All Production & Trade articles – Page 1329
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Food inflation falls
Food price inflation fell for the first time this year amid hopes that sterling may begin to stabilise in the coming months.
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ArticleUSDA gives organics US$50m boost
To encourage greater production of organic produce, the agricultural body is allocating substantial funding to each state
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ArticleSpain to hold tomato talks with Morocco
Two countries to stage meeting to discuss Spanish horticultural sector’s concerns over Moroccan tomato exports to Europe
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ArticleChilean Crimson falls short
The Chilean Crimson grape season is coming to a premature end, with volumes to date down some 20 per cent on 2008.
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ArticleCo-op Farms posts record profit
The UK’s largest farming and growing enterprise, The Co-operative Farms, has announced record profits for the year to January 2009.
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ArticleRapid growth in c-store value
The UK convenience store market has rocketed in value in the last year as consumers turn to local retail to counter large food bills and fuel costs.
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ArticleTotal Produce merges with Vevici Fruit
The deal is intended to offer customers a greater range of high-quality products and services, the groups have said
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ArticleAnecoop aims for expansion
Valencia-based fresh produce marketer Anecoop hopes to withstand economic pressures through expansion of its sales and grower base
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Banana talks making “good progress”
Negotiators from the EU and Latin America are confident of reaching a deal to reduce Europe’s banana import tariff by July
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ArticleOrganic interest falling, says UKCPA
Consumers are beginning to question the true benefits of organic food, according to the UK Crop Protection Association, while the ECPA says Europe is out of touch with organic reality
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ArticleSasha trials strike gold
A new glasshouse strawberry variety called Sasha has been so successful under trial that Sainsbury’s is eager to take all the fruit being grown this year by Wallings Nursery, near Dedham, Essex.
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Pakistani exports rocket
Pakistan has seen a significant increase in its vegetable exports in the last year, with fruit also enjoying a growth in the sector.
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ArticleScripps makes beeline for bumbles
The top-fruit blossoming period in Kent has benefited from excellent weather conditions and, with two weeks to go, has even surpassed last season.
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ArticleRebels attack banana plantation
MILF rebels have attacked a banana plantation in the Philippines’ south, killing one and wounding six
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ArticleSunfresh avocado export orders grow
Orders for Australian avocados have increased in both Asia and Europe as production grows
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ArticleJapan loosens Aus citrus requirements
Japan has dropped a fruit fly cold treatment requirement for Australian Sunraysia citrus imports
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ArticleRains rescue Kenyan veg
Much-needed rainfall is coming to key production areas in Kenya, helping to get production back on track in a trouble-struck season.
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ArticleCosta Rica bananas back on track
Costa Rica will look to its banana industry to support its economy as the country recovers from flooding and a recession-related hit on tourism.
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BIFGA growers in conciliatory mood
Top-fruit growers at the British Independent Fruit Growers’ Association (BIFGA) farm walk in Kent last week were in a conciliatory frame of mind on the continuing issue of assurance schemes.
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ArticleNZ kiwifruit hits Europe and Asia
As New Zealand kiwifruit sales get underway, consumer response is expected to be positive, stimulated by marketing campaigns