All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 202

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    Plum job

    2003-07-31T21:46:19Z

    The UK plum sector is expecting a good volume, high quality year and the season is already under way with early supplies on retail shelves being sourced from both major growing areas in Kent and the Vale of Evesham.

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    Consultancy gap for SMEs

    2003-07-31T21:42:37Z

    A third of UK businesses, with an annual turnover of more than £20 million, do not know where to turn for support and independent advice for medium-sized projects.

  • Chile's grape hope
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    Chile's grape hope

    2003-07-31T21:39:09Z

    Juan Carolus Brown of the Brown Group has told freshinfo that Chile could have its own grape variety within the next five years.

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    Granny going free

    2003-07-31T21:37:13Z

    Sainsbury's has launched a “buy one get second half- price” promotion with Cape Granny Smith apples.

  • Labour issues politicised
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    Labour issues politicised

    2003-07-31T20:51:55Z

    The issue of illegal gangmaster labour rackets is moving up the political agenda, Fresh Produce Consortium chief executive Doug Henderson said this week.

  • UK soft fruit in boom
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    UK soft fruit in boom

    2003-07-31T20:35:22Z

    Soft fruit is enjoying a boom in the UK with raspberries in particular showing stunning market growth and innovation aplenty.

  • Asda overtakes Sainsbury's
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    Asda overtakes Sainsbury's

    2003-07-31T20:16:04Z

    Wal-Mart-owned UK supermarket Asda has overtaken Sainsbury's to take the number two spot behind Tesco.

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    Israeli board reprieve

    2003-07-30T18:38:30Z

    Israel's High Court of Justice has issued a temporary injunction against the minister of agriculture's plan to abolish the current statutory position of the country's four major agricultural production boards.

  • Banana NGOs re-active
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    Banana NGOs re-active

    2003-07-30T18:33:39Z

    Non-governmental organisations in the banana sector are becoming more active again after a prolonged period of apparent inactivity as banana price deflation has hit 30 per cent over the past 12 months.

  • Israeli citrus surge
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    Israeli citrus surge

    2003-07-29T17:16:31Z

    This summer has seen an unprecedented surge of new citrus plantings in Israel as part of a programme begun two seasons ago.

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    Kiwi appeal

    2003-07-28T20:44:56Z

    Scientists at New Zealand's HortResearch are working hard on developing a kiwifruit that peels as easily as a banana.

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    Producers shun futures at their peril

    2003-07-24T00:00:00Z

    Potato producers who fail to make use of futures markets are placing good returns at risk in this season of extremely low plantings, warns potato futures broker ADM Investor Services International.

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    Fireblight: Oz growers deluded?

    2003-07-24T00:00:00Z

    New Zealand apple growers could clash with their Australian counterparts as they push for trade barriers to be lifted following the WTO ruling on Japan's fireblight restrictions on US apples.

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    NZ sees new apple markets open up

    2003-07-21T00:00:00Z

    The New Zealand government and its country's top-fruit growers are welcoming a World Trade Organisation ruling this week that could pave the way for New Zealand apples to enter new markets.

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    French pears kick off

    2003-07-17T00:00:00Z

    French summer pear production appears to have escaped largely unscathed the late spring frosts that have hurt top and stone fruit production in many parts of Europe.

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    Spanish berry industry counts its losses

    2003-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Growers in Huelva were licking their wounds at this month's strawberry roundtable in south-western Spanish region.

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    Prepared salads strengthen Geest

    2003-07-15T00:00:00Z

    In a pre-close period first-half update, prepared foods and salads supplier Geest has revealed 10 per cent growth.

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    Spanish citrus growth

    2003-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Spanish citrus trade organisation Intercitrus is forecasting increased exports and earnings in the 2003-04 season.

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    Supasweet onions on the map

    2003-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Supasweet, the trade-marked, UK-bred, mild-tasting sweet onion was launched officially this week in Bedfordshire.

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    JS reports rocketing raspberries

    2003-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's UK raspberry sales rocketed over Wimbledon fortnight, according to soft fruit buyer Dominque Schulemburg.