News from FPJ – Page 363
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Brassica prices rocket after heatwave
Wholesaler reports 30 per cent rise in broccoli and cauliflower prices, with high temperatures pushing strawberries into Class 2
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Pressure grows in Cape fruit regions
Growers fear the long-term impact if the Western Cape region of South Africa does not receive sufficient rainfall
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New airfreight service links Kenya and Yorkshire
Weekly service will transport Kenyan fresh produce and flowers into Doncaster Sheffield Airport
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Retail sales continue to rise
Supermarket sales have grown by five per cent during the last 12 weeks as turnaround continues across the market
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Tesco takes extra raspberries after warm weather
Retailer buys extra 40 tonnes of Driscoll Maravilla variety from Berry Gardens following sun-related increase in yield
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Potato planted area ‘to rise four per cent’
AHDB analysts predict return to 2014 level, matching similar estimates in mainland Europe
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Tacon to stay on as supplier complaints fall
Groceries Code Adjudicator agrees to a further year in the post, while new survey suggests her work is having a major impact
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Organic regs are "missed opportunity"
Soil Association technical manager slams troubled EU Organic Regulation, which is struggling to gain approval
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Scotland set for first commercially viable vertical farm
Facility at James Hutton Institute to be operational by the autumn, with trials planned in various crops
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Nielsen: ‘Old path to purchase is obsolete’
Way consumers shop both online and offline is evolving fast, forcing consumer goods firms to adapt business models
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Seasonal labour drops 17 per cent
NFU survey of labour providers outlines alarming downward trend in availability of seasonal workers
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Consumer goods sector ‘must heed rise of populism’
Rise in populism threatens ‘open cooperative world order’, FT’s chief economics commentator warns consumer goods leaders
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Organics 'needs year-round campaign'
The issue of marketing and how to capitalise on growing demand was a key feature at a Soil Association event this week
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Queen’s speech focuses on Brexit
Brexit dominated the long-awaited Queen’s Speech following the UK election, the Conservatives lining up an Agriculture Bill to support farmers once they are taken out of CAP
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Co-op bunch shows off best of British
Retailer introduces ever-changing £8 bouquet to put seasonal British flowers in the spotlight over the summer
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Rebrand boosts Jazz apple's popularity
Branded apple is now understood to be the sixth most-popular variety in the UK, where it also leads in terms of growth
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Campaign looks to put peas on plates
Great British Pea Week will be focusing its attention on school dinners as it looks to improve kids' health
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Wealth gap causing 'existential crisis' in consumer goods
Rising income inequality challenges business models underpinning entire consumer goods industry, report warns
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Berry prices 'could soar' over labour fears
Major new report spells out the dangers of falling production and skyrocketing prices if a new labour scheme is not introduced
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MDS open for more member companies
Produce grad scheme is looking for more member companies as it unveils expansion plans and new training format