All Production & Trade articles – Page 1549
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ArticleGreyfriars bucks mushroom trend
Plimsoll Publishing has rated Greyfriars UK as a top-five company within the mushroom sector due to its increasing financial strength and above-average sales growth.
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ArticleCompetition key to Chilean success
Chile has been conspicuous in its success in the global marketplace in the last 10 years due to the healthy competition that exists among its exporters, according to Chilean Exporters’ Association chairman Ronald Bown.
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ArticleIceberg availability tightens
Prices for iceberg lettuce were expected to climb this week following weeks of poor trade.
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ArticleSouth Africa tackles overproduction issues
“Two years ago we celebrated going above one million tonnes of citrus production, the next celebration will be when we go back below 1m cartons,” said Citrus Growers’ Association ceo Justin Chadwick.
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WA stone-fruit quality high
Western Australian stone fruit growers are expecting to pick some of the best quality crop on record.
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ArticleChina remains a small threat
The fresh produce industry should not be overly concerned at the moment about Chinese export potential, said Matthew Tang of China’s Linkage Holdings, at the Southern Hemisphere Congress in Santiago.
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ArticleColombian campaign to boost UK business
The Colombian fresh produce export industry will be given a higher profile in the UK as part of a new campaign to boost the country’s image with both trade and consumers.
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Article"Surprising" move by Chile
The Chilean export industry has been given a new tagline by export promotions body Prochile - ‘Chile - All Ways Surprising’.
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Moroccan soft-fruit ahead
Moroccan strawberries are arriving in the UK two months ahead of schedule.
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Room for growth in onion market
International trade in onions is enormous and the Netherlands is already one of the largest onion producers in the world.
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ArticleColombia hopes for freeze-dried gras success
Colombian producer Erupción has developed freeze-dried asparagus, which it believes will be ready for export by January 2006.
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ArticleCauliflower supply plummets
Cauliflower production is down by about 80 per cent, one of the UK’s largest growers has warned.
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NZ growers welcome report
New Zealand apple growers are celebrating the release of a report on the fairness of entry to Australia.
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ArticleHorticulture in the eye of the storm
As Canary Islanders count the cost of tropical storm Delta this week, UK farming bosses issued their own report on the threats and opportunities of climate change calling for urgent action.
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ArticleBarfoot wins top accolade
Peter Barfoot of Barfoots of Botley has won the coveted BBC Radio 4 Farming Today award for the UK’s farmer of the year.
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ArticleBanana decision splits trade
The European Union has divided opinion among banana producers and traders with its e176 a tonne tariff-only banana import regime.
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ArticleChiquita announces storm damage
Some Chiquita banana farms in Honduras could be out of production for months.
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New coating technology for seeds
Sakata Seed and the Hyogo Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Technology Center announced this week in Tokyo that they have established an innovative coating technology for seeds.
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ArticleDelta damages Canary crops
Tropical storm Delta has affected salad crops in the Canary Islands.
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ArticleBartlett earns sliver
Airdrie-based roots supplier Albert Bartlett & Sons has won silver at the 2005 Green Apple Awards