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ArticleOrganic industry under air threat
Organic suppliers have expressed concern that a proposed ban on certifying airfreighted organic imports could jeopardise both the market and the livelihoods of many international producers, but will do little to halt climate change.
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Exports from California just peachy
Peach exports from California to the UK saw a massive boost in 2006 following a promotional push from the California Tree Fruit Association (CTFA).
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ArticleFreshfel supports CMO focus on consumption
Freshfel Europe, the European fresh produce association, has welcomed the changes outlined in last week’s CMO reform for fruit and vegetables, as an opportunity to raise consumption.
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ArticleChristmas cracker ends Florette year in style
Heightened Christmas demand and brisk December trading ended a bumper year for Florette.
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ArticleItaly responsible for a quarter of EU production
Fresh produce from Italy now represents a quarter of European production, agricultural organisation Coldiretti has revealed.
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ArticleHazera makes Lifestyle choice
International hybrid vegetable and field crop seed specialist Hazera Genetics has launched a new line of products aimed at satisfying consumer demand for taste, health and convenience.
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Six-week recovery for Californian strawbs
The Californian strawberry crop is now expected to take at least six weeks to recover following damage caused by freezing conditions.
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ArticleUK delivers on Spanish citrus
Spanish citrus growers may be facing a crisis and experiencing devastatingly low prices on some markets, but the UK is performing well for them, says an industry leader.
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ArticleOrganic body tackles food miles
The Soil Association standard’s board has announced it will consult on a range of options to tackle the environmental impact of airfreighting organic food.
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ArticleNZ top-fruit crop up 11 per cent
Pipfruit New Zealand today announced its estimate for the 2007 export crop.
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Organic chief takes a pounding
The organic movement was given the platform at Tuesday night’s City Food Lecture, and was promptly put to the sword by a panel representing a wide cross-section of the British food industry.
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ArticleFreeze good for stonefruit
Extremely cold weather in western North America last week is benefiting deciduous fruit crops, while storms in the Atlantic have been disrupting shipments from Central America.
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Programme underway to rescue Cape trees
A tree rehabilitation plan is underway in the southern Cape to resuce some 360,000 damaged fruit trees.
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ArticleWarm temperatures stunt rhubarb
Unseasonably warm temperatures this year have caused significant problems with the production of UK forced rhubarb, according to one of the UK’s leading growers.
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Tesco sets SA standards
Tesco has been drawing up new standards governing worker conditions with its top-fruit suppliers in South Africa.
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Profitable Futures feature at the Royal
New revenue streams and business opportunities for innovative farmers and growers will be the focus of a feature at the Royal Show on July 1-4.
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ArticleChileans rocked by Mexican rejection
The Chilean fruit industry has reacted with surprise to the rejection last week of 15 containers of fruit by Mexican authorities.
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ArticlePotato plights vented at BPC event
The potato industry must look at how the burden of consumer and regulatory demands can be rewarded to offset the marginal return that growers get from storing their crop, it was put forward at the first-ever Potato Storage Conference 2007 last week.
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EU official to discuss CMO reform at Fruit Logistica
A representative of the European Commission will be at this year’s Fruit Logistica to discuss the Common Market Organisation’s (CMO) proposed reform for fruit and vegetables.
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Article$350,000 a kilo tomato seeds
One kilogramme of Hazera Genetics "Summer Sun" tomato hybrid seeds is sold to farmers in Europe for US$350,000, according to Hazera, Israel's largest producer and marketer of vegetable and field crops hybrid seeds.