All Production & Trade articles – Page 1347
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ArticleProduce poised for honeybee crisis
A rapidly declining global honeybee population could spell serious trouble for the fresh produce industry, unless growers start exploring alternative pollinator options.
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ArticleProduction boost for Dutch vegetables
Tomato and pepper producers have purchased the first two plots of land at Holland's Agriport A7 glasshouse development
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Uzbek export ban cuts growers' earnings
A bumper fruit crop in the first half of the year will not mean additional income from sales to traditional export markets Russia and Kazakhstan
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ArticlePeter Fry joins Norman Collett
Peter Fry, who retired from Tesco a fortnight ago after 22 years, has joined Norman Collett Ltd, the UK top-fruit marketing group, in a consultancy role.
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ArticlePlimsoll responds to trade backlash
Plimsoll has responded to a backlash from the industry following the publication of its Analysis - Fresh Produce report in June, which found that more than a quarter of fresh produce firms are at risk of failure under a prolonged slowdown in the UK economy.
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Organics offer export options in Russia
A USDA report into the organic market in Russia has found that domestic consumption is on the rise with export potential increasing
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ArticleLate crop cuts Washington cherry promos
The later and lighter harvest has affected marketing budgets for the 2008 season
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ArticleSunOpta's revenue grows but profits dip
The company said the results reflected strong growth and operating earnings in its core operations
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Mtex to ship season's first dates
The Israel-based group is expecting to export over 1,000 tonnes of the fruit this season
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ArticleLINKFresh® deployed at Produce World
The first phase deployment of Anglia Business Solutions LINKFresh® suite has gone live at the British & Brazilian subsidiary of the Produce World Group.
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ArticleFine food lobby attacks cynical supermarkets
Guild of Fine Food tells consumers “supermarkets are not as cheap as they would have us believe”.
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ArticleApple crop back up in eastern Europe
Poland could produce as much as 2.5m tonnes of apples this season, according to Helwig Schwartau of ZMP
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Welsh producers eligible for SPS from 2010
Welsh Assembly rural affairs minister Elin Jones has announced that fruit and vegetable producers in Wales will be eligible to apply for Single Payment Scheme (SPS) entitlement for the first time, from May 2010.
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EU approves Total Produce, Univeg deals
Two major acquisitions have been cleared after the EC ruled that neither would diminish competition in Europe
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ArticleCobnuts on market too early
The Association of Kentish Cobnuts Growers has warned that British cobnuts are being sold “not fit for purpose” ahead of the season’s start.
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ArticleUruguay unites blues organisations
The creation of umbrella group Uproa marks a new step forward for Uruguay’s burgeoning blueberry industry
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ArticleUruguay unites blueberry organisations
The creation of umbrella group Uproa marks a new step forward for Uruguay’s burgeoning blueberry industry
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Atlanta purchase approved by watchdog
EU antitrust watchdog, the European Commission, yesterday approved the acquisition of German fruit and vegetable importer and wholesaler Atlanta by De Weide Blik NV, of Belgium.
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Costa Rica faces threat of citrus greening
Growers are on high alert after the insect which carries the disease was confirmed present in the Central American country
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ArticleCitrus greening threatens Costa Rica
Growers are on high alert after the insect which carries the disease was confirmed present in the Central American country