All Production & Trade articles – Page 1473
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Medjoul date speeds up charts
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
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).
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ArticleWrittle works with Jordan
Growers in Jordan have enlisted the help of Writtle College’s post-harvest unit to better target the UK market and increase the standard and quality of the country’s produce.
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ArticleMiddlebrook explains mushroom rethink
Mushroom Bureau chairman Andrew Middlebrook, of Monaghan Mushrooms, has outlined why the industry is putting its weight behind the product again.
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Produce firms are takeover targets
The fresh produce industry could soon see a raft of takeovers as 272 of its companies are told they must change or face failure.
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Friendly fruit from Ecuador
Ecuadorian exporter Exporganic SA is hoping to capitalise on the perceived health and environmental benefits of organic food by branding its bananas Friendly.
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ArticleSA Goldens take to the airwaves
The PR and promotional campaign for South African Golden Delicious in the UK will move onto the airwaves next week, with a promotion on Capital Gold.
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Labour disaster creeping up on industry
The fresh produce industry faces a rude awakening in December, if it does not act now to put its labour-sourcing arrangements in order.
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New hygiene cert from Holchem
Hygiene technology specialist Holchem Ltd has launched the first UK nationally accredited hygiene management qualification.
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Fruit picker challenges Tesco at agm
A South African fruit-picker challenged Tesco to improve wages and working conditions on farms supplying its stores.
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Ecuador's growers threaten strike
In Ecuador growers are threatening to strike if the government does not take action to enforce payment of the official banana price.
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ArticleBSF takes polytunnel debate to parliament
British Summer Fruits took the opportunity to engage with the country’s politicians last week, as parliament rallied behind the home-grown soft-fruit crop.
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Asparagus prices soar
Prices for asparagus on the wholesale markets were sky-high this week as supplies tightened.
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ArticleRedbridge snacks in national rollout
Redbridge’s trials selling loose individual pieces of fruit in stores in the Greater London area have proved such a success that its new 5 A DAY fruit snacking range will be rolled out nationwide.
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Baby berry targets children
Angus Soft Fruits has launched a new mini version of its exclusive Ava variety, especially targeted at children.
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ArticleMushrooms - the new superfood
Sector body The Mushroom Bureau has signed up leading UK nutritionist and cordon bleu chef Jane Clarke to front a new PR consumer campaign “Mushrooms - the Magic Ingredient” to promote the health, taste and versatility of the product.
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John Lewis chairman lauds British farming
Sir Stuart Hampson of John Lewis Partnership told the Royal Show that British farming should be at the top of the public agenda.
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ArticleFlorette launches YAWYE salad range
As reported first in FPJ in April, Soleco, parent of Florette, the UK's top-selling prepared salad brand, has teamed with Celador International, owner of the You Are what you Eat television format, to launch an exciting new You Are What You Eat snack salad range.
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Farmers present Miliband with nine-point challenge
NFU president Peter Kendall has laid down a nine-point challenge to Defra secretary of state David Miliband.
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Burma looks to expand fruit exports
Commercial authorities in Myanmar (formerly Burma) are urging farmers to expand exotic fruit exports to boost foreign exchange earnings.