Pineapple news archive – Page 70
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Demand for flat peaches soars
Spanish producers report rapidly rising demand for product across European markets
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Strong season for English cherries
Growers confident of harvesting largest crop in 20 years, thanks to warm spring weather
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UK apricots kick off at Waitrose
Stonefruit supplier British and Brazilian (B&B) delivered the first of this season’s UK apricots into Waitrose this week.
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Co-op Highland Court deal yields first fruit
The Co-operative Farms (TCF) has harvested its first stonefruit from the latest addition to its fruit-growing operation - Highland Court Farm in Kent.
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Early finish in sight for English cherries
English cherry supplies will wind down at the end of the month after the season started three weeks early this year.
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Stemilt enhances cherry equipment
New optical sizer and in-line cluster cutter have been introduced to benefit the group's Rainier cherry programme
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Distinctive varieties hit the shelves for summer
As the cherry season continues to build and choice gets bigger and bigger, the novelty of seasonality continues to shrink.
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French farmers plead with wholesalers
Struggling to compete with Spanish imports, French growers have decided to try to personally convince wholesalers to favour French produce
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Contact group demands action
As peach and nectarine growers struggle with low prices in Spain, Italy and France, a contact group has called for emergency measures
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California plums ripening well
California Plum Marketing Board says plum season is underway with late starts for some and early harvests for others
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Stonefruit meeting calls for EU action
Italian, French and Spanish producers say European Commission must tackle falling consumption following E.coli outbreak
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French produce gets outdoor approval
The government has agreed to allow sales of peaches, nectarines and tomatoes outside stores for the start of July
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NW cherry crop revised downwards
Northwest Cherry Growers in the US has revealed its latest forecast for this season's cherry crop, with the harvest now expected to come in at 16.9m 20lb-equivalent boxes, down from the 17.2m-box estimate made at the start of June.
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Spanish demand stonefruit organisation
Spanish growers organisation Asaja Murcia is calling for a greater organisation in the stonefruit sector and a supply chain body to represent it.
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Promising start for Northwest cherries
Asian markets spearhead strong start to the export season for Northwest cherries, taking a third of early shipments
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Dip for Chilean cherry returns
Average returns fell to US$3.37/kg last season as export volume rose considerably to 11.6m cartons
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NW cherry forecast revised downwards
Latest retailer crop forecast pegs the northwest cherry yields at 16.9m boxes, with fruit size and quality described as 'fantastic'
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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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AG Thames launches innovation business
AG Thames has launched a new company aimed at developing product innovation.
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Italy revises 2011 stonefruit forecast
Data published by Centro Servizi Ortofrutticoli suggests 10 per cent fall in early peach volume compared with 2010