All Production & Trade articles – Page 1022
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ArticleNew potato company Cygnet PEP launches
Two of Britain’s biggest potato companies, potato breeder Cygnet PB and seed potato exporter Pan European Potatoes, have merged to form a new business.
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ArticleJubilee jam today
The first of this season’s outdoor grown strawberries has arrived just in time for the Queen’s Jubilee.
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ArticleDates confirmed for ICOP 2012
Annual meeting of fresh fruit and vegetable producer organisations due to take place in Brussels, Belgium, this coming November
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ArticleHot weather boosts fresh produce sales
The recent heat wave combined with excitement over the Queen’s upcoming Jubilee celebrations has been good for fresh produce sales with Sainsbury's reporting record sales of salad.
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ArticleCoag members appoint national manager
Andrés Góngora Belmonte to lead Spain's national association of fruit and vegetable producers for next four years
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ArticleLambayeque mango exports down
Shipments from the Peruvian region have fallen 71.5 per cent in the opening three months of the year
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ArticleFormer Coforta man joins The Greenery
Appointment of Herman Burger aimed at strengthening Dutch marketer's tie with grower-suppliers
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ArticleUniveg targets new growth in Germany
Company inaugurates new €5m distribution centre, strategically located between Düsseldorf and Rotterdam
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ArticleConcern over new EU greening proposals
Proposed European regulations to make farming "greener" have faced criticism from the UK, which argues they could harm the environment
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ArticleBumper year for Northwest cherries
Mother Nature has dealt a bumper crop to Northwest cherry growers this season, with volumes expected to exceed the 2009 record
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ArticleIndia opens up to Peruvian avocados and asparagus
After 19 months of negotiations, India has given the green light to imports of avocados and asparagus from Peru
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ArticleFeel-good factor for Jubilee strawberries
Summer of celebration in the UK is good news for the Driscoll Jubilee strawberry variety
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ArticleHouse urged to consider specialty crops
A letter sent to leadership of the House Agriculture Committee has emphasised the economic impact of specialty crops in the US
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ArticlePhilippine bananas take step closer to US
An environmental assessment has been published by the US Department of Agriculture and is awaiting public comments
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ArticleSales good for Simply Nectar
Simply Nectar, a company behind sugar-free organic fruit juice drinks, has told FPJ that sales have already topped £1 million in 2012.
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ArticleFrance sees drop in purchases in 2011
French consumers bought less fruit and vegetables in 2011, partly as a result of the E.coli crisis and the gloomy summer
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ArticlePicota cherries to hit the shelves
Shoppers are in for a treat this summer as the unique Picota cherries from western Spain hit UK supermarkets.
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ArticleSecond earthquake hits Italy hard
Damage to agribusiness estimated at half a billion euros as key fresh produce region Emilia-Romagna dusts itself down again
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ArticleItalian region hit by second quake
Emilia-Romagna suffers second major tremor, compounding damage done by previous week's seismic activity
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ArticleMr Apple considering merger with Enza
Scales' rights issue leaves group with money to spend, making further consolidation of NZ apple industry a distinct possibility