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ArticleSt Nick's spuds hit Tesco
Record rainfall in May has not held up the first deliveries of Kentish new potatoes to Tesco, according to local supplier St Nicholas Court Farms.
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ArticleSouth African grape industry to consolidate
Consolidation in the South African table grape industry is afoot.
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ArticleDug in the dead of the night
For the second year running, Lancashire potato grower Sean Mallinson has been burning the midnight oil to guarantee Booths customers the freshest locally-grown new potatoes.
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ArticleGreenvale taken into private hands
Potato supplier Greenvale Holdings plc group (Greenvale) has been taken into private ownership by a purpose-built company.
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ArticleSundowner campaign aimed at children
Marketers of branded apple Sundowner are set to launch a healthy eating campaign aimed at children.
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Be ware-y of aphid build-up
Potato ware crop growers must look for aphid build-up and be ready to take quick action.
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ArticleIsrael storms ahead in citrus recovery
The Israeli citrus season 2005-06 has just closed with the sector enjoying its third consecutive year of recovery following severe crisis four years ago.
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ArticleAnglo-Chilean alliance in berry category
A new company - Euroberryuk - has been formed from an alliance between two established grower owned companies from both sides of the Atlantic.
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ArticleGrowers issue melon warning
Area under production of early melons in the Castille-La Mancha area of Spain is 10-15 per cent up this season on last, but sector bosses are warning already that late varieties could bunch up and upset the marketing campaign.
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ArticleChilean grape sendings rise
Chilean grape sendings into the UK this season to May 29 are up on last season by 26 per cent.
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ArticleAVA aims at wedding market
AVA strawberries will be promoted as the perfect fruit for weddings, as part of an expanded PR campaign for the fruit.
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ArticleSpanish grape in shape
The Spanish Sugraone crop, and more specifically the proportion which is licensed to be marketed under the Superior Seedless trademark in international markets, is set fair for the coming season.
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ArticleMurcia faces apricot woe
Early apricot production in Murcia is going through a critical period this season with fresh consumption down and processors not taking up any fruit yet.
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MTEX increases Israeli grape share
Israel's grape crop is on the rise again and MTEX will increase it's proportion of exports.
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Pandol blast for retail demands
European supermarkets’ practice of demanding multiple certification standards from growers is ‘incredible and arrogant’ according to John Pandol of US-based importer Pandol Brothers.
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ArticleWhitworths launches new healthy snack range
Leading healthy snacks provider Whitworths has launched a range of snack packs in May.
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ArticleSolinda set to storm market
Solinda mini watermelons are set to hit supermarket shelves across the UK, promising to be a trendsetter in the fresh fruit market, according to market tests in 2005.
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ArticleWind chimes cherry warning
A high level of chill units this winter in the UK have been good for cherry development, but high winds have sounded warning bells.
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ArticleGuernsey industry under review
A review of the Guernsey horticultural industry is being carried out by the States Department of Commerce and Employment
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ArticleBritish berries score with Sophie
As model Sophie Anderton launched the strawberry season this week in eye-catching fashion, the UK soft-fruit industry has been spared the ravages of one of the wettest Mays on record by its use of polytunnels and has been using the fact to its media advantage.