All Production & Trade articles – Page 1385

  • Chile white grape winding down
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    Chile white grape winding down

    2008-03-28T11:01:01Z

    Seedless white grape from Chile is finishing its season early this year, due to heavy rains earlier this month.

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    Cold snap shivers through crops

    2008-03-28T09:01:01Z

    The cold snap that descended on the UK bringing snow and unseasonably low temperatures over the Easter weekend also struck continental Europe, and has had some knock-on effects on fresh produce.

  • Shoppers may struggle to fill their baskets, warns FPC
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    Defra attitudes threaten supplies

    2008-03-27T08:01:02Z

    The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) is expected today to go to the national media with the story that shortcomings at Defra are threatening fresh produce supplies to retailers’ shelves when the new plant-health legislation comes into force on April 7.

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    CFA slams footprint labelling

    2008-03-26T13:01:01Z

    The Chilled Food Association has said carbon-footprint labelling of products is misleading and that any footprint labelling should apply to businesses, not the products they put out.

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    Capespan in double development

    2008-03-26T11:01:01Z

    Capespan has announced it is working on setting up a joint venture in India and has also taken over one of its South African top and stonefruit suppliers.

  • Andrew Boxall
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    Boxall sets up new soft-fruit company

    2008-03-25T16:01:02Z

    Andrew Boxall is to manage his Kent-based strawberry production under a new company, A Boxall & Son, in conjunction with Well Pict European.

  • Alex Smith
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    The Greenery UK homes in on data analysis

    2008-03-24T13:01:01Z

    The Greenery UK has appointed a data analysis manager to monitor and report on trends in the UK consumer market.

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    Spanish growers on organic trail

    2008-03-24T10:01:01Z

    The area under organic production in Spain has increased by 6.7 per cent year on year.

  • Brazilian apple downturn
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    Brazilian apple downturn

    2008-03-24T08:01:01Z

    ABPM, the Brazilian apple producers’ association, has calculated that Gala volume from Brazil is some 15 per cent down on last season and, despite quality and fruit pressures being the best in years, sendings to the EU are much lower than last season.

  • Murcia has a 78 per cent share of national lettuce exports
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    Murcia ups and downs

    2008-03-23T11:01:01Z

    The Spanish region of Murcia experienced a reduction in volume of exported product last season, but values have been maintained, according to the association of producers and exporters, Proexport.

  • Adrian Barlow at the AGA conference
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    Barlow to back UK gras

    2008-03-23T08:01:01Z

    The Asparagus Growers’ Association (AGA) has followed in the footsteps of the top-fruit fraternity and appointed Adrian Barlow as its direct link with the major supermarkets.

  • WFP extends Agripack range
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    WFP extends Agripack range

    2008-03-22T16:01:01Z

    A new punnet for soft fruit and other fruits has been introduced by UK food packaging distributor WFP.

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    Interfel director resigns from post

    2008-03-22T15:01:01Z

    Interfel director Alain Berger is to leave the French produce industry’s interprofessional organisation to take up a director’s role for the council of the department of Indre-et-Loire.

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    Scotland-NZ agricultural institutes link up

    2008-03-22T13:01:01Z

    Scottish Agricultural College (SAC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with AgResearch in New Zealand, to forge links between the two organisations.

  • Sainsbury's claims UK strawberry record
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    Sainsbury's claims UK strawberry record

    2008-03-22T08:01:01Z

    Sainsbury’s is claiming to have broken the record for the first arrivals of UK strawberries this season.

  • PAN UK publishes new book for consumers
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    PAN UK publishes new book for consumers

    2008-03-21T16:01:02Z

    The Pesticides Action Network UK (PAN UK) has released a new publication to celebrate the European Week Without Pesticides, which runs from March 20-30, 2008.

  • Serbian raspberry-growing area
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    Serbian grower link-up

    2008-03-21T13:01:01Z

    Serbian growers have formed a national association to represent their interests.

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    Chile recovering from strike

    2008-03-21T10:01:01Z

    Last week’s strike by dockers in Chile has come to and end and fruit exports are once again moving.

  • Damian Fowler with the new-season asparagus
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    UK spears make season debut at NCGM

    2008-03-21T09:01:02Z

    New Covent Garden Market (NCGM) has welcomed its first arrivals of UK asparagus this year.

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    Online SP5 forms launched

    2008-03-20T17:01:01Z

    The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) now accepts electronic submission of single payment forms via the Government Gateway.