All Production & Trade articles – Page 1406
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Tasmanian cherries dodge frost
Tasmania’s cherry crop was hit by frost last week, but the industry says prepared growers staved off significant damage
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Spanish exports take a tumble
Fresh produce export volumes from Spain during the first eight months of 2008 saw a marked slowdown after last year’s poor citrus harvest
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ArticleAgrexco forecasts Shiren export increase
The Israel-based exporter will ship increased volumes of its Shiren cherry tomatoes and mini plum tomatoes to key markets this season
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ArticleHonduras hit by tropical storm
Expected damage to crops in Honduras following tropical depression and subsequent floods could increase food shortages in the region
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ArticleMexican grower buys ‘major stake’ in Canadian group
Michoacán-based Agricola El Rosal is reported to have purchased a significant amount of shares in Canadian grower-distributor Jem-D
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ArticleNuvar begins to see potential
Kent grower John Breach and French counterpart Bruno Essner told FPJ at the National Fruit Show that their four-year breeding partnership - Nuvar - is beginning to produce varieties with good commercial potential.
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ArticleDurán calls for Murcian water solution
The annual meeting of Murcia’s fresh produce industry saw Miguel Durán call for a unified approach to solve the region’s water shortage problem.
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Devastating Honduras floods damage crops
Significant damage has been caused to crops in storms that have killed at least 24 people in the Central American state of Honduras.
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ArticleKent food scheme drums up strong support
Local food initiative Produced in Kent is going from strength to strength, according to the scheme’s Jill Sargent.
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ArticleShow must go on, says Scott
The Marden Fruit Show Society succeeded again this year in making the National Fruit Show the premier exhibition of fruit, marketing and production in the UK, according to the show’s chairman Jeremy Scott.
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ArticleMed citrus on the up
Citrus production in the Mediterranean Basin is forecast to rise two per cent this season.
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ArticleModern varieties are the future, insists Barlow
The consumer media must understand that traditional apple varieties can only play a niche role in the future of the industry, according to Adrian Barlow, chief executive of English Apples & Pears (EAP).
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ArticleMexican exotic fruit to debut in US
Exotic fruit growers from Mexico are to ship their first volumes of guavas and Manila mangoes to the US after meeting irradiation regulations
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East Midlands: Free workshop for farmers
Farmers in the East Midlands have been invited to attend a free workshop to discuss the risks and opportunities climate change presents to their businesses.
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ArticleKashmiri growers hail new trade route
Fruit growers in Kashmir are eyeing access to new markets in the Gulf region after India and Pakistan agreed to reopen an old trade route
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ArticlePeru's Red Globe readied for CNY
Peru is gearing up to capitalise on its early window of opportunity in Asia's grape market supplying Red Globes for Chinese New Year
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Hail hits crops in New South Wales
A recent hailstorm has wreaked havoc for many fruit producers on the far north coast of New South Wales in Australia
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ArticleNFU calls for harmony
Industry should grasp chance for a single quality assurance scheme, says NFU
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ArticleSelena pears set to hit French market
Selena, a new variety of pear that needs to be peeled, is about to arrive on the French market