All articles by Mike Knowles – Page 80
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ArticleEdeka produce chief Uwe Bockius departs
Head of German retailer's fresh produce sourcing unit Edeka Fruchkontor understood to have left with immediate effect
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ArticleFratelli Orsero trials fresh-cut fruit range
Company reveals it is running test sales of chopped fruit packs through retail channel in Italian regions of Tuscany and Lazio
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ArticleTotal Produce: more acquisitions likely
Company says it is ready to buy more companies in order to drive its growth during the coming months and years
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ArticleTotal Produce invests in California
Company secures deal for eventual majority share in Eco Farms, a key supplier of avocados, citrus and exotics
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ArticleBelgium bins large part of pear crop
Dependence on Russia means it has been forced to remove some of its production after Moscow banned EU produce imports
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ArticleCanada set to import more US produce
USDA forecasts increase in shipments north of border and suggests total export value could exceed grain and feed for first time
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ArticleUSDA bans leading Florida importer
Importer-exporter falls foul of US law governing payments to suppliers, following investigation by government's AMS agency
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ArticleEU topfruit support could reach €82m
Commission places upper limit on proportion of €125m emergency funding that can be claimed by apple and pear sector
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ArticleBaltic Reefers signs deal to buy NYKCool
Stockholm-based reefer shipping specialist will change its name to Cool Carriers but is set to remain separate entity
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ArticleCanada may allow Polish apple imports
CFIA representative Paul Mayers confirms plan to fast-track certification of apples from Poland following Russian ban
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ArticleFyffes in fine form ahead of merger
The group earned around one-third more in the first half of 2014 than it did in the same six-month period of 2013
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ArticleItalian firms expect shift in apple market
Exporters believe Russian ban and timely conclusion to overseas supply could favour localisation of European market
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ArticleEC acts to support fruit producers
Commission confirms extraordinary measures to offer compensation for fruit withdrawn from the market this summer
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ArticleSerbia set to benefit from Russian ban
Close trade ties put country in strong position to fill expected gaps, although question mark remains over volume available
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ArticleEU agri experts to discuss Russia ban
Commissioner Dacian Ciolos has established a special taskforce to consider possible support for European producers
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ArticleRussia ban "could collapse" EU market
Leading figures in the Spanish fresh fruit and vegetable export business decry Russia's decision to block produce imports
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ArticleEU producers request emergency funds
Major drop-off in prices for European fruit, especially stonefruit, during summer period prompts extraordinary request
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ArticleMedvedev confirms ban on food imports
Australia, Canada and Norway also targeted by year-long ban on fresh fruit and vegetable imports from the EU and US
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EU expecting apple crop of 12m tonnes
Largest production for more than a decade presents new challenge for marketers in light of Russian import ban
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ArticleRussia to impose ban on EU & US produce
Kremlin outlines one-year blockade of agricultural products from countries supporting recent economic sanctions