All Production & Trade articles – Page 1526
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Costa Rican industry gets a boost
Agricultural exports from Costa Rica rose by 11.7 per cent in the first two months of this year, according to Costa Rican agency Procomer.
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BRC exports standard to China
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) will break new ground by introducing a Chinese version of its global standard for consumer products in Asia later this month.
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ArticleScots back their farming industry
In a poll conducted on behalf of BBC Scotland, voters in Scotland have shown enormous support for Scottish farming by placing it fifth in a list of important election issues.
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ArticleNew glass on the block
Marks & Spencer salad buyer Peter Ireland and salad technologist Dr Simon Coupe opened Flavourfresh Salads’ new one-hectare glass block in Southport, Lancashire.
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Scientists comb evidence for missing bees
The cataclysmic problems US beekeers are experiencing this spring have begun to manifest themselves in the UK for the first time.
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ArticleGras off to a flyer
Borough Market trader Elsey & Bent held a tasting last week to mark the beginning of the English asparagus season.
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ArticleMore setbacks for Jersey Royals
Plantings of Jersey Royals continued to be disrupted this week, with bouts of heavy rain hindering progress.
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RPA fingered in apple import controversy
A UK apple firm has revealed off the record to FPJ that the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is trying to strip it of £5,000 for failing to import enough non-EU grown apples.
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ArticleNew tractor rolled out
Valpadana has introduced an updated version of its hydrostatic drive compact tractor.
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Aspire take-up will be strong in UK
Hargeaves Plants, which represents the intellectual property rights for AspireUK, the New Zealand root analysis validated for the UK at last week’s Asparagus Growers' Association workshop, is expecting a "strong response” from the domestic industry.
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ArticleNew glasshouse for M&S supplier
Flavourfresh Salads has opened a new one hectare glasshouse in Lancashire.
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€113,000 for ‘exploited’ mushroom pickers
Eight mushroom pickers from eastern Europe, who worked long hours on a farm in the Irish midlands for less than half the statutory minimum wage, have been awarded a total of over €113,000 in a back pay settlement.
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ArticleCovent Garden pushes for 'regional hub' model
New Covent Garden Market is working in partnership with the South East England Development Agency to develop a more regionally-based business model
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ArticlePlan holds hope for SA trade
South Africa’s fresh produce industry could enjoy a substantial boost thanks to the release of Fruit South Africa’s Fruit Industry Plan (FIP).
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ArticleCambridge Glasshouse appoints Venlo expert Lowthorpe
The Cambridge Glasshouse Company has appointed Dave Lowthorpe as its new Venlo Glasshouse Product Specialist.
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Spalding labour provider has licence revoked
Lincolnshire-based labour provider AAA Personnel Ltd has become the first company in the region to have its licence revoked by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA).
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Royal van Namen takes over DTC
With effect from April 2, Dutch produce importer-exporter DTC Fruit and Vegetables was incorporated into Royal van Namen.
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ArticleFirst Israeli melons enter UK market
The first shipments of Israel’s new season melon crop are now hitting UK shores, according to Amos Orr, general manager of Agrexco UK.
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JP Group expansion targets UK market demands
In a bid to turn its bananas from a commodity into a premium product, Jamaica Producers (JP) is gearing up to expand its operations regionally and seek international recognition for its holistic labour practices.
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Del Monte caught in severance pay row
Del Monte Fresh Produce Hawaii has been ordered to pay workers who were laid off last year additional severance and medical benefits.