Pineapple news archive – Page 78
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Would a Crocodile Dundee plum smell as sweet?
What’s in a name? As far as fruit and veg is concerned, things used to be fairly straightforward - a breeder had his
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ArticleChilean cherries look to Asia
A potential boom in Chilean cherry production next season will put added focus on sales to Asian markets
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ArticleWFL grows Kent kiwis in secret
Kiwis are being grown in secret in Kent as one of the UK’s biggest fruit marketers works on supplying subtropical fruit from the ’Garden of England’.
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ArticleEurope’s stonefruit crop set to fall
Growers revise seasonal crop forecast down as result of frost damage across Europe
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ArticleMore light makes nectarines healthier
Study finds that using protective covers to reflect sunlight back on to trees can also result in higher yields and bigger fruit
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ArticleHail strikes Italian fruit
Hailstorms at the end of last week in Italy’s main stonefruit production region of Emilia-Romagna are set to push prices higher in an already low-volume year for peaches, nectarines and apricots across Europe.
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ArticleTaiwan slows Northwest cherry shipments
Issues with pesticide residues have slowed Northwest cherry shipments to Taiwan, the premier Asian market for the fruit
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ArticleCSO confirms revised stonefruit forecast
Agency predicts lower volume of European stonefruit this season following recent hail damage to production in Italy
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ArticleIsrael strives to get summer fruit on track
A feast of Israeli summer lines will hit the UK in the coming weeks, following a tough opener in the shape of a “disaster” grape season. However, the major players are determined to make the most of their export window to the UK market. So how will the rest of the summer shape up? Anna Sbuttoni reports
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ArticleIndian residue discovery throws grapes into meltdown
The discovery of chlormequat residues on Indian grapes this quarter created havoc throughout Europe and the oversupply that followed left many in the grape industry in a sorry state. Alex Lawson looks at the unusual occurence and the fall out from it
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European supplies hitting shelves in large quantities
There are signs that the time of year is approaching when UK soft fruit starts to come under the traditional pressure exerted
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ArticleLarge early cherries in Northwest
The Pacific Northwest is enjoying large early-season cherry varieties, with shipments expected to peak around 25-28 June
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ArticleDelayed Picota promotion starts in UK
Spanish cherry promotional campaign begins 15 days later than expected due to weather-related difficulties
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ArticleMore US cherries fail Taiwan tests
Another batch of US cherries in Taiwan has been found to contain excessive pesticide levels, forcing an increase in spot checks
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ArticleUS cherry production set to fall
USDA forecasts that sweet and tart cherry production will drop in US following cold, wet spring and frost damage
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ArticleRain causes pain but suppliers are upbeat for cherry season
The weather has caused problems to growers in the key producing regions, but as Doris Lee Butterworth finds out, optimism is still high for the season
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ArticleSolid crop forecast for Northwest cherries
After a cold and wet May, warmer weather in June is ramping up production of this year’s Northwest cherry crop
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ArticleRetailers cut margins for French cherries
The new agreement on supermarket margins will be put immediately to the test, as French growers struggle during the current cherry season
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Sainsbury’s kicks-off UK cherry job
Sainsbury’s has put its first British cherries of the year on sale three weeks before the official start of the fruit’s season.
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ArticleSupermarket fears over Italian stonefruit
Italian stonefruit growers are concerned supermarket competition is going to hit them hard this season.