All Production & Trade articles – Page 1468
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ArticleDel Monte re-evaluates UK position
Del Monte is re-evaluating its position in the UK after “walking away” from Asda’s banana business.
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Thousand signed up for NFU centenary conference
This year’s NFU annual conference is now fully subscribed, with almost a thousand NFU members and guests set to join farming leaders for what will be the centrepiece of the NFU’s centenary year.
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ArticleMorrisons steps up pressure
The latest TNS Worldpanel grocery market share figures for the 12 weeks ending December 30, 2007 - covering the crucial Christmas trading period - have put Morrisons in the spotlight, with a very strong performance.
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Lincolnshire warms up for annual showcase
Regional produce brand Select Lincolnshire’s Annual Seminar Showcase is set to return on February 7, providing an opportunity for the county’s companies to learn about the brand and even sign up to the project.
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ArticleRegan takes chair at KG Growers
Marion Regan has taken over the chairman’s role at KG Growers Ltd from Angus Davison MBE.
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Costa Rican pineapple sector booming
Costa Rican pineapple exports were worth $470 million (£238m) to the country’s economy in 2007, according to the Foreign Trade Promotion Office.
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ArticleFlorida citrus weathers cold snap
The Florida citrus crop has come through the cold snap that hit the state last week, with minor damage reported on the orange crop in the northern counties, while the grapefruit crop was virtually unaffected.
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ArticlePEACH completion postponed
Implementation of Defra’s PEACH system for the import of plant-health controlled goods will not go ahead until after Easter.
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ArticleChristmas spud demand higher than expected
Forecast snow is unlikely to have any knock-on effects to the potato category in the coming weeks, following a strong performance over the festive period.
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ArticleSakata hosts broccoli meeting
Seed breeder Sakata Europe welcomed more than 400 growers and retailers to its first Broccoli Convention in Cartagena, Spain in December 2007.
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ArticleFarmers take action to mitigate climate change
Farmers have increased on-farm action to combat climate change, according to Farming Futures’ survey results.
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Article2007 - second warmest UK year ever
It certainly wouldn’t have felt like it to growers whose crops succumbed to frosts, snow and rain storms, but 2007 was officially the second warmest year in the UK on record.
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ArticleFyffes expects earnings to rise
Fyffes has raised its earnings forecasts due to the benefits it says it has derived from higher selling prices and favourable exchange rates.
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NZ growers find joy of text
Labour problems in New Zealand’s cherry industry have been reduced by a novel recruitment drive by the country’s Department of Labour.
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ArticleNFU: Government must back farming
The government must recognise the key role that farming will have to play over the years ahead in securing Britain’s food supply and fighting climate change, NFU president Peter Kendall has said.
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ArticleHelping the Moldovans at onions
A team of scientific experts from the National Institute of Agricultural Botany will visit Moldova next month, the poorest country in Europe, and set up an agricultural aid site.
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ArticleSyngenta launches melon website
Syngenta has added a third product-specific website - melontoday.com - to its online information armoury.
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Agricoper looks outside the grape box
Italian grower exporter Agricoper, one of Europe’s top table grape players, is looking to diversify in 2008.
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ArticleKendall calls for government sea-change
Click here to read the full transcript of NFU president Peter Kendall’s new year message to the UK farming industry, as the union celebrates its centenary year.