All Production & Trade articles – Page 1053
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ArticleApple brand Joya to target teen market
Joya is looking to attract teenage consumers to the apple brand with a sporty image on its release at the end of January
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ArticleEU imports show fall
New data reveals drop in fruit and vegetable imports during first nine months of 2011
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ArticleGreek tomato exports climb
Volume nearly doubles in 2011 thanks in particular to increased demand from EU nations
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ArticleSainsbury's has 'best Christmas ever'
Sainsbury's has said this Christmas was its best ever as customer transactions rose 1.5 million over the festive period to increase the retailer's market share.
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ArticleIndian onion exports down
India’s onion exports have fallen due to China and Egypt undercutting the country on price in its traditional markets
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ArticleMartinique strikes hit banana supplies
Banana volumes are stranded on the island of Martinique as the continuing dispute at Fort-de-France port disrupts shipments
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Unilever workers hold further pension strikes
Unilever workers have gone on strike against the company's decision to close its final salary pension scheme, trade union Unite has said.
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ArticleAustralian citrus on trade mission to Thailand and Korea
In an effort to develop key markets in Asia a group of leading citrus growers, packers and exporters will visit Thailand and South Korea later this month
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ArticleSales steady leading up to CNY
Sales of imported fruits in China have been steady as it prepares to welcome in the year of the dragon on 23 January
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ArticleKiwifruit exports expected to fall
Kiwifruit exports from the Southern Hemisphere will be down this year as a result of bacterial disease affecting the industry in New Zealand
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ArticleChina drops VAT on vegetable distribution
China has removed a value-added tax on vegetable distribution in an effort to rein in increasing food costs
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ArticleTasmania refuses NZ apples
One Australian state is defying the federal government’s decision last year to end a 90-year-old ban on New Zealand apples
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ArticleMorrisons sales growth slows over Christmas
Sales growth at Morrisons slowed during the festive season in a "challenging period for the consumer", the supermarket chain has announced.
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ArticleProfit drops at Calavo Growers
Fourth quarter result hit by lower avocado supplies and higher Mexican fruit costs in the Calavo Foods segment
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ArticleFuturistic farm slated for Japan
It is hoped a high-tech farming project in Japan will boost he country’s beleaguered agricultural sector
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ArticleIsrael votes to bail our former Agrexco staff
Ministers in Israel have voted in favour of an NIS33 million (£5.5m) fund for the 350 former employees of Israeli exporter Agrexco, according to Israel’s Arutz Sheva media network.
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ArticleCosta Rica retains top position
Central American country remains globe’s largest pineapple exporter, according to Canapep
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ArticleCanaries bananas enter German market
First shipment of fruit due to arrive in Berlin in January with further consignments to follow
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ArticleRecord Pink Lady sales in UK
Over 3m cartons of the fruit were sold in 2011, the result of a successful marketing and PR campaign
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ArticlePhilippines trade buoyant after flooding
Major players in the Philippines' banana industry have escaped significant damage to their operations after recent heavy flooding