All Production & Trade articles – Page 1518

  • Guatemala's Lola bananas arrive in Europe
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    Banana competition increases

    2006-04-21T09:01:00Z

    Changes in the EU banana regime on January 1, are bringing new operators into the fiercely competitive market.

  • China records apple drop
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    China records apple drop

    2006-04-20T10:01:02Z

    The US department of agriculture has estimated this week that China’s 2005-06 apple crop will close the season down 15 per cent on the 2004-05.

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    Moroccan exports rise

    2006-04-19T23:48:20Z

    Moroccan veg exports are marginally up so far this season

  • Luis Schmidt
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    Chilean fruit leaders attack government

    2006-04-19T11:01:00Z

    Chilean fruit leaders have joined in a chorus of calls on the country’s new president Michelle Bachelet to open up her coffers to a wider group of industries.

  • Spanish urge end to pesticide confusion
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    Spanish urge end to pesticide confusion

    2006-04-19T09:01:00Z

    Spanish export federation Fepex has pleaded with the European Commission to end confusion over maximum residue levels (MRLs).

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    Retailers offer a Royal weekend

    2006-04-18T15:01:00Z

    Jersey Royals have hit two top retailers in time for Easter - two weeks earlier than last year.

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    Heff relaunches website

    2006-04-17T15:01:00Z

    Heart of England Fine Foods (Heff) has improved its website www.heff.co.uk

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    Tesco's first Jersey Royals hit stores

    2006-04-17T11:01:00Z

    Tesco has received the first supplies of new-season Jersey Royals from its depots in Harlow, Didcot and Southampton.

  • More hurricane devastation forecast
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    More hurricane devastation forecast

    2006-04-17T09:01:02Z

    Meteorologists forecast another devastating hurricane season for Central and North America and the Caribbean in 2006.

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    FTA calls for tighter controls on data release

    2006-04-16T16:01:01Z

    The Freight Transport Association has urged the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) for tighter controls on the release of vehicle keeper data from the UK vehicle register.

  • Early NZ apple volumes slide
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    Early NZ apple volumes slide

    2006-04-16T09:01:01Z

    Peter Beaven, ceo of growers’ association Pipfruit New Zealand, has warned that volume in early varieties of the country’s apple crop may be down on forecasts.

  • Stonefruit overproduction threat
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    Stonefruit overproduction threat

    2006-04-15T12:01:01Z

    No severe frosts as yet could see Spain heading for an overabundant stonefruit crop.

  • Cherry boards collaborate
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    Cherry boards collaborate

    2006-04-14T17:01:00Z

    Representatives from Northwest Cherries and the California Cherry Advisory Board in the US have held their first formal meeting to discuss collaboration.

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    Murcia co-op merger

    2006-04-14T14:01:00Z

    Eight co-operatives in the south-eastern Spanish region of Murcia are joining forces.

  • Spanish growers issue melon warning
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    Spanish growers issue melon warning

    2006-04-14T08:01:02Z

    As the melon and watermelon season from Almería in southern Spain gets set, grower groups in the region are calling on the provincial agriculture authorities to focus this year’s Don’t Cut Green campaign on marketing desks.

  • Sainbury's Online boss puts service first
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    Sainbury's Online boss puts service first

    2006-04-13T14:01:02Z

    Sainsbury’s is hoping to up its stakes in the supermarket wars by focusing on its online services.

  • Re:fresh Awards - finalists announced
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    Re:fresh Awards - finalists announced

    2006-04-13T12:01:01Z

    The finalists have been chosen for the 2006 Re:fresh Awards, sponsored by Florette.

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    US in breach of WTO obligations

    2006-04-13T11:01:01Z

    The US government has not complied with the WTO judgement on the EU-US trade dispute over the US Foreign Sales Corporations regime, a report by the World Trade Organisation has confirmed.

  • Aviko dangles World Cup carrot
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    Aviko dangles World Cup carrot

    2006-04-12T12:01:00Z

    Aviko, the largest manufacturer of chilled chips and potato products in Europe, is offering catering operators across Europe to form your own winning team and compete against each other to win tickets to the World Cup finals in Germany.

  • Banana fallout revealed
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    Banana fallout revealed

    2006-04-11T08:01:01Z

    The winners and losers in the new banana regime in force for the EU have become apparent as the union reveals figures for the first two months of the year.