All Production & Trade articles – Page 1472

  • Strawberries take sporting chance
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    Strawberries take sporting chance

    2006-07-17T14:01:01Z

    The UK strawberry sector appears to have shrugged off the World Cup effect.

  • Fake Picota no danger to UK
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    Fake Picota no danger to UK

    2006-07-17T09:01:00Z

    Fake Picota cherries that have been upsetting producers of the genuine denomination of origin fruit in Spain are unlikely to find their way to the UK market.

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    Picking in northern Israel grinds to halt

    2006-07-17T07:01:01Z

    Summer-fruit picking in plantations in the northern region in Israel is at a complete standstill, in view of the continuous confrontations along the northern Israeli-Lebanese border line.

  • Cameo club changes status
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    Cameo club changes status

    2006-07-16T17:01:02Z

    The Cameo club has become a limited company in order to develop the apple variety on a European scale.

  • Chileans answer avo concerns
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    Chileans answer avo concerns

    2006-07-16T09:01:00Z

    The Chilean Hass Avocado Committee (CHAC) has spoken out to ease concerns expressed in the Chilean press that its growers are heading for over-production in an already over-supplied world market.

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    Government needs to give energy direction

    2006-07-15T16:01:01Z

    The contribution that renewables make to UK energy has been recognised by the government this week, although it has not specified where agriculture will fit into the plan, according to the NFU.

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    Syngenta submits carrot canopy advice

    2006-07-15T13:01:00Z

    Syngenta is urging carrot growers to protect their crops with fungicide before their canopies close, to stave off the risk of Alternaria and Sclerotinia development.

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    Kiwis vote on crunch research

    2006-07-14T17:01:00Z

    NZ apple and pear growers have started voting on a levy to fund crucial research.

  • Cranberries defence against food poisoning
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    Cranberries defence against food poisoning

    2006-07-14T16:01:01Z

    New research has found that cranberries may offer defense against food poisoning, thanks to the fruit’s ability to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.

  • Getting aggressive on raspberries
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    Getting aggressive on raspberries

    2006-07-14T10:01:02Z

    The UK raspberry crop is being promoted aggressively this week and next in High Street multiples as the supply chain tries to avoid offer out-stripping demand.

  • Carrots caught on the net
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    Carrots caught on the net

    2006-07-13T16:01:00Z

    Home-grown carrots will soon have their own dedicated website, with the launch of www.british carrots.co.uk.

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    Israel battle with Lebanon damaging crops

    2006-07-13T14:03:30Z

    The escalation of a confrontation between Israeli soldiers and the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah could have serious implications for the fruit crop in northern Israel, both in the short and long-term.

  • Beetroot on the march
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    Beetroot on the march

    2006-07-13T14:01:01Z

    Beetroot, newly-crowned as a fresh produce superfood, is continuing its popular run, with volume sales up 12.2 per cent, according to thinkvegetables.co.uk.

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    HEFF hosts Midlands seminar

    2006-07-13T12:01:01Z

    Regional food group Heart of England Fine Foods (HEFF) is running a one-day seminar and exhibition for the Midlands food industry next week.

  • Manorfresh goes to Prophet
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    Manorfresh goes to Prophet

    2006-07-13T10:01:00Z

    Prophet software has been selected by the Manorfresh Ltd, the company that was born of the merger between Geest QV Ltd and DGM Growers.

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    Conference highlights salad industry's chemical balance

    2006-07-12T11:30:45Z

    The UK salad industry came out in force today [Wednesday], at a conference that highlighted its work to minimise the use of chemicals on crops.

  • Extremaduran plums drop 60 per cent
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    Extremaduran plums drop 60 per cent

    2006-07-12T11:01:01Z

    Plum production in the Spanish region of Extremadura is set to drop by 60 per cent this year, after rain during the flowering season, according to fruit exporters’ association Afruex.

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    Greenvale / Sainsbury's co-host organic conference

    2006-07-11T17:01:01Z

    Potato supplier Greenvale AP and Sainsbury’s took bold steps to ease supplier-supermarket relations last week by co-hosting an organic potato conference.

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    Medjoul date speeds up charts

    2006-07-11T15:01:01Z

    Demand for the Israeli Medjoul date is on the up, and the variety has gained a good position on the European market.

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    Upward climb for Vietnamese exports

    2006-07-11T13:01:01Z

    Vietnam’s fresh produce exports generated US$136 million (£74m) in the first half of this year, marking an annual rise of more than 14.3 per cent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).