All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 216
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Italians lose ground
Italian producers' organisation Confagricoltura has said that Italy is losing ground in Europe to other producer member states.
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Greefa measures up
Greefa has announced the launch of two sorting technologies to be added to existing grading lines, with the aim of combining accuracy with the measurement of visible and internal defects as well as firmness investigation.
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Plimsoll issues debt warning
While many companies may not admit to running their business through debt, Plimsoll Publishing has found that 87 per cent of the UK fresh produce industry is doing just this.In its latest analysis, Plimsoll also discovered that 12 per cent of the industry's debt level is dangerously high.
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Warnings sound for NZ export crops
According to a report just out from the New Zealand farm ministry, apple exports are likely to fall 12 per cent to just 14.5million cartons next season and the kiwifruit sector may have to watch its back in the future as international market competition increases.
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Fair deal all round
The Soil Association and Fairtrade Foundation have joined forces to launch a venture that will combine both organic and Fairtrade certification for UK and imported goods.
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Sharonfruit shining
With two months of the Israeli sharonfruit season still to run, Agrexco UK is reporting steady sales increases year on year.
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HDC reveals new council members
Defra has announced the appointment of new council members to the Horticultural Development Council.
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Redbridge and Chingford link up
Redbridge Produce Marketing and Chingford Fruit Ltd have announced they are forging a joint working alliance to supply grapes to Sainsbury's, as the first move in a strategy to form a separate trading entity later this year.
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Morrisons bids for Safeway
Northern-English supermarket chain Morrisons has made a £2.9bn offer for rival Safeway.
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Cox supplies healthy
Despite a short crop, English Cox should still be available in some volume until March, according to Adrian Barlow, chief executive of promotional body English Apples and Pears.
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Crop damage fears allayed
As the UK emerges from a week of heavy rainfall and flooding into frost and snow, first indications are that English horticulture crops are bearing up well.
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Growers urged to get involved
As the next stage of the National School Fruit Scheme rolls out, grower representatives are encouraging producers in the UK to get involved.
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IT in the round
As part of our monthly spotlight on IT, freshinfo and the Journal are organising an IT round-table discussion forum, the first of which will be held in mid-February on a date yet to be confirmed. It's your chance to get involved.
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Prince's purchasing plea
The Prince of Wales is calling on government to force all public bodies to direct their food budgets towards UK produce in a bid to boost farm incomes and shore up the future of rural communities and their economy.
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Probita issues packaging help
Probita Ltd is helping packaging suppliers to comply with new certification to become standard by the middle of next year.
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Hairyape in new swing
Interactive fresh produce search engine www.hairyape.co.uk has undergone a major re-design.
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Grapes hold shelf-life key
Apples and a host of other produce could stay fresher for longer thanks to grapes, recent research has found.
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Pembroke full of puff
Pembroke Port is hoping to rediscover its fresh produce potential following the opening of Atlantic Industries' cold-storage facility by Welsh First Minister Rhodri Morgan (pictured centre) last month.
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Schools under food scrutiny
The government is reported to be considering sending in education watchdog Ofsted and the Food Standards Agency to inspect food outlets in schools.
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Indian flowers in a squeeze
Withering orders are drying up Indian flower exporters' coffers.