has had to strengthen its delivery fleet substantially to meet burgeoning customer demand.
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ArticleUSApples raises cancer awareness
The US Apple Association (USApple) has been using Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October to highlight the role of top-fruit in the fight against cancer.
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ArticleCitrus from Valencia slumps
The regulatory council for protected geographical indicator Citrus from Valencia has announced that volumes marketed under the new label last season fell dramatically.
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Organic research gets launch date
Organic vegetable market research will be unveiled by Niab and HDRA next month.
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ArticleHairyape swings past 5,000
Fresh produce search engine hairyape has registered its 5,000th supplier company on www.hairyape.info.
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ArticleNew vegetable promo push
Carrots look set to become the next vegetable to benefit from a tailor-made pr campaign.
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ArticleZespri profits down
Kiwifruit marketeer Zespri International's half-year profits are down on 2004.
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Tears ahead for onion sector
Onion growers and processors have a stark warning over dwindling plantings and grower numbers in the UK.
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ArticleUK fruit in healthy schemes boost
The potential for a greater percentage of UK top fruit to benefit from government initiatives is much greater given this season's fruit-size profile.
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ArticleALP slams workers scheme
The Association of Labour Providers has spoken out strongly about aspects of the Gangmasters Licensing Act and other policy issues.