All Production & Trade articles – Page 1493

  • Veg beaten up by weather
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    Veg beaten up by weather

    2006-01-25T09:01:00Z

    As UK vegetable growers are starting to recover from the frosty winter, producers across Europe are still feeling the effects of erratic conditions.

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    Million tonne waste dilemma

    2006-01-24T13:01:01Z

    The government has warned businesses must make more effort to ensure the packaging they use is recycled.

  • Rocky start to SA pear season
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    Rocky start to SA pear season

    2006-01-24T11:01:00Z

    The South African pear crop is likely to be some 10-15 per cent down this season and to start slightly later than usual.

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    EMR open for discussion

    2006-01-23T17:01:01Z

    The East Malling Research Association is holding its first ever member’s day to discuss ways to achieve environmental and economic stability in horticulture.

  • Cucumber producers facing tough times
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    Cucumber producers facing tough times

    2006-01-23T12:01:01Z

    The cucumber supply situation is going through a disastrous spell with the supply chain losing hundreds of thousands of pounds and contracts failing to be met.

  • Sainsbury's £14m boost for UK toms
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    Sainsbury's £14m boost for UK toms

    2006-01-23T10:01:00Z

    Tomato harvesting at John Baarda Ltd’s 23-acre site at Billingham will start this week.

  • UK onions snubbed
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    UK onions snubbed

    2006-01-21T12:01:01Z

    UK onions appear to be losing out when it comes to the ethnic catering sector, a wholesaler has revealed.

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    Salad industry E.coli pointer

    2006-01-20T16:01:01Z

    A study by the university of Aberdeen has revealed that slugs could be a factor in the spread of E. coli in salad vegetables.Researchers believe that the slug could be a vehicle for spreading the deadly bacterial strain.

  • Spanish citrus con row
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    Spanish citrus con row

    2006-01-20T12:01:00Z

    A handful of desperate growers in the Valencia region of Spain have been picking and marketing immature Ortanique easy-peelers.

  • Argentinean soft-fruit exports up
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    Argentinean soft-fruit exports up

    2006-01-20T10:01:00Z

    Figures released by the Argentinean food and health authority Senasa show increasing fortunes for the fruit industry and soft-fruit in particular.

  • Jazz moves for Worldwide Fruit
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    Jazz moves for Worldwide Fruit

    2006-01-20T08:01:00Z

    Worldwide Fruit has stepped up its UK production of Jazz following the success of the branded apple with consumers.

  • Dr Jeff Peters
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    Dry-rot vigilance urged

    2006-01-19T14:01:00Z

    Potato bosses are warning the industry to be vigilant to avoid the spread of disease.

  • Apple import licence move prompts fears
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    Apple import licence move prompts fears

    2006-01-19T08:01:01Z

    A European Commission committee has agreed to implement import licences for all apples from third countries into the EU from February 1 for a two-year period.

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    New recruits for FTA

    2006-01-16T17:01:02Z

    The Freight Transport Association has appointed three new managers to join its policy teams in the North, the South East and in Brussels.

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    Mixed bag for banana countries

    2006-01-16T11:01:00Z

    While some celebrate export earnings, volumes are down and Ecuador is wary of the impact of the new EU regime.

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    Israeli-Palestinian jv bearing fruit

    2006-01-15T15:01:01Z

    A new Israeli export company has joined forces with the Palestinian Economic Development Corporation to start shipments of fresh produce from the Palestinian Authority (PA) to Western Europe.

  • Ventana: season-opener in Spain
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    It's all kicking off in Spain

    2006-01-15T09:00:59Z

    Cold nights in Spain are slowing fruit development slightly in strawberries from the main south-western production area of Huelva.

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    EA enhances pesticide detection methods

    2006-01-14T17:01:01Z

    The Environment Agency says it has significantly improved its method for assessing pesticides in surface water.

  • Ori Zafir and Mark Haydon
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    Israeli spuds off to a flyer

    2006-01-14T12:01:01Z

    The Israeli new potato season got off to a flying start.

  • Cox stock situation improves
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    Cox stock situation improves

    2006-01-14T09:01:01Z

    After industry action in December, January 1 stock figures painted a far healthier picture for the UK Cox crop.