All Production & Trade articles – Page 1234
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ArticleStrong sales lift Sainsbury's
Sainsbury’s has reported strong sales in returning an 18.5 per cent rise in underlying profit for the first six months of the year, but struck a note of caution over its performance going forward.
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ArticleEuropean POs call for CMO extension
Fresh produce cooperatives from France, Italy and Spain come together to call for maintenance of current EU support to growers
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ArticleTesco grows its market share
Tesco has grown its market share marginally for the first time since 2007, now holding 30.7 per cent of the market, as opposed to 30.6 per cent last year.
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ArticleAgrexco organic pepper offering begins
The Israel-based group's organic pepper export campaign begins this month, running through until May/June 2010
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ArticleT&G welcomes kiwifruit innovation
The group has backed a government move to focus on innovation, but has called the time-frame for the plan "too long"
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ArticleStong RSA table grape season forecast
Crop estimates point to a good campaign ahead, although concerns remain over the recent strengthening of the rand
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ArticleSouth Africa looks back on solid season
The Western Cape Citrus Producers’ Forum expects to have exported almost 35,000 tonnes of citrus to the US by the end of 2009
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ArticleWashington apple crop estimate revised
Production set to be around 5.8m cartons smaller than August forecast suggested, says Washington Apple Commission
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ArticleAsda profits rise after Wal-Mart "sale"
Asda has reported a slight fall in profits which still outstripped Sainsbury’s, while also revealing it has been effectively sold by parent company Wal-Mart.
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ArticleRedeva prepares Red Princess for debut
Soft fruit breeder is set to begin commercial production of a new variety that is particularly suited to northern climates in Scotland
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ArticlePink Lady crop to top 100,000 tonnes
Bumper volume expected in Europe following "excellent" production period across main areas of supply in Italy, France and Spain
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ArticleCosta Rica travels to Middle East
The world’s third-largest banana exporter is visiting Dubai as a first step to expansion in the Middle East region
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ArticleUS potatoes cleared for Thailand
Thailand has opened its doors to U.S.-grown potatoes, but how big a market it becomes remains to be seen.
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ArticleKeelings invests in strawb production
Fresh strawberries can now be added to Irish Christmas menus as a result of a €10 million (£9m) investment by the Keelings Group at its North County Dublin headquarters.
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ArticleOrganic vegetable prices to rise in Canada
Consumers could be looking at lower stocks and higher prices following the introduction of new regulations governing the use of sodium nitrate
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ArticleAustralia gears up for citrus conference
A range of industry stakeholders will convene in Mildura, Victoria, on 8-11 November to discuss the future of Australian citrus
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ArticleSant'Orsola reports strong berry sales
Italy's leading exporter of fresh berries confirms positive results for eight months of season so far following excellent harvest
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ArticleTurnover up at Bonduelle
French firm Bonduelle has recorded an increase in turnover for the first term of the 2009/2010 campaign
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ArticleFrench Jazz crop underway
Enzafruit will this week begin sales of its French Jazz crop, which follows on seamlessly from the New Zealand crop
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ArticleBanks fail to back produce industry
The company behind the Thanet Earth project in Kent told agricultural industry representatives this week that UK banks do not have the capacity or knowledge to support large-scale horticultural projects.