All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 208

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    Greenery results revealed

    2003-04-11T00:00:00Z

    Dutch fresh produce marketing group The Greenery has announced its full year results for 2002.

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    Florida faces early close

    2003-04-11T00:00:00Z

    The citrus season in Florida is winding up earlier than usual this year.

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    Apples reduce pear shape

    2003-04-11T00:00:00Z

    Researchers in Brazil have discovered ground-breaking dietary benefits in eating apples and pears.

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    New sea-freight opportunity

    2003-04-10T00:00:00Z

    Exporters in southern Spain could soon benefit from a new sea-freight route for their produce into northern Europe.

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    Southampton Market link up

    2003-04-10T00:00:00Z

    Two of Southampton wholesale market's established importing and wholesale distribution companies have merged.

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    Broccoli breakthrough

    2003-04-10T00:00:00Z

    Eating raw broccoli could be even better for you than eating it cooked.

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    Avocado SAAGA begins

    2003-04-10T00:00:00Z

    The start of the 2003 season for South Africa avocados sees the South African Avocado Growers' Association (SAAGA) quietly confident of a strong demand for quality fruit and a slightly smaller crop than 2002.

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    Greenery announces grower gongs

    2003-04-10T00:00:00Z

    Dutch growers have been basking in the glory of The Greenery's grower of the year awards.

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    Kiwifruit growers unite

    2003-04-09T00:00:00Z

    New Zealand's kiwifruit growers have united behind a single organisation to give them a common voice and focus point.

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    Frosts strike NZ – again

    2003-04-09T00:00:00Z

    An early autumn frost has hit Central Otago, New Zealand, sending growers scurrying to protect crops and trees, according to the NZ Herald.

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    Horticulture's benchmark boost

    2003-04-07T00:00:00Z

    The Food Chain Centre (FCC) has received a grant of £500,000 million from Defra to help UK horticultural businesses take on the best in Europe.

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    Lemon production dips

    2003-04-06T00:00:00Z

    Early forecasts point to a reduced lemon crop in the main southern hemisphere growing area of Tucumán, Argentina.

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    New fresh produce terminal

    2003-04-03T00:00:00Z

    Bristol Port has opened its new fresh produce terminal at Avonmouth, designed for handling produce from conventional reefer vessels.

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    Higgins rises to the challenge

    2003-04-03T00:00:00Z

    Potato marketing specialist, the Higgins group, has raised £12,000 for charity through a combination of raffles, competitions and the 3 Peak's Challenge.

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    Call for regulator grows louder

    2003-04-03T00:00:00Z

    As the deadline for input on the first review of the supermarkets code of practice passed last week, critics of the existing code have renewed their calls for an industry regulator and condemned the code as toothless.

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    Bureau joins in vegetarian promo

    2003-04-03T00:00:00Z

    National Vegetarian Week will have a distinct theme this year, as official partners, the Mushroom Bureau take up the veggie challenge.

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    Fyffes appoints non-execs

    2003-04-03T00:00:00Z

    Fyffes has announced the appointments of Rose Hynes and Declan McCourt as non-executive directors of the company.

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    FDOC future in jeopardy

    2003-04-02T00:00:00Z

    A court ruling is threatening the future of the Florida Department of Citrus

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    Indian expansion

    2003-04-02T00:00:00Z

    India is looking to boost its fresh produce exports substantially within the next five years.

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    Chiquita gets certified

    2003-04-02T00:00:00Z

    Chiquita Brands International has announced this week that independent auditors have certified its Costa Rican banana farms.