All Production & Trade articles – Page 1157
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ArticleNFU welcomes Budget changes
The NFU has been largely positive in its response to Chancellor George Osborne’s budget, stressing that government must enable rural businesses to grow.
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ArticleLow harvest cuts Kakuzi profit
The Kenyan producer has announced a decline in profit for 2010 thanks to a poor avocado harvest
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ArticleJapan issues vegetable warning
The Japanese government has urged people to avoid eating leafy vegetables grown near the country's quake stricken nuclear plant
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ArticleDollar hobbles Australian kiwifruit
The high-trading Australian dollar is troubling exports of a “spectacular” Australian kiwifruit season
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ArticleSpain-France-Italy apple group formed
Representatives from three countries set to meet in Rome at end of month to share information and debate difficulties
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ArticleUpdate: Psa detected in Chile
Chilean Kiwifruit Committee forms immediate response to apparent outbreak of bacterial disease in orchards planted in the O’Higgins and Maule regions
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ArticleUS considers South Korean tomatoes
USDA-APHIS is seeking comments on allowing the import of tomatoes with stems from South Korea into the US
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ArticleProtests impact trade in Persian Gulf
Produce is being re-routed to unaffected markets as a result of the protests in the Gulf, causing big price fluctuations
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ArticleIndian onion volumes tipped to rise
Predictions are that India’s spring harvest of onions will be up almost 10 per cent on last year
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ArticleThailand reveals approved exporters list
Only government-approved exporters will now be able to send certain lines of Thai vegetables to the EU
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ArticleJapanese shoppers on food safety alert
Detections of excessive radiation levels on spinach and other vegetables from areas around Fukushima nuclear plant have put Japan’s fresh produce shoppers on high alert
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ArticleGovernment backs innovation in RSA
A new three-year Innovation Programme has been announced for the fresh produce industry as government support continues
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ArticleIndustry can help meet sustainable targets
Fresh Produce Consortium welcomes new report on sustainable development and poverty eradication
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ArticleGuatemalan mangoes target US market
Some 17,000 tonnes of mangoes were shipped from Guatemala to the US last year, making it the largest export market
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ArticleEcuador hopes to grow trade with Korea
The Ecuadorian ambassador plans to boost exports of fresh produce to South Korea
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ArticleAustralian citrus to benefit from packing development
It is projected that a new packing development will add A$30m to the Australian citrus industry
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ArticleIndian grape exports to EU plummet
Shipments to the EU look set to halve this season amid a range of hurdles, from sourcing suitable supplies to overcoming buyer caution in the wake of last year’s residue issue
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ArticleMurcian earnings up despite volume fall
Spanish region has benefited from major rise in export earnings, in spite of shipments for several products dropping
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ArticleVeg growers defend greenhouses
At SIA in Paris, French vegetable producers have been seeking to give greenhouse production a better name
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ArticleLettuce growers struggle in France
French lettuce growers in the south of France are selling at a loss and predict the end of local production unless change is forthcoming