All Production & Trade articles – Page 1461
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ArticleLess is more for Argentina
Less top fruit over this past season and a greater empasis on quality looks to be paying off for Argentina.
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ArticleItaly takes a battering
Rain has continued to belt down in Italy over the past week, putting up to 70 per cent of towns and villages at risk of flooding and causing “incalculable” damage to horticultural crops.
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Foreign gangmasters unchecked as GLA enforcement begins
Gangmaster Licensing Authority chief executive Mike Wilson said this morning [Friday] that the problem of monitoring of labour provision from outside the UK remains unsolved.
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Labour let-down for Israelis
Israeli growers are warning European customers that a labour shortage may compromise their ability to fulfill orders.
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ArticleEurepGAP changes priorities
EurepGAP has committed to prioritising harmonisation in its protocol overhaul following massive pressure from suppliers at its annual conference.
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Local Customs scrapped
The FPC invites comments as local Customs offices are closed in favour of a central hub.
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ArticleAlmeria crops in volume shift
Courgette, cucumber and aubergine area planted in the southern Spanish region of Almeria is increasing at the expense of capsicum and the traditional crop of green beans.
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New food and farming boss at NFU
NFU veteran Kevin Pearce has been appointed as the union’s new head of food and farming.
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ArticleSainsbury's English campaign kicks off
Sainsbury’s kicked off this season’s in-store promotion of English top fruit on Wednesday
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Ahlers questions EurepGAP development
The EurepGAP benchmarking process still throws up some technical problems for suppliers, according to Wolfgang Ahlers of Atlanta Gruppe, Germany.
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Food robotics centre unveiled
The University of Salford has announced the opening of the UK’s first centre for robotics in the food industry.
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Catallix for change in salad washes
British company Catallix is calling on supermarkets to review the “chemical soup” used to wash bagged salads.
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ArticleDole in JP buy-sell
Global fresh produce leader Dole has initiated a buy-sell process to either give it full ownership of JP Fruit Distributors in the UK or to sell its 35 per cent stake.
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ArticleWorld's first compostable, peelable film
Dundee-based packaging specialist Rockwell Solutions has launched the world’s first peelable, compostable film for PLA trays and pots.
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ArticleInvestors buy into EWT
Leading fruit supplier Empire World Trade has had a minority stake of its business bought out by two prolific investors in small to medium-size entities (SMEs).
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Solution to loss of dipping chemical
English apple growers hit with the loss of post-harvest dipping chemical carbendizum could benefit from joint work carried out last season by Bayer CropScience and East Malling Research.
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ArticleTrust in all things local
The National Trust is promoting its commitment to local food with a range of initiatives launched this autumn.
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Chiquita announces money-saving measures
Chiquita Brands International has suspended its quarterly dividend and said it may sell its shipping fleet in a bid to reduce its debt and invest in more profitable assets.
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ArticleScorching summer for Sundowner
Sales of Sundowner apples received a significant boost in July and August, rising by 48 per cent compared to the same period in 2005.
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EC adopts new banana reform proprosals
The European Commission has adopted proposals to reform its banana aid arrangements for EU producers, bringing them into line with other agricultural sectors and ensuring a fair standard of living for producers, according to Foodnavigator.com.