All Production & Trade articles – Page 1222
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ArticleGlut pressures Australian mango growers
A bumper crop of Australian mangoes in Queensland is putting pressure on domestic prices
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FPC urges industry over Food 2030
Increased consumption of fruit and vegetables and sustainable opportunities for increasing domestic production of fresh produce are key elements of the government’s Food 2030, says the Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC).
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FPC looks forward to ALV live date
Long-awaited benefits for importers and agents from simplifying procedures for importing fresh produce and cut flowers will be realised when the Automatic Licence Verification system is implemented fully on February 16 - estimated to save the industry around £1 million each year.
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ArticleDriscoll’s to form Australian arm
The US giant is seeking to transform Australia’s berry business into a full year-round category through a new joint venture with CostaExchange
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ArticleCalavo sees sales and profit drop
Avocado grower-marketer hit by smaller cyclical Californian crop during final quarter of 2009, while full-year results show improvement
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ArticleCold causes creep in French prices
Vegetables have seen a sudden increase in prices due to the recent cold snap, as volumes fall and demand rises
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ArticleOlympic Food reveals expansion plan
Massive new distribution centre planned for construction in Barendrecht as group targets significant growth during the coming years
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ArticleSnow and rain cause damage in Italy
CIA reports significant damage to fruit and vegetable production in several parts of the country due to adverse conditions
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ArticleRecord strawberry crop for California
Aided by warm, dry conditions and some new high-yielding varieties, California growers produced a record strawberry crop in 2009
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ArticleCoag sues Carrefour over label 'fraud'
Spanish agricultural organisation Coag claims Carrefour and Agroatlas 'mislabelled' Moroccan green beans as Spanish products
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Irish grower's anger over oil spray
An Irish grower claims his Christmas market was “wiped out” by an oil spray that contaminated crops in north county Dublin, the centre of the Republic’s horticulture industry.
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ArticleIran’s fruit rejections spur protest
Pakistani fruit exporters have protested the Iranian rejection of unrefrigerated cross-border shipments
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ArticleTaiwan’s exports to China soar
Taiwanese fresh produce exports to China have soared since the resumption of direct cargo flights between the two nations
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ArticleWeather damages fruit in Huelva
Strawberry, raspberry and citrus production in the Spanish province of Huelva has been damaged by heavy rains and winds
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ArticleEurope's big freeze set to continue
Snowy and icy conditions likely to continue affecting distribution of goods during the coming days, say reports
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ArticleLarge navels boost California citrus
Despite fears to the contrary, larger-sized oranges in California have boosted the state's citrus crop and it may eclipse predicted volume
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ArticleProduce trade emerges from malaise
There are early signs that the fresh produce industry is slowly emerging from the malaise of the last two years, according to new research.
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ArticleFirst Fairtrade melons hit UK
The first-ever Fairtrade melons reached UK supermarkets at the end of December, supplied by COODAP in Brazil
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ArticleWaitrose tops Christmas charts
Waitrose has emerged the Christmas winner among the big retailers, according to latest data.
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ArticleSainsbury's reports record Christmas
Sainsbury’s has reported a record Christmas as the peak of a strong third quarter in a trading report today.