All Production & Trade articles – Page 1242
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ArticleMixed forecast for Californian navels
Some industry stakeholders are at odds with the United States Department of Agriculture's initial forecast of 80m cartons
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ArticleItalian grapes under pressure
Low prices and higher input costs forcing country's table grape growers to sell fruit below cost of production, warns Cia
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ArticlePromotions planned for Corsican clementines
Corsican clementines are due to return to French stores in mid-October, backed up by radio ads and in-store activities
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ArticleGermany bans Lithuanian mushrooms
The country has moved to ban mushroom imports from the Baltic country following the discovery of a dangerous pesticide in a batch by retailer Rewe
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ArticleFrench exporters see UK opportunities
Fresh produce exporters from France will make a trade visit to the UK at the beginning of October, organised by Ubifrance
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ArticleAid scheme launched for Italian growers
Stonefruit producers in Emilia-Romagna to benefit from €500,000 financial assistance package following difficult campaign
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ArticleEU pesticide rules "at odds" with needs
The Crop Protection Association has warned that new legislation effectively limiting the use of certain pesticides will hamper efforts to increase agricultural productivity
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ArticleRubens growers build on debut season
UK apple marketer Norman Collett has announced that it has increased Ruben production in the country, following a successful debut campaign
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ArticleVersdirect.nl abandons takeover plans
Acquisitions of Combilo and Scherpenhuizen will not go ahead after board of directors voted against the move
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Broccoli hit by dry spell
Dry weather conditions, particularly in the east of England, are causing difficulties for the broccoli market.
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ArticleRamadan timing opens doors
While some fresh produce categories have benefited from the festival's timing, others have been left out in the cold
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Fepex calls for action to aid exporters
The Spanish federation has called on its government to aid the country’s competitiveness, despite an increase in export volumes
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ArticleKIKU kicks off new RSA venture
Five of South Africa's leading apple exporters team up to market and export KIKU-branded apples from 2010
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Hail strikes Spanish fruit
Heavy rains and hail struck the south-eastern Spanish area of Alicante on Sunday, damaging citrus and pomegranates.
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Soil Association rejects DEFRA soil move
The government has published a strategy to help protect England’s soils and help them store carbon dioxide - but the Soil Association has slammed the move as “deeply unambitious”.
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ArticleApple forecast revised down
English apple crop forecasts are being revised downwards just a month into the season.
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Fairtrade still winning public support
Consumers continue to support Fairtrade products despite the economic climate, according to research unveiled today.
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School produce meeting residue standards
Fruit and vegetables supplied to schools in the school year 2008-09 met legal standards on pesticide residue levels, according to the Pesticides Residue Committee (PRC).
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ArticleChiquita pulls out of Angola project
The US multinational and its partner Escom have backed away from plans to enter the African country's banana industry
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CBI predicts "weak" crawl out of recession
The UK economy is expected to emerge from recession through modest growth in the third and fourth quarters of this year, but constraints on demand will ensure that growth in 2010 is fragile, according to the CBI.