All Production & Trade articles – Page 1547
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ArticleAsda suppliers speak out
Asda’s fresh produce suppliers are beginning to voice their discontent at demands they are facing from the retailer for massive cash investment.
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ArticleGLA licenses first gangmaster
Traditional gangmaster Fred Basset & Son has become the first in the UK to be licensed by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority.
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ArticleBlueberry boom worries Argentina
A surge in blueberry plantings in north-western Argentina is leaving growers nervous.
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ArticleZespri expects early arrival
Zespri International Europe is expecting to welcome its first vessel of the season carrying New Zealand kiwifruit into Zeebrugge around May 16.
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Syngenta promises soft-fruit yield enhancement
A new kind of soft fruit fungicide that promises to improve yield, quality and shelf life could be available to UK growers this season, Syngenta has announced.
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New blueberry region enters the fray
Producers in northern Spain are grouping together to grow blueberries which they expect to be able to export by summer 2008.
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NGO says grocers are greener
Friends of the Earth (FoE) campaigners are trying to lure consumers away from the major multiples, claiming they emit more greenhouse gases than local shops.
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ArticlePut your questions to Re:fresh
The Re:fresh Partnership has lined up a series of hard-hitting industry leaders to be interviewed on-stage during this year’s Re:fresh Conference 2006.
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Biobest buzzes in with new product
Bumblebee pollination company, Biobest Biological Systems, has developed a new Mini-Hive suited to the pollination of fruit and vegetable crops in small compartments.
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Floods destroy Serbian agriculture
Serbia’s agricultural sector is facing severe reparation costs after floods struck the country this week.
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ArticleSyngenta sales dive by five
A strengthening dollar has seen Syngenta’s first quarter sales fall by five per cent on last year, the company claims.
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NZ apples shoulder bug blame
New Zealand apple growers have hit out against claims a native wheat bug was spread to Europe via apple exports.
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ArticleFreshfel takes China to task
Freshfel has led a trade delegation to China in a bid to open the market up to European exporters of fruit and vegetables.
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ArticleChile brand slows
Chile’s new brand image for its exports and slogan All Ways Surprising is in danger of becoming a lame duck if it does not receive direction soon.
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Flandria boosts production and range
Summer vegetables are about to come on stream from Belgium with increased volumes and new products to be marketed under quality label Flandria.
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NZ apples fall short
NZ apple shipments for this season will be down on initial forecasts, the industry’s export association has announced.
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ArticleKentish snow blow
Snow struck parts of Kent early last week causing protective structures over some soft-fruit crops to collapse and damaging the plants beneath them.
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ArticleSEF aims to treble production
Grower of the Year, Southern England Farms, is growing three times the volume of brassicas in Cornwall this season, compared to the 2004-05 crop year.
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ArticleBanana competition increases
Changes in the EU banana regime on January 1, are bringing new operators into the fiercely competitive market.
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ArticleChina records apple drop
The US department of agriculture has estimated this week that China’s 2005-06 apple crop will close the season down 15 per cent on the 2004-05.