Pineapple news archive – Page 76
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Chileans see fruit export rise
Chilean fruit sendings in 2009/10 rose by 2.9 per cent, buoyed by table grape, apple and kiwifruit growth and progress on emerging markets.
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US cherry growers eye Vietnam
Vietnam’s expanding middle-class has prompted moves by US cherry growers to target this emerging South East Asian market
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Italians rethink their options
Italy is home to a feast of fresh produce, but exports to the UK have been in decline in recent years. Anna Sbuttoni looks at the state of play ahead of annual Italian trade show Macfrut
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Bramley benefits from early sales boom
Sales of Bramley apples through supermarkets in the UK since 1 August have risen 12.5 per cent year on year.
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Hefestus conducts cherry trials
Controlled trials help development of method to extend cherry shelf-life by more than 20 days
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Hefestus makes cherry breakthrough
Israel-based packaging technology specialist Hefestus has announced that it has made a breakthrough in packaging solutions that extend the shelf life of fresh cherries without compromising appearance or taste.
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Turkish cherries enjoy bumper year
Turkey's cherry export industry has enjoyed a bumper campaign this year, according to a new GAIN report by the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service on the country's stonefruit season.
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EU stonefruit sector still suffering
Producers call for greater flexibility in managing product withdrawals when downward pressure on prices is high
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Plum supply warning
Marketing desks need to work very closely with growers over the next few weeks to stop oversupply of English plums and fruit going to waste. That was the warning from Adrian Barlow of the English Stonefruit Group.
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Turkish cherries to set export record
New report by USDA reveals that the country's fresh cherry shipments are set to hit a record 65,000 tonnes in 2010
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Wet spring worries NZ stonefruit
A wet start to spring is causing concern for stonefruit growers in New Zealand’s Marlborough region
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UK apricots hit Le Gavroche
Renowned London restaurant Le Gavroche is set to use UK-grown apricots, of which the first commercially available of the year crop is in full swing
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Rules amended for Romagna stonefruit
New varieties introduced to boost quality as PGI body announced changes to minimum sugar and sizing requirements
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Japanese cherry imports rise
Japanese cherry imports have risen by 10 per cent this season, according to a new report from the USDA
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Wholesalers and growers in Kent meet
English wholesalers and growers met in Kent to discuss the promising apple and stonefruit seasons with fruit sizing set to be excellent.
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UK apricots welcomed at Le Gavroche
The renowned London restaurant is set to use UK-grown apricots, of which the first commercially available crop is in full swing
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Retailers get creative with summer pack offerings
It has generally been a long hot summer this year, which has given the limited crop of apricots grown on these shores a
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Growers predict early WA stonefruit season
Stonefruit growers in Western Australia anticipate an early start to the season due to a dry, mild winter
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Taiwan reopens to Australian stonefruit
Taiwan has granted access to Australian stonefruit five years after it closed, with a new protocol mandating cold treatment
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NZ apricot growers form variety co-op
NZ apricot growers will form a cooperative to manage new varieties from a Plant & Food Research breeding programme