All Production & Trade articles – Page 1065
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ArticleSlump in export sales for Almeria
Spanish province sees exports drop dramatically, although good watermelon sales bring relief
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ArticleCall to develop disease resistant banana
Dire predictions for the future of the Filipino banana industry as fast-spreading fungal disease re-emerges
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ArticleAgrexco UK pleased to shake 'rigid' limitations
Agrexco is embarking on a “new beginning” with new UK headquarters and potential supply links around the globe.
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NFU pushes for new SAWS to engage UK workers
The National Farmers’ Union has unveiled proposals for a new Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS) that includes training initiatives and welfare-benefit adjustments to try to encourage more UK citizens to take up jobs in horticulture.
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ArticleAuction signals end of line for Fresh Fruit Services
Sheerness produce packer Fresh Fruit Services has been placed into liquidation.
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ArticleThai floods add to vegetable price hikes in Malaysia
Vegetable prices in Malaysia spike on the back of heavy rains there and extensive flooding in Thailand
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ArticleChiquita reports US$29m loss
Multinational benefits from favourable currency rates for bananas, but poor salads performance adds to loss
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ArticleSouth African grape exports to increase
South African Table Grape Industry expects a yearly increase of up to 3m cartons for the country's export crop
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ArticleSpanish onion exports grow
Producers experiencing strong export season and now looking for further growth in Latin America
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ArticleMango volume on the up
US arrivals of fresh mangoes have risen in the last week thanks to a boost in sendings from Ecuador
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NFU asks buyers to sleigh Christmas price cuts
Growers are hoping buyers will focus on securing volume and relaxing pressures on price over the Christmas period, the National Farmers Union (NFU) has said.
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ArticleProtestors close Port of Oakland
Trade at one of the busiest ports in the US has ground to a halt as anti-corporate greed protestors gather in Oakland, California
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ArticleRussian consumers eating more fruit
New research highlighted by USDA suggests Russian consumer spending on fruit, particularly in urban areas, has grown
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ArticleVersdirect.nl to merge with BGB
Grower group confirms plan to join forces with counterparts from Best Growers Benelux and form Dutch vegetable giant
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UKAS grants plant-health approval
The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) has granted the UK’s first accreditation for plant health inspection to the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA).
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ArticleExporters ‘optimistic’ for Spanish citrus
Lack of rainfall leading to smaller, but sweeter fruit, with growers hopeful of better returns
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Biotechnology key to agri future
Exosect CEO Martin Brown tells the CropWorld Conference that biotechnology will play an important role in feeding future generations
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ArticleSpuds up in France
Potato production in France is anticipated to rise significantly during the 2011/12 campaign
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RPA payments reach £7.5 million
The Rural Payments Agency has announced it has paid out some £7.5 million to producer organisations.
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ArticlePipfruit NZ slams fireblight “porkies”
Pipfruit NZ has accused Australian politicians of telling “porkies” regarding the risk of fireblight to Australia from apple imports