All Production & Trade articles – Page 1514
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ArticleExchange rate pressure bites
Zespri is under pressure this season as the appreciation of the New Zealand dollar takes its toll on grower returns and market pressure builds.
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ArticleGreek grapes to make timely start
Greek grapes are due to start their season more or less on time in the second week of August despite a cold snap in March.
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ArticleTroubled Cuban grapefruit
The Cuban grapefruit crop is almost a complete wipe out following Hurricane Dennis three weeks ago.
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Enlarged EU has impact on Fruit Logistica
Fruit Logistica bosses are tipping the new EU member states to make an even greater impact at next year’s show.
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Japan eases restrictions on US fruit
US apple producers are celebrating after Japan agreed to ease quarantine restrictions on their fruit.
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ArticleStrawberries face oversupply crisis
Oversupply of strawberries during the UK season is likely to get worse, a leading marketing desk has warned.
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Jamaica faces $200m hurricane bill
Hurricane damage to the Jamaican agriculture sector is likely to top more than $200 million according to estimates.
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ArticleSales success prompts restructure
A strong sales performance has prompted a fresh produce supplier to announce a series of new appointments.
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Recession to take the blame
Economists are talking of a second-half recession this year already and those companies struggling in the fresh produce business are likely to use this talk of a slow down to bury their own bad news, warned Plimsoll.
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"Superweed" fears played down
Scientists are playing down fears following the discovery of a so-called “superweed” at a site where GM crop have been trialled.
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Dutch glasshouse technology arrives
Rovero Roll-Air greenhouses are set to come to the UK with Cambridge Glasshouse Company already appointed sole distributor for the Dutch technology.
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Soft fruit on a high
A cooler spell this week is proving a welcome boost to soft-fruit production, particularly raspberry and blackberry crops.
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ArticlePesticide use on target
The UK fresh produce industry is making excellent progress when it comes to raising standards in the use of pesticides, a report has claimed.
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Russo embraces togetherness
Speaking at the Zeraim Gedera seminar on vertically integrated marketing, Jimmy Russo, director of UK-based Valley Grown Salads, stressed the importance of supply chain togetherness.
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Israelis look to vertical integration
Israeli seed company Zeraim Gedera has held a series of seminars and open days during the last three weeks.
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ArticleTesco questions Discovery
Tesco apple and pear buyer Martin de la Fuente has questioned the logic of launching the English apple season with “the worst apple there is”.
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Agrexco aims high
After a flying start to the Israeli stone fruit season, exporter Agrexco is concentrating on varieties developed for the premium end of the market.
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US holds off on farm export subsidies cut
Africa must await a global trade deal before the US will cut farm export subsidies, it is claimed.
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ArticleEngland expects... a good top fruit season
The English Cox crop is expected to be 20-25 per cent higher in volume this season
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Apple market pressure mounts
With just weeks to go before the harvest of European apples begins, the apple market in the UK is under pressure from old season stock and southern hemisphere supplies.