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ArticleWealmoor thanks trade for support
The fresh produce industry has rallied around Wealmoor this week, after four firemen were killed fighting a blaze at the firm’s Atherstone packhouse.
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Outlook improves for banana giant
Chiquita’s net sales increased three per cent to $1.1 billion (£522 million) during the third quarter of 2007, the firm has revealed.
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ArticleAsda gets impish with Pixie
Last week saw the launch of British Pixie potatoes into Asda through the retailer’s Extra Special range.
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ArticleBrassica virus breakthrough
Scientists have identified a new way to breed brassicas, resistant to the damaging turnip mosaic virus.
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ArticleMinister marvels at MDS
A government minister visited Harper Adams University College and was taken by the industry's collaboration in Management Development Services
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"Sterile" Dole workers win court settlement
A Louisiana jury has awarded $3.3 million (£1.58m) to six Dole Fresh Fruit Co. banana workers in Nicaragua who claimed they were left sterile by a pesticide used on their plantation.
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ArticleUK growers to get climate change chance
The effects of climate change are set to open up opportunities for UK growers, with the market for home-grown fruit and vegetables that are traditionally produced in hotter climates in for a boost, a new report has predicted.
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ArticleAvocado Brotherhood dines at Claridge's
The Chilean Hass Avocado Association held its third annual Avocado Brotherhood Lunch at Claridge’s, London, recently
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ArticleWealmoor fire: packhouse had no sprinkler system
Wealmoor has said that there was no sprinkler system installed at the firm’s vegetable packhouse and processing plant at which four firefighters are thought to have died in a fire on Friday night.
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MSSL extends grape commitment
Indian exporter Mahindra Shubhlabh (MSSL) has reportedly signed a contract with around 775 grape growers from Nashik and Sangli districts to source export-quality grapes.
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Frost and hail hit Western Cape hard
Severe cold weather and hailstorms during mid-October have caused considerable frost and hail damage on certain stonefruit, top fruit and grape farms in South Africa’s Western Cape hinterland and the Little Karoo.
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ArticleStrawberry gap looms
The next two weeks are likely to see a decline in strawberry availability and some strong pricing.
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Ozone could replace sulphur pads
Tests carried out by Spanish scientists suggest that ozone treatment is at least 90 per cent as effective sulphur dioxide (SO2) in the protection and preservation of table grapes during cold storage.
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ArticlePublic inquiry for strawberry grower
A public inquiry into planning permission for polytunnels at a medium-sized farm in Herefordshire is set to open next week.
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Gaza exports subject of discussion
Israeli minister of agriculture Shalom Simhon met with his Palestinian equivalent Mahmoud Habash this week, to discuss the possibility of re-allowing fresh produce exports from the Gaza region.
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ArticleChile's chilly, but grapes are on track
Freezing conditions, including some of the worst snowfall for decades, brought predictions of doom and gloom for Chilean growers at the beginning of the last quarter, but the period ends with confident predictions that the harvest could in fact surpass last season’s levels.
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ArticleFresh Direct launches 'Local' hubs
A leading fresh produce supplier to the foodservice industry has launched a service to give its customers seasonal access to fruit and vegetables grown within a 50-mile radius of their restaurants.
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Rhubarb King dies, aged 82
Ken Oldroyd, known to many simply as the Rhubarb King, has died at the age of 82.
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Californians repair irrigation
Growers in southern California have been working quickly this week to repair irrigation systems damaged by last week’s wildfires, which hit avocado and citrus crops.