All Production & Trade articles – Page 1538
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ArticleMedia message for Early potatoes
A major media campaign is hoping to establish Cornish Earlies in the consumer consciousness as the season faces an extra early start.
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Potato stocks revised upwards
The British Potato Council (BPC)’s supply estimate for the 2004-05 crop year has been revised upwards to 6.106 million tonnes.
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Chileans eye Arica opportunity
The eradication of Mediterranean fruit fly in Chile’s central Arica province means the way could now be open for exports of mangoes, guava, bananas, Hass avocados and citrus.
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ArticleAEL moves service out of Dover
Compagnie Fruitière shipping subsidiary Africa Express Line (AEL) is switching arrival ports from Dover to Portsmouth for its West African banana and pineapple service to the UK.
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ArticleIsraeli strawberry setback
Freak weather in Israel, with temperatures dipping below freezing in certain growing areas, has hit Agrexco's strawberry crop right in the middle of the peak season.
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ArticleKG breaks £100m barrier
A leading fruit supplier is celebrating after smashing through the £100 million sales barrier.
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Valencia snaps out of it
Last week’s cold snap in Valencia has brought relief to citrus growers but is causing problems for producers of salads and sub-tropical lines.
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ArticleProduce sector value on the rise
The new year is off to a positive start for the fresh produce sector, according to industry analysts Plimsoll Publishing.
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ArticleGeest points to fresh prepared growth
Geest, which is subject to a takeover offer from Icelandic group Bakkavor, has told the City that there is clear, continuing growth in consumer demand for fresh prepared foods.
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ArticleWatton in Boots with mini cues
Watton Produce Company (WPC) has extended its healthy snack-pack range by introducing a 110g Ready-to-Eat Mini Cucumber Crunchies snack pot with a yoghurt and mint dip.
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Growing taste for squash
UK consumers are developing a taste for sweet potato and butternut squash products, according to specialist fresh and exotic ingredients supplier Beacon Foods.
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New markets for Australian mangoes
Mango growers in Western Australia and the Northern Territory are celebrating after securing new markets in Europe.
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ArticleGreenstar breakthrough with Tesco
Greenstar apples went into Tesco stores nation-wide this week, heralding a potential breakthrough for the UK-grown green dessert cultivar.
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Fepex to introduce new Spanish order
Spanish exporters’ federation Fepex is making restoring profitability to horticulture producers and exporters a matter of urgency for 2005.
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Gangmasters targeted by ex-policeman and former major general
A former police chief and a retired army major general have been named as chair and chief executive designate of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority
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ArticleDispute surrounds Jaffa brand name
A row has erupted in Israel after the country’s Patent Office removed the exclusive rights of the citrus sector to the Jaffa brand name.
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Costa Rica counts flood costs
Banana production areas on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica have suffered following heavy rainfall and flooding on Sunday and Monday this week.
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Exporter fights liquidation order
A South African exporter is fighting back against a provisional liquidation order made against it in the Cape Town High Court.
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ArticleSainsbury's trims apple supplier base
Sainsbury’s has moved quickly to quash speculation it may reduce its commitment to English-grown top-fruit after its latest round of supplier rationalisation left Worldwide Fruit out in the cold.
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ArticleGrower support for BPC work
NFU Scotland has expressed its support for the work of the British Potato Council (BPC) which is currently undergoing it statutory five-year review.