All Production & Trade articles – Page 127
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Frutura completes Subsole acquisition
New packing, production and varietal expansion initiatives in the works
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Urban Farming Partners Singapore opens first facility
Indoor vertical farm called GroGrace deploys patented Dutch horticulture technologies
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Smaller onions and carrots expected after heatwave
Supermarkets are set to see smaller and lower quality onions and carrots after record temperatures and dry conditions
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Yields not jeopardised by nature-friendly practices, project finds
Non-profit UKCEH found that putting farmland aside for nature did not reduce productivity, following a ten-year study at Hillesden in the UK
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Del Monte battles “unprecedented cost pressures”
Group reports on increase in net sales during second quarter but sees income fall
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Water expert shares tips as UK heads for possible drought
UEA’s Prof Kevin Hiscock suggests changes in land use and cultivation practices to manage water better in future, while NFU calls for more government support
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Raise retail prices or risk no UK veg supply, warns BGA
An urgent reset in returns to UK veg growers is now vital to ensure future continuity of supply, says British Growers Association
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Spread raises US$30m in funding
Japanese vertical farm start-up completes Series A round of funding to accelerate its business development
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BayWa invests in irrigation start-up
Group aims to save water through digitalisation by investing in Spanish start-up Spherag
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South Africa calls for stranded containers to be cleared
Urgent steps are being taken to end the disruption of citrus supplies from South Africa to the EU
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How will we look back on the summer of 2022?
John Giles, divisional director of Promar International, assesses the state of play in the fresh produce sector as supply chains face up to a perfect storm of challenges from inflation to climate change to Brexit
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Thai fruit exports surge
Exports to China power growth with over 1m tonnes of fruit shipped to key market in the first half of 2022
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UK suppliers assess crop damage after July heatwave
Record temperatures cause losses in a range of crops but impact “could have been a lot worse”, according to NCGM wholesaler
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Soil and investment in research vital for future
After a three-year journey, the SIEUSOIL research project is successfully achieving its aims, according to the consortium
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Liz Truss pledges to ‘unleash British farming’ through deregulation
PM hopeful promises deregulation and expansion of seasonal workers scheme to help shore up UK’s food security
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British Berry Growers urges action following automation review
Berry body urges government to heed recommendations laid out in Defra’s review of automation in horticulture
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Te Mata merges Australasian operations
Te Mata Exports New Zealand and Australia join forces, with Sarah McCormack to lead the new business
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Asiafruit July/August out now
Asiafruit’s China Edition tracks market recovery following lockdowns while Haygrove Asia MD Michael Oates discusses the opportunity for high-value horticulture
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Kakuzi prepares first China shipment
Kenyan avocado exporter has begun harvesting the fruit for its inaugural consignment
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Mission imports Jalisco avocados
Fruit from Mexican state supports category growth in US market