Pear news archive – Page 53
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ArticleUK plants first Sweet Sensation orchard
East Malling Trust and AG Thames collaborate on new variety pear orchard, following success with concept orchard
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Spanish on apricot drive
The agriculture office of the regional executive in Murcia, Spain has said it will dedicate €3.5 million to convert 700 hectares of apricot orchards to newer varieties under the national orchard renewal scheme.
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ArticleMixed outlook for pear producers
Europe’s pear sector is forecasting minimal or slight increases in volumes for 2011 campaign, revealed Interpera
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ArticleCMI expands export team
US Washington-State apple grower-shipper CMI has hired a new member to join its export sales team
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English top-fruit production hit
English top-fruit growers are battling difficult production conditions ahead of the new season after air frost damage in early March hit crops.
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Interpera reveals summer pear recovery
European summer pear output is expected to recover from its low levels of 2010 according to figures released at last week’s Interpera conference at Aix-en-Provence in France.
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ArticleBranding a future for the South East
Spanning eight counties including production heavyweights Hampshire, Sussex and Kent, as well as the Isle of Wight, the South East encompasses many of the elements that makes the fresh produce sector the thriving industry that it is. Elizabeth O’Keefe takes a tour of the area to gather news and views ahead of next week’s FPJ conference in the South East
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ArticleNorthwest pear crop set to rise
While harvesting is expected one or two weeks later than normal, year-on-year volumes could rise by 8 per cent
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ArticleTesco tops the tree on topfruit
Retailer announces that it has overtaken Sainsbury's to become the leading seller of domestic topfruit in the UK
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ArticleTesco overtakes Sainsbury's on top fruit
Tesco has overtaken Sainsbury to become the UK’s largest seller of home-grown top fruit.
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ArticleInterpera heads to south of France
The annual international pear congress takes place next week in the city of Aix-en-Provence, in southern France
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Slovenia set to welcome Prognosfruit
The World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) has opened registrations for European top-fruit crop forecast event Prognosfruit 2011.
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Supermarkets play on points of difference to stand out
Creating a point of difference has long been one of the golden rules of retailing. Tesco has gone overboard recently with a
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ArticleAPAL chairman to step down
Australian pipfruit peak body APAL will has appointed a new chairman following the announcement Darral Ashton will vacate the position in August
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ArticlePear sucker problems set to fall
Pear sucker, which has been so bad in some orchards in the past that they have had to be grubbed, promises to be less of a problem this UK top-fruit season.
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ArticleChilean pears on the increase
Sendings of Packham Triumph, Abate Fetel and Coscia pears from the South American country are growing
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ArticleAustralian doors may open wide to NZ apples
After years of intense resistance from Australia, the New Zealand apple industry now appears to be leaning on an open door
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ArticleNZ lowers apple and pear forecast
With demand said to be solid, volumes available for export are likely to be "significantly smaller" than initial estimate
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ArticlePrevar unveils Velvetine
Australian-New Zealand jv Prevar has announced new pear variety Velvetine. Non-exclusive NZ marketing rights for the fruit, which was developed under the name PremP33, have been granted to Enza Ltd. The pear was bred by Plant & Food Research, formerly known as HortResearch.