All Production & Trade articles – Page 1404
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Argentinean berry area spirals
Area under blueberry production in the north-western Argentinean area of Tucuman is forecast to rise again this season.
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Oz stones under attack
At least a third of Western Australia’s stonefruit crop, worth more than £8 million (£3.4m), has been decimated by poor weather conditions.
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UK exports break records
UK food and drink exports continued to break all records in the first half of 2007 - with fruit and vegetables in particular notching up a small increase in figures.
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ArticleStubbins picks up Excellence gong
Stubbins Marketing Ltd, the Waltham Cross based salads specialist, has won the Food Manufacturer award for excellence in the fresh produce category.
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UK growers pioneer sustainability
UK growers and farmers are already pioneering ways to work with the environment to achieve maximum production from their land, a series of ground-breaking case studies has shown, suggesting that a wider adoption of their techniques will help allay fears that improvements in farm productivity are unsustainable.
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ArticleIsraeli citrus flourishing
Israel's citrus sector is developing and expanding at a rate not envisaged by growers, it has emerged.
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ArticleZespri revises forecast returns
New Zealand kiwifruit marketer Zespri is forecasting an NZ$19 million (£7m) drop in returns from this year's kiwifruit exports.
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Yorkshire potatoes make it into crisps bags
English Farming and Food Partnerships (EFFP) has brought together two Yorkshire-based companies, Seabrooks Crisps and Wold Produce, to produce a new range of crisps made with local potatoes.
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ArticleFresca unveils Evesham expansion
The Fresca Group has opened a new Evesham-based business, ValeFresh Ltd, a specialist packer and ripener.
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ArticlePublic thumbs up for Spanish exotics
Foods from Spain gained useful insight into public perception of Spanish exotic fruits when it gave demonstrations of cherimoya and persimmon to members of the public at the Taste Spain festival at Borough Market.
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Truffle trials underway for Asda
Asda has announced plans to plant and grow gourmet truffles in a Yorkshire field.
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ArticleMango dream team comes into play
A ‘dream team’ of post-harvest scientists has been assembled in the US for an unprecedented study of the mango supply chain from field to table, in a bid to identify opportunities to improve fruit quality for the consumer.
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Garden Organic raisin' Afghan hopes
UK organic growing charity Garden Organic is working with NGO Mercy Corps to help revitalise organic agriculture abroad, specifically raisin growers in Afghanistan.
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Ethiopia set for export boom
The Ethiopian Horticulture & Flower Growers and Exporters Association hopes to generate $1.4 bn annually within five years by expanding fruit and vegetable exports in addition to its fast growing exports of cut flowers.
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Rhubarb legend scoops regional award
This year’s Deliciouslyorkshire awards, celebrating the region’s finest food and drink, attracted a record 100 plus number of entries, whittled down to just 11 eventual winners.
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ArticleCitrus exports CLAM up
Citrus production in the Mediterranean Basin countries is forecast to fall 10.5 per cent on last season, to 17.8 million tonnes.
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ArticleWealmoor thanks trade for support
The fresh produce industry has rallied around Wealmoor this week, after four firemen were killed fighting a blaze at the firm’s Atherstone packhouse.
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Outlook improves for banana giant
Chiquita’s net sales increased three per cent to $1.1 billion (£522 million) during the third quarter of 2007, the firm has revealed.
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ArticleAsda gets impish with Pixie
Last week saw the launch of British Pixie potatoes into Asda through the retailer’s Extra Special range.
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ArticleBrassica virus breakthrough
Scientists have identified a new way to breed brassicas, resistant to the damaging turnip mosaic virus.