All Production & Trade articles – Page 1517
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Chiquita suspends purchases
Chiquita has suspended purchases from three independent growers in Panama for the fourth week in a row.
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Graves defends Costcutter merger
Costcutter chairman Colin Graves has defended the controversial £200 million merger with wholesaler Nisa-Today’s - saying the deal was “not to feed fat cats”.
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New BRC standard for storage and distribution
The British Retail Consortium has announced its newest Global Standard will be published on August 21.
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Plenum gains approval
Plenum, a brassica insecticide, has been given full label approval for controlling aphids, and could help control Peach Potato Aphid, Syngenta Crop Management UK has announced.
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ArticleHail crisis for Italian basil
Italian basil has been seriously damaged by hailstones the size of ping pong balls and torrential rain in Genoa. Up to 80 per cent of the crop has been lost.
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ArticleAsda flies local flag for Cornwall
Cornish growers for Asda will be delivering their produce straight into store as part of a pilot scheme to cut down on food miles and promote local produce.
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ArticleBeware the codling moth
Protecting against codling moth attack should be a priority in UK orchards after a sharp increase in the pest population, according to East Malling Research (EMR).
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ArticleReefer record
The largest ever load of citrus carried by a reefer ship arrived at Sheerness Docks on board NYK Lauritzen’s flagship vessel, Yorgen Lauritzen, last week.
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ArticleGood opportunities for UK apples
English top-fruit growers are expecting a good season, with reduced southern hemisphere imports pointing to a strong opening market.
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UK shoppers "don't care" about provenance
UK consumers are not motivated to buy produce because it is local, and do not care where it comes from, a new survey has suggested.
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ArticleWaitrose revamps organic offering
Waitrose has announced the launch of a new-look organics range, enabling its customers to shop 100 per cent organically.
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ArticleAirline caterers get back on track
Airline catering schedules have returned to a workable norm after a dramatic step-up in security levels at all UK airports last week caused restricted access to aircraft.
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ArticleSouth African citrus wobbles
South African citrus have suffered a difficult season, with quality problems and volumes down on some crops.
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ArticleIsrael on slow road to recovery
Reconstructing and recovering the war damages to the agricultural infrastructure in Israel’s war-damaged northern region will require from three-to-five years, according to minister of agriculture Shalom Simhon.
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ArticleTerror alert compromises imports
Air-freighted imports have been severely disrupted and fresh produce has allegedly been left sitting on runways for hours, following the foiled terrorist plot which brought all UK airports to a standstill last week.
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Biofuel no threat to food production
Biofuel crops pose no threat to UK food production, according to the NFU.
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Powdery mildew risk heightened
Prolonged dry periods could heighten the risk of powdery mildew in carrots this season, Syngenta Crop Protection UK has warned.
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Labelling mishaps hold up imports
The majority of refusal notices issued for imported fresh produce are not the result of product quality, but of labelling defects, according to the RPA HMI.
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ArticleIsraeli citrus crop increase
Israel's citrus yield for the forthcoming season is expected to top last year’s total at 600,000-630,000 tonnes.
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Growers object to Agrexco plans
Farmers’ organisations, led by the Israel Federation of Farmers, have objected strongly to the plan to privatise Agrexco.