All Production & Trade articles – Page 1357
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Australia on radar for Indonesian mangosteens
Indonesia is hoping to gain access to the Australian market for mangosteen exports
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ArticleAndalusia concerned over fall in returns
Hortyfruta blames mild weather in northern Europe and rise in competitor production for Spanish region’s fall in export returns
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French West Indies get advance cash
France has been allowed to deliver advance payments to its Caribbean banana growers still suffering the effects of Hurricane Dean
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Spanish clementine imports down in France
Thanks to a bout of rainy weather, Spanish clementine imports into France were significantly lower than average last week
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ArticleDole sales confirmed
Dole Food Company has announced the completion of its sale of UK ripening and distribution business JP Fresh to the Compagnie Fruitière group.
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ArticleExports soar for Kandahar pomegranates
Afghan pomegranates have surpassed last year’s exports with two months still left in the season
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Pakistan mango exports to rise
Pakistan has set a mango export goal of 135,000 tonnes for this season on the back of farmer-friendly policies
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New ENZA general manager on PNZ board
Michael ‘Snow’ Hardy has been appointed a director of Pipfruit New Zealand, filling the role previously performed by Turners and Growers (T&G) managing director Jeff Wesley, who resigned from the post.
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Rain damage found in Spanish citrus
Spanish citrus exporters urged to take extra caution when checking shipments after reports of poor quality products arriving in markets
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Barniols joins Swiki group
French kiwifruit grower-distributor Barniols has linked up with Sikig and Blue Whale to collectively market their fruit under the new Swiki brand
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ArticleIndia targets US pomegranate market
India has set its sights on the US for pomegranate exports, as the south Asian country continues to invest in new plantings
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Taiwan fruit exports to China rise
Taiwan has exported record volumes of fruit to China so far this year, Chinese port officials report
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ArticleChina officials hid citrus maggot outbreak
Chinese authorities concealed a maggot infestation in Sichuan’s mandarin orange crop from the public for more than a month, as sales continued nationwide
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Nutrition in NHS at tipping point
Nutrition care and treatment has reached its tipping point, but the NHS may have turned a corner.
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Cie Fruitière seals deal
French banana supplier Compagnie Fruitière has been given the green light for its purchase of Dole France and JP Fresh
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ArticleThree-way blues promotion to hit UK
A three-way promotional campaign between Chile, Argentina and Uruguay has been set up to promote blueberries from the southern hemisphere in the UK.
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ArticleJamaica PM calls time on bananas
Jamaica’s prime minister Bruce Golding increased the gloom enveloping the island’s banana industry with a doom-laden prognosis for it the future, during a sitting of the House of Representatives last week.
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ArticleEmission specs ignore uniqueness of horticulture
The launch of a new specification for assessing the life cycle of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of goods and services has been welcomed by farmers and growers as “a step in the right direction”. But concerns persist that PAS 2050 does not sufficiently recognise some of the unique elements of horticulture.
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Pesticide vote splits opinion
Wednesday’s EU vote on pesticides has divided opinion in the UK, with some predicting a big increase in prices of fruit and vegetables
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ArticleSilbermann sounds alarm
Industry players were challenged to seek out new opportunities in “the perfect storm” that has hit the fresh produce sector, when Byan Silbermann took to the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit stage to deliver his annual state of the industry address.