Potato news archive – Page 94
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Price rise at supermarkets confirmed
The cost of all food and drink sold at the top three supermarkets in the UK has increased by 5.9 per cent over the last year, figures have revealed.
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ArticleGrowers praying in the rain
Heavy rainfall in the UK over the past two weeks is threatening a number of key crops.
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Consumers will pay for pesticides ban
The price of potatoes will double as a consequence of new EU legislation, which seeks to ban large numbers of the pesticides commonly used in modern agriculture.
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ArticleMorrisons launches major schools scheme
Morrisons is funding a major schools initiative to tackle ignorance about where food comes from.
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ArticleOrganic approval for Restrain
Restrain, the natural anti-sprouting system, is now approved for the storage of organic potatoes and onions, allowing growers to tap into the high-value, late-season market.
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ArticleOrganic slump a short-term problem
Any recent decline in sales of organic produce is a “short-term problem”, Soil Association policy director Peter Melchett said this week.
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ArticleAsda bucks organic trend
Asda has reported an increase of 25 per cent in sales of its organic range in the last quarter, whilst the rest of the market has grown at just under three per cent.
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US potatoes try for China
US potato exporters are trying to overcome pest fears to access the Chinese market
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Irish growers feel force of floods
One of the wettest Augusts since records begun has wreaked havoc on the Irish potato crop, with tubers rotting in fields submerged by monsoon-like downpours.
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GM trial found to have 'no risk' to health or environment
Field inspections on a trial of potatoes genetically modified for resistance to late blight carried out by the GM Inspectorate for England have found that there are “no risks to human health or the environment”.
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Algeria protects its potato farmers
By building up large stocks of potatoes in coldstorage facilities, Algeria’s agriculture ministry hopes to safeguard its farmers’ interests
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ArticleDeliciously helpful for Yorkshire produce
Yorkshire is home to a fair amount of local production and two of the major multiples as well as four wholesale markets have their roots in the region. This week, the FPJ team turns the spotlight on the county, and over the next 12 pages, finds out that those roots are still spreading.
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ArticleTesco to soup up spud range
The UK supermarket chain has revealed to Fruitnet.com that it is planning to introduce an exciting new variety of organic potato
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ArticleStevenson gives spud industry a rocket
A record 715 growers, traders, seed suppliers, packers and processors attended Potatoes in Practice in Dundee earlier this month, to discuss the threat of the EU pesticide review and the latest Potato Council-led research.
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ArticleTotal wholesale
The creation of Total Produce was inarguably a key moment in the evolution of the UK wholesale sector. Twenty months into its existence, the group’s commitment to the wholesale markets remains as firm as ever, while purchases of companies outside the market environment have increased its regional presence. The company has steered clear of major activity in London to date, but a quiet revolution has been taking place at its operation in Scotland’s first city. In the first of a series of articles on the structure and strategy of Total Produce’s UK wholesale business, Tommy Leighton visits its Edinburgh facility.
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ArticlePotato Council honours Jim Godfrey
The Potato Council has honoured Jim Godfrey with a special award in recognition of his outstanding service to the British potato industry.
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ArticleRush Group goes for global gold
Rush Group Ltd is striving towards the creation of a global fresh produce trading entity, to enable and empower growers to obtain a worldwide market. The London-based firm has just changed its name from Rush Potatoes Ltd to build on its 30-year position in the market and its strategic shift into new lines. Anna Sbuttoni met directors David Ough and Murray Hogge in Canary Wharf.
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ArticleGreenvale introduces brand-new Sofia
Greenvale AP is to launch a brand-new salad potato variety for the Tesco Finest range this week.
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'No evidence' that organic is better
There is no evidence to support the argument that organic food is better for you than conventional produce, new research in the Society of Chemical Industry’s (SCI) Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture has shown.
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ArticleOnions gain new mildew control
The granting of a specific off-label approval (SOLA) by the Pesticides Safety Directorate for the use of Valbon on bulb onions and shallots has offered a new option for growers to control of downy mildew.