All Production & Trade articles – Page 1484
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ArticleFresca posts a profit
Fresca Group Ltd, the UK’s largest privately-owned fresh produce company, has posted a pre-tax profit of £4.9 million on turnover of £354m for the year to April 27, 2007.
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Horticulture makes levy points
The horticulture sector remains ‘adamant’ that the HDC should not be included in the reform of the levy structure, according to Defra.
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NFU moves to quell scare stories
The NFU has attempted to put scare-stories of food price rises into context, saying that whilst the costs of farming are rising, food prices are now lower than they have ever been.
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ArticleAward-winning Cox hits Asda shelves
The first deliveries of award-winning Cox apples from Andrew Boxall’s 130-acre Kent orchard arrived in Asda stores across the South East yesterday.
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ArticleNY eyes decent apple crop
The apple crop in New York, the largest producing state outside Washington, is forecast to reach some 30.7 million cases, roughly in line with last year.
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ArticleFutures bright for NZ growers
Almost a third of New Zealand’s growers have signed up to its nil-residues project, NZ Apple Futures.
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ArticlePoupart to buy Norton Folgate
The Poupart Group has reached an agreement to purchase the entire issued share capital of Norton Folgate Marketing Ltd, the UK’s leading specialist cherry importer and distributor.
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ArticleWells welcomes Malet Azoulay takeover
The management of Katope’s UK operation, Malet Azoulay UK, have welcomed the announcement that the firm has been acquired by Belgian-based Univeg group.
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ArticleNFU puts food prices into context
The NFU has attempted to put scare-stories of food price rises into context, saying that whilst the costs of farming are rising, food prices are now lower than they have ever been.
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ArticleSpanish pears strong
Spanish pear prices are strong this season in the face of a lower crop.
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Visa extension to aid labour issues
A severe labour shortage in New Zealand’s horticulture and viticulture sectors has driven the New Zealand government to give a three-month extension to working holidaymakers.
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Pollution on the decline
Farming is becoming a cleaner, greener industry, with serious pollution incidents caused by farming down by 35 per cent to the lowest ever level last year, said an Environment Agency report published last week.
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Felix rain batters Central America
Hurricane Felix has been downgraded to a tropical depression but rainfall in its wake remains a threat as Hurricane Henriette makes landfall on the Pacific coast of Central America.
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ArticleDiscovery rounds up support
Both Sainsbury’s and Morrisons have outstripped Tesco in early sales of English-grown new-season Discovery apples, according to official English Apples & Pears figures.
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ArticleGAP goes global
In a world exclusive, FPJ reveals that EurepGAP will today announce it is changing its title and logo to GLOBALGAP.
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Katopé to enter Univeg fold
Belgian family company Univeg has announced the acquisition of Katopé International, dependent on a favourable decision from competition authorities.
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ArticleACM tackles tomato tonnage
The waste management firm has secured a lucrative deal with tomato specialist Wight Salads to handle all its waste requirements.
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ArticleOrganic apple concept launched
A shared initiative between fourth generation Kent growers HE Hall & Son, marketing company OrchardWorld and Sainsbury’s has resulted in the UK’s largest organic concept apple orchard being unveiled last week.
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ArticleTotal Produce exceeds expectation
Total Produce has posted better first-half earnings than expected, the company demerged from Fyffes at the start of the year revealed today.
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ArticleReport highlights grower conservation efforts
The NFU has launched a report to show how growers and farmers are working to conserve water.