All Production & Trade articles – Page 1378
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ArticleIreland's strawberries to boom
The Irish strawberry industry is expecting good growth in the next five years
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ArticleWeather problems cause cherry shortfall
Kerim Taner told Newsline that cherry volumes may fall this year
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ArticleHLB rides out Brazil papaya shortage
Papaya production is on the rise in Brazil, reports HLB
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ArticleZespri welcomes new-season NZ fruit
The first kiwifruit to the EU this season has arrived in Zeebrugge and Tarragona
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ArticleHail strikes Spanish stones
Hail last week in the northern Spanish areas of Aragon and Zaragoza has affected cherry and peach production.
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ArticleWWF grower's organic conversion underway
Supermarket demand for organic UK-grown top fruit has encouraged longstanding Worldwide Fruit (WWF) member CE Murch Ltd to switch over the remaining 65 per cent of its apple and pear crop to organic.
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ArticleLessons to share for organic and conventional growers
Food production in the 21st century, genetics and the EU-funded project Isafruit all came under the spotlight during the Spot the Difference session at Re:fresh 2008.
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Online boost for UK Trade Tariff
A free online version of the UK Trade Tariff (volume two) has been launched by businesslink.gov.uk, making it easier for companies to trade internationally.
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ArticleNZ top fruit enjoying good season
European supermarkets are set to switch to New Zealand apple supplies in the next week or two, as the country’s export season reaches its halfway point.
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NFU speaks out against Darling CAP proposals
UK growers and farmers representatives have spoken out against chancellor Alistair Darling’s call for an end to direct payments to farmers to help address food inflation.
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ArticleGood Natured Fruit gets double honour
An innovative range of strawberries and raspberries grown without the use of pesticides by Scottish grower Angus Soft Fruits scooped both the Supreme Award and the Retail - Fruit or Vegetable Category Award at the Scotland Food & Drink Awards in Edinburgh.
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ArticleUK horticulture leading on climate change
A survey by Farming Futures has found that growers in the UK horticulture sector are more likely than any other farming sector to be taking action to adapt to climate change.
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ArticleAlan Firmin Ltd grabs Tesco top spot
English fruit grower Alan Firmin Ltd has scooped top prize as the overall best of Tesco’s apple and pear growers, at the retailer’s prestigious UK top-fruit producer awards and conference held in Kent this week.
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ArticleTrade blasts Ramsay's ban call
The fresh produce trade has slammed chef Gordon Ramsay’s call for a ban on counter-season produce sold in UK restaurants as “preposterous”.
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BFF to focus on public procurement
Now in its seventh year, British Food Fortnight (BFF) will run from September 20 to October 5 this year and is set to focus, for the first time, on public procurement.
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ArticleProduce industry 'in limbo' over organics
The fresh produce industry is “in limbo” between conventional and organic products, with most unsure if organic production is an opportunity to be grasped, a passing fad or a threat to the long-term sustainability of the conventional offer, it was revealed at the Re:fresh conference last week.
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Belize citrus costs spiral
The spiralling cost of inputs is likely to lead to contraction in the Belize citrus industry, its leaders are warning.
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Reversal of fortunes for Irish soft fruit
The Irish strawberry industry - once the Cinderella of the country’s horticulture sector, serving mainly processors - has been transformed into a success story, a national soft-fruit conference in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, was told this week.
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ArticleRubens gears up for mainstream
European trademarked apple variety Rubens is on an expansion course in the UK for next season, and is on the path towards becoming a mainstream variety.
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ArticleLincolnshire heading for royal show
Select Lincolnshire and Tastes of Lincolnshire will once again be present at the Royal Agricultural Show, in July, at the Love Food, Love Lincolnshire pavilion.