All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 98
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ArticleMorrisons slashing 4,000 prices
Supermarket group Morrisons is cutting prices on 4,000 products.
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ArticleIrish growers 'scared into silence'
Irish producers are being “scared into silence” on prices their leader has claimed.
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Safety plays second fiddle to recession
Two new reports this week spell out that although trading in the recession might be a priority for the food industry globally, it is food that is fuelling growth for the multiple retailers in the UK.
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ArticleSpanish call crisis meeting
Spanish growers have called crisis meetings as inclement weather, low prices, lack of water and third-country competition threaten their season.
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Wholesalers face highest prices
Wholesale prices are at a 25-year high, with weather conditions and a fluctuating euro at the heart of the issue, according to traders.
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ArticleProduce to win for Fairtrade
Specialist research company Organic Monitor is forecasting that Fairtrade fresh produce is likely to make the biggest gains of any Fairtrade category this year.
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Argentinean blueberry setback
Blueberry production in Argentina is not proving to be the “blue gold” growers had hoped for.
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ArticleUK fruit consumption up
UK consumption of fruit appears to be on the increase, according to new European figures just out - but consumers are still falling short of their recommended 5 A DAY.
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New NVZ regs start to bite
Agronomists are warning that new regulations on Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) that came into force on January 1, and the pressures of record highs in fertiliser prices, mean the controlled application of nutrients to field veg crops is more important than ever.
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Snow hinders produce trade
Heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures earlier this week caused disruption to fresh produce production and transport in the UK.
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Indian grapes reap rewards
Indian table grape exports have doubled in just three years as growers get pesticide residues under control and start to reap the rewards of greater attention to detail.
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WRAP makes ready-meal clarification
The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP), the government agency charged with reducing food waste, has changed the way domestic food waste is categorised to distinguish ready-meals from take-away foods.
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New-found food safety Conffidence
A new European research programme Conffidence aims to deliver safer food through rapid and cost-efficient tests to detect chemical contaminants in food.
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ArticleDelassus takes Fairtrade step
Moroccan producer/exporter Delassus has introduced Fairtrade to its citrus farms and is now certified under the international ethical marque.
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Primaflor in Almería berry plan
UK soft-fruit marketing specialist Berry Gardens is meeting this week with Spanish producer Primaflor to discuss commercialisation of increasing volumes of pioneering Almería grown strawberries.
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Grapefruit squeezes past freeze
Grapefruit in Florida narrowly escaped a damaging freeze last week
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ArticleWRAP gets full grocery agreement
The government’s Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) is celebrating UK retailers’ commitment to reduce household food waste.
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Canadian grower dies aged 86
Fred Marshall, a pioneering fruit grower in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, died earlier this month aged 86.
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Adas and NRM ink nitrate deal
Adas UK and NRM Laboratories will conduct the UK’s next nitrate monitoring programme
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Spanish winds deck citrus
High winds in Spain over the weekend have knocked citrus to the ground and caused more problems for courgette availability.