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ArticleTardy start for Spanish stonefruit
Growers in Spain have said their stonefruit season will start with between one and three weeks delay on last season, depending on region.
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ArticlePicota campaign start faces delay
Spain’s Picota cherry season is likely to begin up to a week later than last year, says Denomination of Origin organisation
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ArticleTotal Cherry plans UK trials
Total Cherry, the stonefruit arm of Total Produce UK, has been working on establishing a unique domestic cherry variety trial in Kent, by planning the trial of 20 varieties at Owens Court Farm.
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New ideas taking root as summer products appear
It is amazing just how fast any new ideas literally take root. Following my discovery of grow-your-own salads at Tesco in last
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ArticleAustralian stonefruit gets helping hand
Australia’s stonefruit industry will receive government assistance in trying to develop export markets in Asia
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ArticleNew English apricots in bloom
The first fruits of a new English apricot variety that has been 15 years in the making have debuted.
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ArticlePandol looks to grow UK market
California-based grape and stonefruit grower-exporter Pandol has hired a new director of global operations with a special UK focus.
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ArticleSteady growth in exotics aisle as shopper interest on rise
The last three months have seen the exotics category enjoy relatively good volume growth, with many shoppers returning to the fold and certain lines enjoying a strong start to 2010. However, adverse weather in some growing regions could affect supplies over the next few months. Laura Gould reports
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ArticleSouth African top-fruit industry holds its own through searing heat
The early market for pears in the EU has been a good start for the South African top-fruit season. The delays in shipping from Chile as a result of the two earthquakes at the end of February and start of March have provided a short-term supply gap, increasing market demand for South African top fruit in the UK market. Louise Brodie reports from South Africa
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Tesco and Harrods wage cherry war
A battle has broken out between Harrods and Tesco over the sale of rare Spanish cherries.
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Solid season for New Zealand stonefruit
Despite some difficult growing conditions, New Zealand stonefruit exporters have had a reasonable 2009/10 season
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ArticleAnti-cancer plum bound for markets
Queensland government and Nutrafruit collaborate on commercialisation of the antioxidant-rich Queen Garnet plum
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ArticleFrosts bring Spanish growers misery
Spanish growers have fallen victim to yet more inclement weather and this time it is the turn of stonefruit producers to suffer.
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ArticleFrosts damage Valencia’s fruit
Growers in Spain’s Valencia region are counting the cost of frosts that damaged fruit during the sensitive flowering stage
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ArticleFrost damages early Spanish crops
Cold temperatures in southern Spain have damaged early stonefruit, almonds and vegetables in the region of Murcia
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ArticleCanada opens up to Spanish stonefruit
Spain’s stonefruit sector is to restart exports to Canada for the first time in a decade, after new import conditions were agreed
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ArticleSouth Africa pushes fruit basket
South Africa has its very own fruit basket in the shape of the Western Cape, where apples and pears, plums, peaches and nectarines and table grapes make up the main lines grown for the UK market. At the same time, the region’s striking natural beauty is still relatively undiscovered by UK tourists. This connection has, for the second time this year, been the basis of the Beautiful Country, Beautiful Fruit campaign. So now that supplies are in full swing, how are growers and exporters making sure they remain at the top of their game? Anna Sbuttoni reports from South Africa
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ArticleNZ’s cherry exports strong
New Zealand’s cherry exports have hit around 1,300 tonnes for the season, worth NZ$20m
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ArticleExtremadura backs new Picota campaign
The Spanish region of Extremadura is to fund a new promotional drive for Picota cherries in key European export markets
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EMR scientists in stonefruit combat
Scientists at East Malling Research have launched a sustainable combat initiative against aphids, brown rot, plum fruit moth and light brown apple moth to enable more UK stonefruit to be grown and sold locally.