All articles by Laura Gould – Page 62
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ArticleRijk Zwann takes Salanova to Green Week
Seed breeder Rijk Zwaan is handing out 30,000 double packs of its lettuce variety Salanova at the International Green Week in Germany.
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ArticlePressure mounts on Canary tomatoes
Static retail tomato prices coupled with continued weakening of the pound against the euro is putting pressure on growers in the Canary Islands.
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ArticleBray retains WIMTA chair
George Bray, owner of B&S Fruits, has won a vote of members of the Western International Market Tenants’ Association (WIMTA), and will remain as chairman of the association through to the end of the market’s relocation to its new site later this year.
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Israel licks frosty wounds
Growers in Israel are still assessing the extent of crop damage caused by last week’s sub-zero temperatures in the Arava Valley.
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ArticleSupply shortage hampering UK organic market
Despite impressive sales, growth in the British organic food market has been hampered by supply problems, as British producers struggle to satisfy the public's growing appetite for home-grown organics.
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ArticleVeg supplies washed away
Heavy rainfall returned to the UK again this week, with flood warnings issued and sirens sounded in some of the UK’s key production areas.
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ArticleNZ Braeburn crop takes a dive
New Zealand’s Braeburn production is set to fall by nearly 20 per cent in 2008 - its lowest volume for at least 10 years.
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NZ apricots to boost UK presence
New Zealand apricot production volumes are down compared to last season, but shipments to the UK are set to increase this year.
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Queensland growers in worker allegation probe
Queensland’s workplace ombudsman is to investigate allegations of underpayment of workers in the horticulture industry around Bundaberg, in the south-east of the Australian region.
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Rain dampens Oz peach prospects
Rainfall in Australia’s Goulburn Valley over the weekend has destroyed part of the region’s peach crop.
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ArticleMor weathers tough sharonfruit season
It is the middle of the season for sharonfruit specialist Mor International, with supplies kicking off last October and due to wind up at the end of March.
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RSA plum deal rides the storm
Organic plum growers from South Africa managed to weather the effects of severe rainstorms at the end of November.
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ArticleStorage atomiser a hit for Optiguide
Controlled humidity technology specialist Optiguide was on hand to showcase its Tabor Atomizer, due to be installed at UK potato company MBM in two weeks’ time via UK distributor Omex.
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ArticleMake a date with Mehadrin
Exporter Mehadrin Tnuport Export (MTEX) ventured into date marketing for the first time this season, selling 300 tonnes of the fruit grown on a moshav in the Jordan Valley.
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ArticleCo-op scores fair deal for smoothies
The Co-op has scored another Fairtrade first, with the introduction of a new range of Fairtrade smoothies.
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Organic Olympic challenges
The Soil Association (SA) has released its vision for 12 steps to a Sustainable Food 2012 Olympics - with organic food at the heart of the proposals.
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ArticleYorkshire eats the blues
The Chilean Fresh Fruit Association’s (CFFA) UK blueberry promotion has hit the streets of Yorkshire, with a three-week whistle-stop tour of nine of the county’s city centre shopping districts.
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ArticleBiofuels must be treated with care, warns Royal Society
Biofuels risk failing to deliver significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from transport, and could even damage the environment, unless the right government policies are implemented, a report from The Royal Society has warned.
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ArticleGolden grapes at Premier
The first arrivals of grapes under the new Capespan Gold brand were selling well at New Covent Garden this week.
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ArticleCooper sells Western company
Peter Cooper, a veteran of 47 years on the London wholesale market scene, has sold his eponymous company at Western International to Walter Braund (Western) Ltd.