All Production & Trade articles – Page 1186
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Freshfel makes obesity plea
European trade body Freshfel Europe chose Europe Obesity Day on Saturday to insist that preventing obesity starts with increasing fruit and vegetable consumption.
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ArticleMechelse announces strong Q1 results
Higher production volumes have helped Belgian auction Mechelse Veilingen record strong growth in the first quarter of 2010
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ArticleLeafy salads suffer delays
Spring frosts last week have delayed the start to some speciality lettuce lines in the UK.
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ArticlePoor weather cuts Italian cherry crop
Torrential rain and driving winds cause significant damage to production of Bigareux and Giorgia varieties in Puglia
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ArticleSeeka profit falls on one-off items
Yearly earnings increase and profit "distorted" despite overall improvement, according to New Zealand group
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ArticleHail hits production in northern Italy
Stonefruit and topfruit among products affected by large hailstorm near Forlì, with vast majority of affected trees destroyed
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ArticleProcomel triples Sugar Baby Gold output
Murcia-based melon grower anticipates major increase in production of new variety, thanks to strong consumer demand
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ArticleCalifornia cherries avoid rain damage
California cherry growers have escaped an unseasonal May storm with only minimal damage to fruit
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ArticleSector criticises EU-Mercosur deal
Spanish fresh produce sector lines up to slam recent Europe-Latin America trade deal, as “a threat” to its future
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ArticleNorthwest cherry crop takes shape
Latest report from Northwest Cherry Growers predicts crop reduction of 20-30 per cent compared with 2009
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ArticlePakistan reports on export surge
Federal Bureau of Statistics reveals growth of over 50 per cent in both fruit and vegetable exports for July-April period
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ArticleFarmers turn Paris landmark green
French farmers yesterday turned the Champs Elysées into a field in order to promote their trade to French consumers
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ArticleFirst Fairtrade bean sprouts hit UK
The Cooperative will begin the sale of the first Fairtrade bean sprouts this week, grown by a group in Inner Mongolia
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Valencia stonefruit suffers
The stonefruit sector in the Spanish growing region of Valencia is facing crisis with an estimated 30 per cent of its crop lost to frost, hail, disease and abandonment.
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ArticleMarket fears for US grapes
With the discovery of the European grapevine moth, Californian grape growers are expecting strict quarantine measures
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Spanish onion export crisis
Spanish onion growers and exporters are facing serious threats to the long-term viability of their sector.
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ArticleRSA fruit industry faces further strikes
Transet workers reject wage proposals, effectively pushing strikes into a third week and causing further headaches for the produce industry
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ArticleSenate examines modernisation law
In France, the agriculture modernisation law, which aims to help farmers in crisis, is currently being looked over by senators
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ArticleBanana deal to be 'signed this month'
Agreement between the European Union and Latin American banana exporting nations will be ratified next week
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ArticleNZ apple exports lagging behind
Higher volume of Chilean fruit in North American market having profound effect on country's international export sales