All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 68
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Home Office found wanting in produce scam
The Fresh Produce Consortium has slammed the Home Office response to its concerns over an escalating problem with fraud targeting the trade as “unsatisfactory”.
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ArticleMEPs urge supply chain transparency
New legislation is needed to ensure fair returns to farmers and growers and transparent prices to consumers, by enforcing fair competition throughout the food supply chain, an agriculture committee of MEPs said recently.
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Leafy salad growers set November date
The British Leafy Salads Association is holding its fifth annual conference on 24 November.
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ArticleLawyers in bee protection bid
The University of Greenwich has launched a new research programme to review the legal framework relating to bee conservation and biosecurity across the UK in a bid to protect these valuable crop pollinators.
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ArticleMassive Dutch fraud exposed
Dutch authorities have made nine arrests in a massive fraud investigation involving growers of strawberries, raspberries, asparagus and mushrooms.
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EU passes GM decisions to member states
The European Commission has this week outlined a new flexible approach to GM cultivation which puts the ball back in the court of individual member states to decide on GMO cultivation in their territory.
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Belgian prices rise on strong demand
Soaring demand in Belgium and across Europe is pushing up prices for Flandria-labelled salads.
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ArticleSainsbury's lowers English cherry spec
Sainsbury’s has delighted English cherry growers by lowering its size specification in a bid to help them market a greater proportion of their crop.
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Health initiatives shrouded in doubt
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has dismayed the trade with his change of approach on the Change4Life campaign and continuing uncertainty over the future of the Food Standards Agency (FSA), the School Fruit & Vegetable Scheme and 5 A DAY campaign.
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ArticleGrape from Spain: late but in shape
Spanish seedless grape production for the UK market in the south-eastern region of Murcia is running up to 20 days late.
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ArticleCox production set to take a dive
Production of early English apple varieties in 2010 is forecast to rise some 10 per cent on last year, but Cox output is expected to drop by 15 per cent.
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ArticleFruco posts impressive results
Importer Fruco plc has posted improved profits and turnover for the past financial year, but warned it would be difficult to maintain the same level of profitability.
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ArticleUK stonefruit growers unite
For the first time ever English stonefruit growers have come together to try to unite their fragmented industry, enlisting English Apples & Pears to co-ordinate information sharing and some PR effort on cherries and plums this summer.
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LFP in major profits rise
Lincolnshire Field Products (LFP) has recorded a 54 per cent increase in profits after it cut costs in the business.
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Zespri hits back on disease claims
The scale of the problem of a fungal disease affecting Zespri Chilean kiwifruit has been seriously over-egged, the company claims.
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ArticleBooths backs British summer fruit
North-West regional retailer Booths has got behind English fruit this week with the first arrivals of cherries retailing alongside gooseberries.
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Ministerial assurance on ombudsman
Competition minister Ed Davey gave his assurance to the Grocery Market Action Group this week that government will be forging ahead with legislation on establishing a grocery ombudsman.
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ArticleContinued dry spell threatens supplies
The UK’s warm, dry spell is threatening to cause difficulties for salad and vegetable growers
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ArticleProexport beefs up iceberg offer
Murcia producer-exporter association Proexport has beefed up its iceberg offer with the addition of two new members.
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ArticleHail strikes Italian fruit
Hailstorms at the end of last week in Italy’s main stonefruit production region of Emilia-Romagna are set to push prices higher in an already low-volume year for peaches, nectarines and apricots across Europe.