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ArticleSouth Africa holds steady
Despite the tough economic climate, a good early market for pears in the UK and Europe has provided an excellent start to the South African top-fruit season. Weather conditions prior to the start of the season were favourable and the total harvest looks promising in terms of volumes, fruit size and quality, leaving producers and exporters cautiously optimistic. Louise Brodie reports.
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ArticleMediterranean traders head to Medfel
European suppliers and investors are gearing up for the inaugural Medfel trade show in Perpignan next month.
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Fresh produce gears up for annual chocolate fight
Easter may still be a month away, but it is already being promoted heavily in most major supermarkets. Fresh produce is
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ArticleEarly cherries extend marketing reach
Cherries grown in Spain and sold under the Cherries Glamour brand will debut in Scandinavia and China this season
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Spanish register record export values
Spanish exports broke through the €8 billion (£7.12bn) barrier for the first time in 2008, producer-exporters’ association Fepex has announced.
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ArticleSun World strengthens across the board
Californian fresh produce giant Sun World International has appointed three seasoned sales professionals in a move set to strengthen its category management.
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ArticleUK apricots chilling out
The UK apricot crop is looking in fine shape for the summer, thanks to the cold winter conditions.
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ArticleRSA plums hit by weather and economy
Prices have dropped in key European markets while exports to the Middle East have fallen this year
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The price is right
The credit crunch is an international reality felt through the entire fresh produce supply chain. In light of this, the question arises whether the trend for ethical shopping, through which supermarkets have made considerable commitments to return profits to production units in developing countries, will be sustained. FPJ’s correspondent in South Africa, Louise Brodie, takes a look at the issues.
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ArticleSolid southern campaign keeps category buoyant
The southern hemisphere has served up a strong campaign over the last few months. As the northern hemisphere prepares to take the reins, Laura Gould takes a look back at the last quarter and finds out what might be in store this spring.
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Fantastic opportunities ahead for top fruit
Norman Collett’s managing director Andy Sadler likened the British fruit grower to at an endangered species at Agrovista’s Fruit Briefing Meeting in Ashford, but ensured delegates that there were some “fantastic opportunities” out there for top-fruit and stonefruit growers.
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ArticleCalifornia stonefruit industry takes stock
Last year was a tough one for the California stonefruit industry, according to the California Tree Fruit Agreement's Gordon Smith.
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ArticleThe plum job
South Africa has its very own fruit basket in the shape of the Western Cape, an area of striking natural beauty still relatively undiscovered by UK tourists. This connection forms the basis of a first-time promotional campaign for plums launched last month, with the strapline Beautiful Country, Beautiful Fruit. So what have South African growers and exporters got up their sleeves? Anna Sbuttoni visited the region to find out.
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Retailers go further afield in quest for adventure
Retailers have obviously been covering their options and looking further afield with the recent cold snap, with the result
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ArticleNZ apples top of the crops
New Zealand apple growers are forecasting their best crop in years, trade body Pipfruit New Zealand has announced.
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ArticleFumigation-free Tasmanian cherries hit Japan
Tasmanian cherry grower Reid Fruits has begun exporting fumigation-free cherries to Japan
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ArticleGaseous storage offers fresh alternative
As the pressure is turned up on pesticide use in the fields, a new residue-free product which harnesses the Earth’s most powerful natural disinfectant and oxidant, ozone has been launched onto the market, to prevent post-harvest spoilage.
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ArticlePeru project to benefit 10,000 growers
A new public-private deal between the Peruvian Ministry of Agriculture and a local foundation will support the expansion of fruit production
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ArticleSouth African plum sector pioneers
A pioneering campaign backed by the South African stonefruit industry and the South African government to promote the country as the preferred source of plums and as a top tourist destination has been launched in London.
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ArticlePlum campaign could open doors for SA
A joint government-industry promotional campaign for South African plums and tourism is set to kick off in January