All Production & Trade articles – Page 1296
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Citrus industry still profitable in Florida
Despite problems with disease and storms, the industry still contributes US$9bn to Florida's economy each year
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ArticleDutch POs confirm merger plans
Unistar, Brassica Group, Westveg and Tradition reach agreement for merger plans announced back at the end of October
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ArticleGrower consolidation "inevitable"
The Greenery MD Philip Smits argues sector will have to address problem of excess production to maintain decent prices
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ArticleIsrael set for 80,000 tonne avocado crop
Figures released by country's Plant Production and Marketing Board peg exports at 50,000 tonnes, with a possible return of €70m
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ArticleMurcian cooperative switches to citrus
Spanish agricultural cooperative Suresco has completed the conversion of its production from cotton to citrus
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ArticleIsraeli citrus crop up 10 per cent
USDA predicts exports of 183,000 tonnes in 2009/10, buoyed by increased production of Or easy-peelers and red grapefruit
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ArticleZespri slams policy review paper
Marketer criticises 2025 Productivity Taskforce for advocating removal of regulated single-desk system for NZ kiwifruit exports
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ArticleOrganic vegetable shortage for Canada
Only five of the main producers in California are adhering to new Canadian regulations, prompting shortage concerns
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ArticlePettitt calls for immediate action
The UK vegetable industry should act quickly on the government’s revitalised interest in the horticultural industry, according to Sarah Pettitt, chair of horticulture at the National Farmers’ Union (NFU).
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ArticleParamount helps develop workforce
US company Paramount Citrus has partnered with California State University in a bid to train the citrus workers of the future
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ArticleChilean apricot forecast down
According to figures released by Chilean market analyst Decofrut, exports of apricots from Chile are forecast to fall by some 20 per cent on last season.
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FPC fears untimely import regulation
Increased controls on “high risk” imports of certain fresh produce will not provide additional protection for consumers and will impose additional costs and bureaucracy on importers, according to the Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC).
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Produce standards funding secured
Funding has been secured to develop occupational standards specific to the fresh produce industry.
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ArticleGlobal Fruit Point opens Prague office
Company set to push forward expansion in eastern Europe as major retailers call increasingly for direct supply programmes
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ArticleVOG to reveal restructuring plan
Italian apple producer organisation set to reconfigure its member cooperatives' sales and logistics operations
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ArticleStrawberries AOP assesses first year
The French AOP for strawberries has just released a positive assessment of its first year in existence
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ArticleSeeka posts lower H1 profit
New Zealand kiwifruit group sees a slight fall in first-half profit after writing off its Vital Foods investment
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ArticleNZ cherry season gets going
New Zealand has picked its first cherries in a new season that looks promising, if not as large as last year
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ArticleChina garlic prices soar
Lower production levels and fears about the H1N1 ‘swine flu’ virus have led to skyrocketing garlic prices in China
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RPA suspends producer organisation payment
The Fresh Produce Consortium is dismayed that producer organisation payments are being suspended in the UK.