All Production & Trade articles – Page 1168
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ArticleRecord-breaking apple campaign predicted
Analysts believe this year’s Washington apple crop could be the biggest ever, with 108.8m cartons the estimate
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ArticleAssociations urge ‘no’ to trade deal
Leading European fresh produce organisations call on EU parliament to vote against new trade deal with Morocco
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ArticleVolume down for Chinese pomelos
Early-season harvests of Chinese pomelos are underway, with a 20 per cent drop in volume boosting fruit size
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ArticleChinese stonefruit production up
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service has released its annual report on China’s stonefruit industry, with increases in production forecast
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ArticleAgrexco begins pitaya exports
The Israeli exporter is set to begin exports of its pitaya, which are available continuously until February
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ArticleCorboy Fresh Fruit enters receivership
Prominent Australian grower Corboy Fresh Fruit has gone into receivership following a drop in prices and hard climatic conditions
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ArticleWTO ruling turns focus on China
New Zealand’s apple industry hopes to use this week’s WTO ruling to allay Chinese fireblight concerns
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Pakistan looks to Argentina for exports
Talks between Pakistan’s agriculture minister and the Argentinean ambassador to the country could soon pave the way for fruit exports
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Growers warned over metaldehyde
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has called on all farmers and advisers to stick to the newly introduced voluntary guidelines on application rates otherwise the industry will face the real risk of losing metaldehyde.
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ArticleRSA citrus arrivals reach halfway stage
The season so far is progressing well, with close to 20,000 pallets shipped to the US and fruit quality at a high level
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ArticleModef prepares for Paris protest
The French movement will head to Paris in mid-August to pressurise the government into controlling retailers and imports
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NFU makes safety plea
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is urging farmers and growers to keep safety in mind by ensuring machinery is properly maintained and operations are carried out safely.
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ArticleCasi registers record tomato campaign
Spanish tomato cooperative defies weather and poor prices by achieving record results
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ArticlePeruvian grapes booming in Taiwan
Peruvian grapes have made a big splash in Asian markets in recent years, and the trend shows no signs of slowing
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ArticleUniveg outlines new plan for Expofrut
Company provides details of new strategic plan following major restructuring of Argentina's leading topfruit exporter
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ArticleWTO rules for NZ in apple dispute
The World Trade Organisation has ruled in favour of New Zealand in the long-running dispute on apple access to Australia
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ArticleStaay Food Group acquires Frupaks Fruit
Dutch company takes control of fresh apple and pear supplier as it seeks to strengthen role in the European topfruit category
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ArticleSharp downturn in major apple varieties
European marketers will have smaller volumes of key varieties like Golden Delicious, Gala and Jonagold to play with in 2010/11
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ArticleEU pear production down across the board
Not one of the European Union's major pear varieties is forecast to show an increase in terms of volume this season
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ArticleAlmeria buoyed by better prices
Improved prices compensate for weather-hit campaign, which saw tomato and pepper volumes fall substantially