All Production & Trade articles – Page 1490
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Asda to back Kent top fruit hit by hail
Asda has pledged to support Kent top-fruit growers by adjusting their specifications in the aftermath of hail this summer.
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ArticleBragg takes levy hotseat
Neil Bragg has been named as chair designate of the new horticulture levy board.
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ArticleHazera launches new tom variety
Israeli breeder Hazera Genetics has launched the new Yaara tomato variety.
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Spanish apple forecast released
Rises are forecast for Granny Smith and Pink Lady in Lerida, but the picture is more mixed across other varieties.
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NYK acquires 100 per cent of NYK LauritzenCool
NYK Reefers Limited has acquired the remaining 50 per cent share of NYKLauritzenCool AB from joint venture partner J Lauritzen A/S.
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Swedes a role model for Scots
Global warming could soon make commercial apple production as viable in Scotland as it is proving in Sweden, the Essex & Suffolk Fruit Growers’ Society learned on a recent trip across the North Sea.
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ArticleIrish urged to rally round
Ireland’s food and horticulture minister Trevor Sargent has called on the supply chain to adopt a partnership approach in the wake of difficult weather conditions for vegetable growers.
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ArticleKenya launches answer to airfreight labelling
Kenya has launched a Grown Under the Sun label to publicise the benefits of buying fruit, veg and flowers grown in Africa to UK consumers.
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Worldwide Fruit to relocate in Spalding
Worldwide Fruit is to move from its West Marsh Lane location in Spalding to a new site in Wardentree Lane, Pinchbeck.
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ArticleSpanish growers pressured
Spanish producers are under pressure from the UK to fill gaps in supply on some lines while demand for others has waned, leading to a build up in volumes.
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ArticleDutch chicory sets sights on UK market
UK children’s health charity BDF Newlife has joined forces with the Dutch Produce Association to promote a competition aimed at increasing consumption of chicory in this country.
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New flood guidance
The Environment Agency has issued fresh guidance to help farmers, businesses and others dealing with the aftermath of last week's floods.
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ArticleApples with altitude hit UK shores
The first ever container of Snow Apples from Brazil arrived in the Port of Sheerness at the start of this week.
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Chiquita dissatisfied with second-quarter results
Chiquita’s net sales rose by 2 per cent year over year in the second quarter of 2007 to $1.3 billion (£640 million), and the company hauled in a net income of $9bn in the period.
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ArticleJuliette gets wined and dined
The rain did not dampen spirits at the annual Juliette celebration hosted by MBMG in Norfolk last week.
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ArticleWaitrose backs growers
Waitrose is the latest supermarkets offering support to fruit growers affected by recent hail problems.
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Worldwide Fruit on the move
Fruit specialist Worldwide Fruit is upgrading its Spalding division.
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Final details of Bomfords deal released
Bomfords' administrators have released the final details of the sale deal completed on July 31.
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Flooding aids polytunnel cause
The floods seen across the UK in June and July have served as the best possible PR campaign for the polytunnel debate, NFU West Midlands horticultural chairman Anthony Snell told visitors to the NFU tent at Fruit Focus last week.
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UK disquiet over paraquat ban
The Europe-wide ban of the herbicide paraquat has caused considerable concern among a section of UK growers.