Onion and garlic news archive – Page 23

  • Indian onions
    Article

    Indian onion exports tumble

    2010-10-18T04:10:52Z

    India has seen onion exports fall by a third during September as it struggled to compete with prices of Pakistani and Chinese onions

  • Dutch onions
    Article

    Dutch onions grace Sial

    2010-10-14T12:05:20Z

    Mademoiselle Oignon will be present at Sial in Paris to promote the quality of Dutch onions

  • Article

    Retailers look for the novel to stand out in the crowd

    2010-10-08T10:09:34Z

    Every retailer wants to stand out from the crowd and there is no harm in that. To cement this concept in shoppers’

  • shallots
    Article

    Growth forecast for UK shallots

    2010-10-06T10:20:39Z

    UK shallots are expected to see further market growth, as their European rivals experience a decline

  • Article

    Tozer Seeds hosts open days

    2010-10-02T13:01:01Z

    Tozer Seeds is to host its annual open days in Lincolnshire on 13-14 October.

  • Prepared fruit and veg sector emerges well from recession
    Article

    Prepared fruit and veg sector emerges well from recession

    2010-10-01T09:28:40Z

    Innovation and the prepared fruit and vegetable industry go hand in hand, and as the country emerges out of the recession fitter and leaner, retailers are becoming more adventurous with their fresh-cut and prepared ranges. And a wide range of new product development is increasingly finding its way onto shelves, as Elizabeth O’Keefe reports

  • Article

    Answering the question: ‘what do consumers want?’

    2010-10-01T09:28:35Z

    Finding out what your customers want can be a costly business, even though there is plenty of research available. Not long

  • Generic Chinese garlic bagged
    Article

    Garlic speculation boosts prices

    2010-09-28T06:44:42Z

    Speculation has driven up Chinese garlic prices by 250 per cent year-on-year, with knock-on effects in the garlic sector globally

  • onions generic
    Article

    Smuggled onions seized

    2010-09-24T06:24:23Z

    Philippine customs officials have seized a shipment of Chinese onions that was declared as electronics goods

  • onions generic
    Article

    Indian onion exports fall

    2010-09-15T05:11:35Z

    Indian onions’ export competitiveness is being crushed by increases to the minimum export pricing

  • Article

    Supermarkets get inventive for late summer boost

    2010-08-27T09:29:32Z

    A year ago, I came across a story in FPJ about trials of a speciality mini pear grown uniquely in Malta, called Bambinella,

  • The sweet smell of success
    Article

    The sweet smell of success

    2010-08-20T09:36:22Z

    As far as the fresh produce industry goes, the allium category is an exciting one and onions and garlic attract a good deal of attention from both consumers and the mainstream food media. Elizabeth O’Keefe gauges the industry’s mood as the UK season gets going

  • Garlic
    Article

    Chinese garlic prices soar

    2010-08-16T14:43:15Z

    A global garlic shortage and increased domestic demand is causing Chinese garlic prices to sky-rocket, reports Malaysia’s The Star Online

  • Ash clouds Kenyan sales
    Article

    Ash clouds Kenyan sales

    2010-08-13T15:37:00Z

    Horticulture is Kenya’s biggest foreign exchange earner and employs more than one million people. The industry enjoys a solid reputation for supplying high quality vegetables and flowers, though the sector has recently been hit by the impact of the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud, high inflation and an unfavourable exchange rate. Doris Lee Butterworth reports

  • Rolling with the punches
    Article

    Rolling with the punches

    2010-08-13T15:36:54Z

    It is well known that Kent has a lot to offer as a horticultural hub, with its thriving orchards, bustling distribution centre in Paddock Wood and a leading centre in UK R&D in East Malling Research (EMR). But as environmental and financial changes take hold, how will Kent remain on top? Elizabeth O’Keefe tours the area to find out

  • onions
    Article

    Peru's onion exports take off

    2010-08-13T11:28:33Z

    Exports soar 255.8 per cent through first half of the year, driven by higher South American and Spanish demand

  • Guards have been employed to watch over the garlic day and night
    Article

    Garlic prices boom as smuggling is rife

    2010-07-23T08:01:01Z

    Garlic has emerged as one of the world’s most prized commodities, with stories of smuggling and paranoia affecting those dealing with the product.

  • Onion Brotherhood Paolo Bruni
    Article

    Bruni joins Italian onion brotherhood

    2010-07-12T11:02:32Z

    Brotherhood of the Magnificent Onion welcomes Cogeca and CSO president Paolo Bruni as latest addition to its allium alliance

  • Fresh-cut fruit makes a colourful comeback
    Article

    Fresh-cut fruit makes a colourful comeback

    2010-07-09T09:24:01Z

    After nearly two years of category domination by value lines, the fresh-cut sector is reawakening and injecting some much needed colour into the prepared fruit offer. Elizabeth O’Keefe gauges the mood among producers in the sector

  • Certis’ technical officer Alan Horgan
    Article

    Valbon granted SOLA for onions

    2010-07-06T13:01:01Z

    Potato blight fungicide Valbon has been granted an extension to its specific off-label approval (SOLA) by the Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) for use on outdoor crops of bulb onions, shallots and garlic.