All Production & Trade articles – Page 1365
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Vietnam to invest in agriculture
The Vietnamese government has given the go-ahead for a plan to increase the country’s agricultural competitiveness
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WRAP calls for food industry tenders
WRAP, the Waste & Resources Action Programme, is calling for proposals from food industry partnerships to develop innovative solutions to food waste throughout the retail supply chain and in the home.
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PPECB confirms levy increase
The inspection fee for grapes, apples and stonefruit has jumped 10.5 per cent due to the financial climate in South Africa
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US and Mexico team up to battle pest
Meetings have been held to discuss the containment and elimination of the Asian citrus pysllid
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US eyeing Philippine's mangoes
Growers in the Philippines are to be educated on modern farming techniques to prepare them for possible exports to the US
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ArticleInitial US citrus forecasts unveiled
Harvest forecasts for Florida and California have predicted a decline in orange and grapefruit production, but a rise in lemons
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ArticleCollett unveils English master
Norman Collett Ltd is launching home-grown Rubens onto the UK market as a premium apple variety.
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ArticleJazz launches sponsorship scheme
Worldwide Fruit (WFL) is extending availability of UK-grown Jazz and launching a sports sponsorship initiative.
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ArticleBumper citrus crop looms
Increases in production across all the main citrus-producing regions in Spain mean the Mediterranean country is expecting to harvest almost one million tonnes more fruit in 2008-09 than in 2007-08.
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ArticleLaverstoke to present on soil biology at fruit show
An agronomist from Laverstoke Park’s Soil Biology and Chemistry Laboratory will be presenting a paper on soil biology and compost at the National Fruit Show.
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London to host retail market conference
London is to host the second WUWM retail conference next summer, it was revealed last week.
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ArticleEnglish apricots to build on niche
Fruit tree specialist Will Sibley told a conference last week that England's newly established apricot crop has already carved itself out a niche market.
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Organic trade tools launched
An international organics taskforce has introduced two new tools that aim to help establish equivalents between standards in markets across the globe
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ArticleArgentinean cherries on the rebound
The country’s cherry volumes are set to return to normal this season after unexpected frosts devastated last year’s crop
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ArticleIsraeli Sharonfruit heads to Europe
The first shipment of Sharonfruit from Israeli shipper Agrexco is leaving the country on October 8.
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Italian produce exports up in 2008
According to a new report, fruit and vegetable exports and imports have both increased during the first half of the year
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ArticleNew season blues bound for Miami
The 2008/09 season is the second year in which Argentinean blueberry suppliers in Tucumán will export a percentage of their crop to the US by air
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ArticleDel Monte mulls new direction in Brazil
The company is reviewing alternative plans for its banana plantations which include the possibility of converting them to organic farms
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ArticleStrong demand for lettuce in Germany
As Spain prepares to ship its first iceberg lettuce volumes, demand in Germany and neighbouring markets is said to be strong
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ArticlePhilippines ratifies Japan Free Trade Agreement
The Philippine government has ratified the long-delayed Free Trade Agreement with Japan, facing down concerns the deal favours Japan