All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 237
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Honduras looks to juice
Honduran citrus growers are gearing up to maximise the export market for fruit destined for the freshly squeezed juice sector, according to press reports in the country this week.
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Efsis links with OF&G
Global inspection and certification company Efsis announced last week that it has formed a new partnership with Organic Farmers & Growers.
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Fyffes lauds staff effort
Fyffes chairman Neil McCann has praised the part played by management in helping the produce multinational's recovery during 2001.
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KG celebrates record year
KG has announced record rebates to its 71 growers after a highly successful trading performance during the 2001 season.
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Ecuador faces grim allegations
The Ecuadorian banana industry is the subject of a smear campaign, the country's ambassador to the United Nations told freshinfo this week.
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Apples bitten by cold
A cold snap in the US north-west is causing producers to revise their early crop forecasts downwards.
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Spain: citrus picture less gloomy
An official report from the foreign attaché service of the US department of agriculture points to a smaller Spanish citrus crop for 2002-03,but revises this season's output upwards compared to earlier forecasts.
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Yugoslav fruit catastrophe
Frosts last month drastically reduce deciduous fruit production: Serbia's main export.
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OrchardWorld signs up more volume
Top fruit supplier OrchardWorld has released details of new signings and supplier relationships with UK producers following the revelation last week that two of its growers were leaving.
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Vintage gras
Pictured is Anton Edelmann, executive chef of the Savoy, taking delivery of the first English asparagus from Mark Haynes of Bomfords of Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Garden gives generously
The tenants association of New Covent Garden Market raised more than £10,000 for charity at its annual dinner and dance this year.
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Future's tight for large oranges
A tightening in supply of large sized oranges is starting to make itself felt in the UK.
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School fruit roll out
The second phase of the national school fruit scheme's rollout in the West Midlands got underway on Wednesday as another 117,000 children aged four to seven in Staffordshire, Birmingham, Dudley and Sandwell started receiving a piece of fruit each day.
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Jaffa dream trip
Mehadrin Tnuport Marketing and Sainsbury's have made a World Cup dream come true.
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Directors breed success
Successful directors create successful companies. This is the finding from a study of 1,000 industry companies.
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Writtle breaks new ground
Horticulture establishment Writtle College will open its doors on July 5-6 to 5,000 schoolchildren and 10,000 members of the public.
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NZ apples light
Volumes of apples from New Zealand could be lower than forecast earlier in the season, according to Alasdair Robertson of Worldwide Fruit, Enza's joint venture partner in the UK.
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Cornish potato crops air-lifted
British Potato Council (BPC) chiefs have been out and about promoting the new crop throughout the nation.
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Organic standards overhauled
The Soil Association has given its organic standards a major facelift for the first time in a decade.
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Solanum unveils Jubilee potato
Potato marketing group Solanum is introducing a new salad potato variety this season to mark the Queen's golden jubilee.