All Production & Trade articles – Page 1522
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ArticleVOG seeks price-war defences
European growers desperately need to find strategies for survival against the devalued dollar and the supermarket price wars, according to Gerhard Dichgans, managing director at VOG, right.
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ArticlePeviani moves into seedless watermelons
Seedless watermelons are the latest venture for one of Italy's largest producers, Peviani Group.
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ArticleNZ growers look to WTO over Aussie tactics
New Zealand pipfruit growers are banding together to take on Australia through the World Trade Organisation.
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ArticleBaccini maintains European focus
Baccini Ortofrutta is happy to stick with the European market and let others look to China, according to director, Aurelio Baccini, below.
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ArticleKids enter tomato zone with Stubbins
As part of British Tomato Week, Stubbins invited pupils from the St Mellons Church in Wales Primary School to experience its very own Tomato Zone at Rhymney Valley.
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Cherry Passion to scorch UK market
This summer is set to be a scorcher for British consumers with the arrival of new brand Cherry Passion, according to Stefano Pezzo, of Bragantini Marco and Figli SNC.
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ArticleOh no for nisperos
Nispero production in Spain is likely to be considerably down this season.
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ArticleItalian melon season extended
Italian producer Francescon has extended its melon season to sell fruit from April through to October.
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ArticleWatercress feeds the 5,000
Charlie Dimmock helped launch Watercress Week in Alresford, Hampshire.
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ArticleSole Frutta pinpoints UK market
Italian exporter Sole Frutta Group has set its sights on the UK market
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Zim horticulture looks east
The production of horticultural products in Zimbabwe is expected to grow this year, as the sector establishes new markets in the Far East.
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ArticleTesco takes Stubbins Welsh tomatoes
Tesco is stocking four lines of Welsh-grown tomatoes in its 41 stores across the principality.
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Exotic fillip for Jamaican sector
Jamaican exotics producers given a $269,000 funding boost.
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ArticlePicota crop on track
The Picota cherry crop from the Spanish Jerte Valley is estimated to reach 4,500 tonnes this season.
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ArticleFirst Carmel grapes hit the ground running
The first air-freighted Carmel grape of the Israeli season reached the UK this week.
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ArticleProduce key to c-store battle
Consumer spend in the convenience store sector is growing and fresh produce is set to play a key role in the battle for market share.
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ArticleHalls admit to negligence
Mark and Harry Hall, father and son partners in Hall Hunter Partnership, have admitted to negligence that led to the deaths of two Polish migrant workers on their Twyford fruit farm.
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Cosmetic vs taste in battle for consumer purse
Retailers are unlikely to change their attitudes to the cosmetic appearance of fruit and vegetables, according to Steve Ridge, Somerfield’s technical solutions director.
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ACP countries get more help on pesticides
An important step has been taken in the direction of getting the plant products recommended by Pesticides Initiative Programme (PIP) registered in ACP countries.
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DCC profits up
DCC, the company facing court action from Fyffes, has announced before-tax profits were up 8.5 per cent to €126m in the year ending March 2004.