All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 74

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    EU fruit imports in dramatic slump

    2010-04-15T16:01:01Z

    Fresh fruit imports into the EU last year fell significantly in both volume and value terms, trade body Freshfel Europe has confirmed.

  • Chile revises kiwifruit forecast
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    Chile revises kiwifruit forecast

    2010-04-13T09:01:01Z

    Initial forecasts for Chilean kiwifruit have been revised downwards as the full impact of February’s earthquake becomes evident.

  • Spanish issue melon maturity warning
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    Spanish issue melon maturity warning

    2010-04-13T08:01:02Z

    Andalusian fresh produce association Hortyfruta is warning growers not to cut their melon and watermelon crops too soon and risk breaching minimum brix levels.

  • David Sudduth
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    Pandol looks to grow UK market

    2010-04-12T12:01:01Z

    California-based grape and stonefruit grower-exporter Pandol has hired a new director of global operations with a special UK focus.

  • Dale: says what he thinks
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    Political pundit to offer unique take at Re:fresh

    2010-04-12T09:01:01Z

    Re:fresh delegates will get a first-hand response to the general election result and its potential impact on the fresh produce industry, now that prime minister Gordon Brown has chosen a date just seven days before the trade’s largest annual gathering on 13 May.

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    Election fever catches on

    2010-04-11T11:01:01Z

    With the general election announced this week for May 6, the Food Ethics Council has already analysed what a Conservative, Labour or hung parliament outcome would mean for growers and farmers in the UK.

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    Delegates devise research roadmap

    2010-04-10T15:01:01Z

    Last week’s Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development brought together an international community of 1,000 scientists, farmers and policy-makers to forge new ways to end famine and poverty globally.

  • Veg consumption is falling at an alarming rate
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    EU vegetable consumption in decline

    2010-04-10T09:01:01Z

    Consumption of vegetables across the EU is in decline, according to figures released this week by European trade body Freshfel Europe in its Consumption Monitor.

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    Brazilians forge UK research links

    2010-04-09T15:01:01Z

    Rothamsted Research in Hertfordshire and Brazilian government research body Embrapa have forged a scientific partnership in sustainable agriculture research.

  • Linpac's Infia K37 range
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    Infia reveals new soft-fruit range

    2010-04-09T12:01:01Z

    Packaging has unveiled a new range of soft-fruit punnets for the UK market.

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    South African farmers isolated

    2010-04-09T10:01:01Z

    The killing of South African farmer and notorious white supremacist Eugene Terre’Blanche at the weekend has highlighted the high murder rate of isolated farmers and growers in South Africa.

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    Stemilt and Dovex join forces

    2010-04-09T09:01:01Z

    US cherry grower and marketer Stemilt has joined forces with Dovex Fruit Company to boost its product range and capacity.

  • 5 A DAY called into question
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    5 A DAY called into question

    2010-04-07T13:47:07Z

    Research carried out as part of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutirtion (EPIC) published this week in the US Journal of the National Cancer Institute has found that eating 5 A DAY does very little to cut cancer.

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    Proexport welcomes new member

    2010-04-07T10:01:01Z

    Spanish co-op Surinver has joined Murcia producer-exporters’ association Proexport.

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    Retailers face carbon competition

    2010-04-05T12:01:01Z

    The Environment Agency has unveiled a carbon-trading scheme that will see the major retailers competing among themselves and other big-brand names to drive down their carbon-dioxide emissions.

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    Further salad setbacks in Spain

    2010-04-05T08:01:01Z

    Celery and speciality lettuce from Murcia and Almería in Spain are suffering drastic reductions in availability.

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    MEPs call for food quality laws

    2010-04-03T11:01:01Z

    European food quality legislation is needed, the European Parliament agreed last week.

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    Fera makes Tuta absoluta announcement

    2010-04-02T14:01:01Z

    Following the consultation on the development of a UK policy position for managing the tomato pest Tuta absoluta, the Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) has advised that it will continue with national measures which will be reviewed in a maximum of two years' time.

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    NZ sets T&G-Zespri court date

    2010-04-02T10:01:02Z

    New Zealand fruit exporter Turners & Growers (T&G) will have its case against Zespri heard in the New Zealand high court on 1 November.

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    Spanish unveil new late-season citrus types

    2010-03-31T10:01:02Z

    Regional authorities in the eastern Spanish region of Valencia are ready to launch a handful of new late-season varieties of Clemenules and Murcott.