All Production & Trade articles – Page 1238
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ArticleZespri releases new kiwifruit forecast
Zespri’s latest 2009/10 kiwifruit payment forecast has risen NZ$48m on the back of improved Gold returns
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ArticleSunnyRidge unveils new developments
The berry marketer has appointed a product manager and opened a distribution center to support its domestic and overseas programs
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ArticleLow pricing threatens Spanish citrus
Spanish citrus growers are already warning that price pressure from supermarkets in the UK and across Europe is threatening to derail their season just as Morocco announces a 10 per cent increase in citrus output.
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ArticleCarrefour engages apple growers
Retailer Carrefour is working with Indian apple growers to establish a direct-sourcing supply chain for its new operations in the country
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Australian stonefruit looks to Taiwan
Australian stonefruit exporters are hopeful the Taiwanese market could reopen to them in time for this season
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ArticleChilean exporters sue inspection agency
A decision is expected next month on a US$108m lawsuit brought by Chilean exporters against government inspection agency SAG
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Voluntary Initiative hits targets
The Voluntary Initiative (VI) is continuing to meet its targets and will help ensure UK farmers are well placed to meet the requirements of the Sustainable Use Directive, the initiative’s annual report has revealed.
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ArticleStrong demand for Midnight Beauty
South African producers reportedly investing in new plantings of Sun World's proprietary variety Sugrathirteen
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ArticleLondon Assembly makes growing plans
London’s city planners need to move commercial growing higher up the policy agenda, promote food mapping and the integration of growing sites into housing, introduce greater flexibility into the use of greenbelt land and look at how to grow more fruit in the capital, a panel of so-called experts told the city assembly’s planning committee last week.
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ArticleT&G delays apple payments
Turners & Growers will delay paying New Zealand apple growers after difficult late-season sales
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ArticleRain hampers Indian pomegranates
India’s pomegranate crop has been struck by significant blossom drop after heavy rains in Karnataka
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ArticleImports soar to Iran
Imports into the Middle Eastern country are significantly up compared with the same period in 2008
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ArticleUS tightens bell pepper access
Dutch peppers have been banned and Canadian supplies are restricted under a temporary US import rule
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ArticleTomato supply threatened
The changeover in tomato seasons between northern and southern Europe is being overshadowed by late availability from the north and the threat of reduced plantings in the south as well as disease issues.
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Chile eyes up top ten spot
ProChile aims to transform itself into one of the world’s top-10 food and beverage exporters by 2015, the promotional body’s director Alicia Frohmann told FPJ.
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ArticlePBGEA members aid typhoon victims
Members of the Philippine Banana Growers and Exporters Association have donated bananas to provide relief for typhoon victims
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ArticleDry spell sends costs skyward
Unseasonably dry conditions so far this autumn are leading to increased irrigation costs for potato and vegetable growers on a scale not seen in more than a decade.
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Greyfriars to move on after planning rejection
Greyfriars UK has described the rejection of its plans for a multi-million pound extension to a mushroom site in North Yorkshire as a “temporary setback”, as it waits for planning permission on a new site to come through within eight weeks.
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ArticleNew apple varieties signal organic growth
New Zealand apple exporter Heartland Fruit Co is gearing up to launch two disease-resistant varieties suited to organic cultivation
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ArticleDole expands Philippine avocado production
The Philippines’ largest banana exporter, Dole, is ramping up production of avocados bound for export to Japan