All Production & Trade articles – Page 1539

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    UK shoppers "don't care" about provenance

    2006-08-18T16:01:01Z

    UK consumers are not motivated to buy produce because it is local, and do not care where it comes from, a new survey has suggested.

  • Waitrose has unveiled a range of organic recipe cards featuring fresh produce
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    Waitrose revamps organic offering

    2006-08-18T14:06:54Z

    Waitrose has announced the launch of a new-look organics range, enabling its customers to shop 100 per cent organically.

  • Heightened security measures have trickled down to airline caterers but the situation has stabilised
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    Airline caterers get back on track

    2006-08-18T13:01:01Z

    Airline catering schedules have returned to a workable norm after a dramatic step-up in security levels at all UK airports last week caused restricted access to aircraft.

  • Capespan has launched its Outspan brand at Morrisons for the first time, with a flurry of activity
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    South African citrus wobbles

    2006-08-18T11:01:01Z

    South African citrus have suffered a difficult season, with quality problems and volumes down on some crops.

  • Agrexco assures customers its business will continue as normal despite the conflict
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    Israel on slow road to recovery

    2006-08-18T09:01:01Z

    Reconstructing and recovering the war damages to the agricultural infrastructure in Israel’s war-damaged northern region will require from three-to-five years, according to minister of agriculture Shalom Simhon.

  • Many airlines have diverted produce to road transport to alleviate the back-log at airports
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    Terror alert compromises imports

    2006-08-18T08:01:01Z

    Air-freighted imports have been severely disrupted and fresh produce has allegedly been left sitting on runways for hours, following the foiled terrorist plot which brought all UK airports to a standstill last week.

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    Biofuel no threat to food production

    2006-08-17T18:01:02Z

    Biofuel crops pose no threat to UK food production, according to the NFU.

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    Powdery mildew risk heightened

    2006-08-17T14:01:01Z

    Prolonged dry periods could heighten the risk of powdery mildew in carrots this season, Syngenta Crop Protection UK has warned.

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    Labelling mishaps hold up imports

    2006-08-17T12:01:01Z

    The majority of refusal notices issued for imported fresh produce are not the result of product quality, but of labelling defects, according to the RPA HMI.

  • The grading lines will be busier in Israel this year
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    Israeli citrus crop increase

    2006-08-17T08:01:01Z

    Israel's citrus yield for the forthcoming season is expected to top last year’s total at 600,000-630,000 tonnes.

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    Growers object to Agrexco plans

    2006-08-16T15:01:01Z

    Farmers’ organisations, led by the Israel Federation of Farmers, have objected strongly to the plan to privatise Agrexco.

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    Primafruit's Huth replaced by Blackburn

    2006-08-16T13:06:57Z

    Primafruit executive chairman Craig Huth, who has been with the company 15 years, has been replaced at the helm.

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    Agrexco privatisation: plans in place

    2006-08-16T11:01:01Z

    The Israeli government will seek international partners as part of plans to privatise Agrexco.

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    Sunny soft-fruit jv for The Summerfruit Company

    2006-08-16T07:01:01Z

    Soft-fruit marketer The Summerfruit Company has joined forces with US producer Sunnyridge Farm to co-ordinate procurement of berries to the UK from North and South America.

  • Philip Smits
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    Greenery to profit from Van Doorn takeover

    2006-08-15T12:01:01Z

    Dutch fruit and vegetable grower Jover BV is set to take over Van Doorn International Fruit BV's UK commercial activities, giving Jover's parent company The Greenery a stronger foothold in the UK fresh produce market.

  • Summer mushroom sales brighten up
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    Summer mushroom sales brighten up

    2006-08-15T10:01:01Z

    Summer sales of mushrooms have increased by 8.3 per cent over the last four years, with the vegetable becoming an increasingly popular addition to salads.

  • NZ top-fruit returns improve
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    NZ top-fruit returns improve

    2006-08-15T08:01:01Z

    Growers exporting through New Zealand’s larges to-fruit marketer Enza can expect far better returns this season than last.

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    Talstar collects its Gyro

    2006-08-14T18:01:01Z

    Talstar, the broad spectrum insecticide, is set to be replaced by new brand Gyro, according to crop protection marketing form Certis.

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    US industry faces labour crisis

    2006-08-14T11:01:01Z

    US producers fear the government’s post-9/11 clamp-down on immigration could result in huge labour shortages that would severely compromise the industry.

  • Spanish growers lament poor season
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    Spanish growers lament poor season

    2006-08-14T09:01:01Z

    The 2005-06 season has closed leaving growers in the Spanish production region of Almeria licking their wounds as production rose and prices fell.