All Production & Trade articles – Page 1368
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ArticleSouth African Navel season faces delays
US citrus importers are expecting a late start to this year’s South African Navel orange crop as markets are still flooded with California’s biggest ever harvest
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ArticleRain cuts Italy's cherry crop
The Italian Cherry Consortium is forecasting a 70-80 per cent downturn in production in the region around Vignola
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ArticleZespri dismisses talk of possible takeover
Reports saying that Zespri could be taken over have been denied by the group
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ArticleCrunch time for Australian banana growers
Australian farmers will know by September if they have won a six-and-a-half year battle to keep Filipino bananas out of Australia
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US/Korea FTA hangs in balance
Failure to resolve the latest US-Korea beef spat could impact the ratification of the US/Korea free trade agreement
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ArticleSpanish anger over production costs
Over a thousand Murcian producers expected to take part in protest over rising petrol, fertiliser and electricity prices
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ArticlePeru records mango growth
Exports of the fruit have risen by 46 per cent during the first four months of the year
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ArticleGuatemala wins financial support
The UN’s rural poverty agency is to lend US$17m to local authorities to boost development in rural Guatemala
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ArticleUK raspberries: best in decades
Promotional body Seasonal Berries is promising the best tasting raspberries for decades this UK season, after a slow season has allowed the berries’ flavour to develop.
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Middle East prepares for annual produce conference
Online registrations are now open for the Eurofruit Middle East Congress 2008, an annual conference for the international fresh fruit and vegetable business in the Middle East.
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US firms see shares plummet
Soaring fuel and fertiliser costs are being blamed for the huge drop in food companies' share prices
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Pesticide plans could hit EU crops
Proposed changes to the availability of certain commonly-used pesticides could expose large portions of EU-grown crops
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ArticleArgentine consumers receive respite
Prices for avocados, lemons and oranges in Argentine supermarkets have finally dipped following months of food price inflation
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ArticlePolish fruit output recovers
After a disappointing season last year, Polish growers say they are anticipating a bumper fruit harvest in 2008
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ArticleMurcian melon deal hit by strikes
Leading Spanish produce association reveals recent transport strike has had a serious affect on the country’s melon deal
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Organic exports on the rise in Peru
US$160m worth of organic produce went for export last year
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Pest-free status for Brazil melons
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service recognises 20 municipalities as free from cucurbit fly
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ArticleExport growth for Brazilian fruit
Higher sales of grapes and melons have driven exports in the past year, with the country now targeting new markets
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European Parliament encourages young farmers
The European Parliament has adopted a report on support measures for young farmers.
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Lychee volumes down in China
Cold temperatures during early 2008 has led to a dramatic fall in overall volumes of lychee production