All articles by Kathy Miller – Page 16
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Produce dot-com cuts back
Fyffes has announced that worldoffruit.com is scaling down operations.
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Free fruit from Europe?
EU regulations governing tenders for large-scale contracts could have an impact on the UK government's free-fruit-for-schools project.
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Grocery leads home delivery revolution
A new report from Verdict Research puts grocery ahead of the field in home delivery.
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HRI calls in the experts
Horticulture Research International has made the latest in a series of high level appointments to its team of commodity experts.
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Leeks may become trickle
Leek yieldsand quality have suffered considerably in recent months, according to the Leek Growers Association (LGA).
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Glen Avon gets early cue
Glen Avon Growers has laid down the gauntlet to UK salad producers, by producing what it believes to be the country's earliest cucumbers.
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Sweet potato success
Crops of sweet potatoes may soon become the norm in the UK following successful trials.
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Farmers hit tractor trail
Producers themselves will be doing the leg work to find out how widely the UK public thas accepted their red tractor logo.
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Chiquita restructures debt
Tough trading conditions have led to a debt restructure at one of the world's largest fresh produce supply companies.
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Chilean citrus opportunities
There are exciting opportunities for Chilean citrus in export markets if the sector revitalises its varietal mix, according to a leading Chilean agronomist.
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CWS name change
One of the UK's oldest retail co-operative societies has made a historic change to its name.
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Rains boost lemon crop in Tucuman
Weekend rainfall in Tucuman, Argentina has been welcomed by lemon producers.
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Costa Rica seeks alternatives
Costa Rica is hoping that industrial expansion and the arrival of high-tech companies will reduce its dependence on bananas for export revenue.
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Green changes squeeze growers
UK growers face extra costs of hundreds of millions of pounds as a result of a gamut of new environmental regulation, according to a National Farmers Union report released at this weeks HortEx 2001 event in Telford.
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Chile:retail must pay
The Chilean Fresh Fruit Association ö Europe launched Chile's new fresh fruit season with a cocktail reception at the Chilean Ambassador's residence in London on January 12 and a stark warning on pricing.
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Growers embracing GAP
Fruit production in Chile is already well advanced on the road to good agricultural practices, according to Felipe Espinosa, second vice-president of Chilean producers' association, Fedefruta.
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Capespan board member leaves
One of the directors behind the merger of Unifruco and Outspan will leave Capespan at the end of January.
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South African grape volumes slip
Production of grape from South Africa is likely to be down on volumes forecast at the outset of the season and red seedless varieties are running short.
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Good show for sprouts
Pictured are Tristan Kitchener, product manager primary agriculture, Sainsbury's, left, and Alex Bingham, founder of the British Spout Growers Association, on the association's stand at the BBC Good Food Show.
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Two out of three for Bramley
With Bramley week less than a month away, the Bramley Campaign Group has been encouraged to learn that crumbles and pies are two of the UK's top three puddings.