All Production & Trade articles – Page 1355
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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.
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ArticleRijk Zwaan hosts Salanova event
The group invited its Salanova lettuce partners to Germany last week for a series of lectures, demonstrations and workshops
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ArticleAgralys completes Terr'Loire takeover
French agricultural company confirms it has taken control of potato and vegetable supplier following its recent bankruptcy
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ArticleAnecoop inaugurates Russian subsidiary
Spanish group Anecoop has officially launched Agrikoop, its subsidiary for the Russian market
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ArticleEconomic slump dents Chilean returns
Last season’s poor prices in major export destinations is prompting Chilean fruit suppliers to reduce dependency on markets like the US and Europe
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ArticleThanet Earth recognised for impact
The UK-based greenhouse complex has been handed the Norah Stucken award for its impact on the horticulture industry
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UK's trading standard improved
The UK has improved its international import standards and is now ranked the 16th-easiest country to trade with.
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ArticleCosta Rica firing on all cylinders
Exports of Costa Rican bananas to Europe and the US are projected to rebound next year as the industry closes a door on flooding damage
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ArticleSpar summer sales surge
Spar has reported a significant sales rise as it capitalises on the relaunch of its own-brand range and a number of promotional offers.
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ArticleUK apple sales on the slide
New figures have shown that sales fell by more than 3 per cent over the past year, with industry players expressing concerns over the findings
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ArticleMindanao gets fruit development plan
The Philippine Department of Agriculture has announced a 12-step plan to develop Mindanao’s fruit industry
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ArticleRebels attack Philippine banana farm
Communist guerrillas have attacked a Dole banana plantation in the Philippines, burning equipment and uprooting palms
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ArticleIsraeli export boycott condemned
A move to implement a targeted boycott of Israeli exports has been chastised as the Trade Union Congress (TUC) looked to put pressure on the country’s political forces.
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ArticleSicilian citrus bears brunt of Italian storms
Damage to fruit and vegetable production being assessed by Coldiretti across large swathes of country's Tyrrhenian Coast
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ArticleWestern Australian mango volumes rise
The region will see production increase by 30 per cent this season, according to the latest forecast by the national mango association
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ArticleWaitrose buoys ailing John Lewis
Waitrose’s resurgent sales performance is buoying the fortune of its ailing parent company, John Lewis.
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ArticleMedfly worry for Californian produce
A new discovery has been made in San Diego county, leading to the establishment of an agricultural quarantine
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ArticleUS farmers push Korea FTA
The American Farm Bureau is pushing the US government to move ahead with the Korea-US FTA