All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 203
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Western tenants find out their fate
Western International Market tenants this week found out whether or not they have been invited by their landlord to take up a position on the new market site agreed last week.
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French cherry comeback
With the 2003 French cherry season in its last throes, export committee chairman Jean-Pierre Giacomazzi (pictured) was in the UK last week to inform buyers of the commitment French producers have made to meeting the demands of this market.
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Scottish berry boost
The Scottish Executive is contributing £500,000 to a £950,000 industry-wide raspberry-breeding programme in Scotland to develop disease-resistant, high-yielding fruit.
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Chiquita seals Pafco deal
US multi-national Chiquita has completed the sale of its Puerto Armuelles Fruit Co subsidiary in Panama to a worker co-operative.
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Hargreaves snaps up ex-M&S buyer Stubbins
Plant propagator Hargreaves Plants has snapped up one of the best- known names in soft-fruit buying.
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Apple growers should help themselves
Apple producers, suppliers and supermarkets world-wide can do a great deal more to help themselves and raise consumption simply by providing consistent quality, believes one leading New Zealand grower.
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Europech' issues crop revision
European peach, nectarine and apricot estimates prepared in May have been revised by Europech' taking account of late spring weather in all the major production regions.
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Ghana: export capability expands
Ghana has the capability to increase its exports of fruit and vegetables to Europe and beyond substantially, the country's delegation to this week's Royal Show told freshinfo.
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Bananas need lasting solution
Pressure group Euroban has chosen the 10th anniversary of the EU banana regime to call for a lasting solution to global banana trade strife.
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Sun World licenses Australians
US stone fruit company Sun World has licensed two leading Australian firms to market its varieties in Australia.
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New Ways finalists announced
The Bramley Campaign Group (BCG) has announced the three finalists in its New Ways With Bramley competition.
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Spain: strawbs need EU enlargement
According to one producers' leader, the Spanish strawberry sector needs an enlarged EU in order to lift itself out of crisis following its worst season in 16 years.
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Grapefruit feels the squeeze
The grapefruit market in the UK this summer is going to experience a tightening in supply.
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Citrus sector's hard times
Outspan chairman Kallie Schoeman has warned South African growers that hard times are ahead for the citrus industry.
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Potato plantings hit new low
New forecasts out today predict UK total potato plantings for 2003 will fall by 13.4 per cent on 2002 levels to a historical low of 120,100ha.
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Haskins: optimistic in uncertainty
Lord Haskins spoke at the Worshipful Company of Fruiterers' Top Fruit Conference in East Malling today. Detailing the future of farming without subsidies, the government adviser and rural recovery co-ordinator said he remains optimistic that competitive and profitable farming could be achieved.
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Melons in a glut
Melon production in Murcia in Spain's south-east is soaring as temperatures top 40°C.
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Norway signs EU deal
Unconfirmed reports from a source close to the European Commission indicate that Norway has signed a ?30million trade liberalisation deal with the EU.
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Commission hints at Morrison's victory
According to press reports, the Competition Commission may be leaning towards a Morrison's-Safeway merger.
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Citrus deadline looms
The Fresh Produce Consortium and the Pesticides Safety Directorate are pulling out all the stops to ensure that citrus continues to come into the UK despite uncertainty surrounding the the maximum residue level (MRL) for post-harvest chemical 2,4-D.