All Production & Trade articles – Page 1575
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ArticlePhenomenal strawberry performance
Spalding-based Hargreaves Plants Ltd is reporting record strawberry plant sales in 2005 and sees underlying trends that illustrate changing varietal preferences in the UK marketplace.
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Rot warning for potatoes
Potato growers are being warned to look out for rotting tubers soon after storage following outbreaks of rain-induced soft rot in some fields.
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ArticleEdible pumpkins on the rise
Tesco has double its sales of pumpkins this year, but is not putting its success entirely down to the witching season.
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Prescott rejection for S&A appeal
S&A appeal against decision to scrap accommodation site is turned down.
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ArticleSuperior results in
The official figures for the Spanish Superior Seedless grape have been released for the season, which ended in August.
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South African grape speculation inaccurate
Speculation that the South African table grape industry is on course to harvest an unusually large export crop this season is inaccurate, according to one exporter.
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Farm profits continue to fall
Environmental concern is on the up but farmers are losing money producing food according to Deloitte's latest farm income survey.
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ArticleCook aims for closer connection
An award-winning retailer is looking for closer links with suppliers to help reconnect consumers with the supply chain.
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Chiquita's ethical move
Banana giant Chiquita has signed up to a new scheme by the Ethical Trading Initiative to improve the labour rights of its workers in developing countries.
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ArticleScots farmers hit streets against multiples
Scottish farmers will be on the streets tomorrow (Saturday) to continue their action in protest against supermarket margins.
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ArticleWallace gets tender
Former greengrocer turned Masterchef judge, Greg Wallace, has been signed up as the new face of Tenderstem broccoli.
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£1m booster for waste scheme
A new farm plastic-waste collection programme has received £1million funding from Defra.
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ArticleMore produce lines join ECR elite
Three produce lines join elite as record number of products score 100 per cent in the quarterly ECR UK On-Shelf Availability survey.
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90-day RhiNo restriction lifted
The restriction limiting potato seed treatments with RhiNo (flutolanil) to within 90 days of planting has been lifted, allowing applications to next season’s seed to be made from now on.
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Farmers down tools in supermarket price protest
Rebellious farmers have launched a series of strikes over the prices supermarkets offer for their produce.
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Kibbutz sued for its seeds
Israeli Kibbutz is successfully sued for providing seedless watermelon seeds that yielded seeded fruit
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Aussies make China breakthrough
Australian citrus has broken down the trade barriers and will be exported to China next year.
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Banana decision "devastating"
Jamaican officials have described the WTO rejection of the proposed EU banana tariffs as “devastating”.
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Consultation opens on gangmaster licensing
A consultation exercise is underway involving several questions on the future work of the Gangmaster Licensing Authority (GLA).
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ArticleFlorida grapefruit slashed by Wilma
The cost of hurricane Wilma to Florida’s citrus sector is estimated to hit $180m, early reports claimed.