All Production & Trade articles – Page 1455
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UK science well placed, insists government adviser
UK food science is well placed to help developing countries as well as itself face increasing global supply pressures on water and crop availability.
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ArticlePlain sailing for MMD after joining council fold
The UK’s largest fruit port’s main fresh produce specialist, Mainland Market Deliveries (MMD), is back in calm waters after moving into the ownership of Portsmouth City Council (PCC) earlier this year.
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ArticleItalian orange production to fall
Country will import larger volume of oranges this season, according to Ismea, as production across southern Italy decreases
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Article"Devastating year" for Turkish apple crop
Production fell dramatically this year, although major export varieties were not badly affected
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EU and Ivory Coast sign deal
The European Union and the Ivory Coast have signed a deal to open up trade and increase development in West Africa
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ArticleSpecial packs for winning Namibian fruit
Capespan will be promoting prize-winning Namibian grapes in special packaging this season.
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Yorkshire scheme budget unveiled
A budget of £8.8 million has been allocated to the Farexchange programme, unveiled in October, that aims to develop the Yorkshire and Humber food and drink industry.
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Seeds of change for premium suppliers
Consumers are increasingly turning to their own gardens as the global economic climate continues to slow
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ArticleWeak dollar prompts Chilean trade shift
The South American nation increased its fruit exports to Europe by 12 per cent last season in the wake of the low-valued US dollar
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ArticleAustralian dollar falls dramatically
A significant drop in the Australian dollar has been looked on by exporters with cautious optimism
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ArticleChile cites dollar hike as “advantageous”
Chile’s Minister of Agriculture Marigen Hornkohl has urged the country’s fruit export sector to take advantage of current exchange rates
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ArticleIndonesian trends shift with economy
Urbanisation has meant a move towards supermarket, hypermarket and convenience store shopping for produce-buying consumers
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ArticleRussian imports could suffer in current financial climate
The global financial crisis is expected to affect fruit imports into Russia, although the country remains a major global importer
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ArticleUS financial crisis “will not” impact Peru
Only sales of high-end goods such as organic fruits and vegetables may feel the pressure of the economic slowdown in the US, the PMA claims
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ArticleBanana trade concerned by financial crisis
Although bananas remain in good demand, suppliers and marketers should be prepared for the worst, delegates hear at Ecuador banana convention
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ArticleColombia feels currency crunch
The revaluation of the peso could see losses in excess of US$900,000 for the agriculture sector
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Japanese economic agreements draw fire
Japan’s economic agreements with South East Asian nations have drawn criticism for being one-way economic streets
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ArticleEconomic crisis to hit Argentina's exports
A new report by the USDA has forecast that production of apples, pears and grapes will rise in 2009, but exports will fall as the international economic crisis continues
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ArticlePeru conquers new international markets
The South American country’s fresh produce trade continues to boom as new markets around the world open up to its range of fruits including citrus
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Panama backs WTO banana ruling
The country's minister of trade and industry has called on the EU to implement tariff changes initially agreed at July's trade discussion in Geneva