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ArticleChilean grape ahead of schedule
Grape sendings from Chile are scheduled for an early start, but will there be a clash on the UK marketplace?
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ArticleSouth African drop in grape volume
Contradicting earlier reports, heavy rainfall in the Orange River region could reduce forecast total export volumes by around 7.5 per cent.
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ArticleCameo resumes leading role
The first of this year's home-grown Cameo are now on retail shelves.
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ArticleSchool scheme funding gets mixed reaction
Reaction to the announcement of a further £77 million governemnt commitment to the nationwide roll-out of the National School Fruit Scheme (NSFS) has been mixed.
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New deal to halt spiralling plant costs
New arrangements for National Listing of crop varieties, now confirmed by Defra, will help strengthen the relevance and effectiveness of variety evaluation, and keep spiralling costs in check.
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Belgian senders warn UK
Belgian salad and vegetable exporters have warned that sendings to the UK are declining.
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ArticleFrench apple stocks low
The warm summer in 2003 and quality problems mean French apple stocks are low for the time of year.
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ArticleTough going for Brazil
The Brazilian melon season is proving a tough one for exporters this season.
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ArticleCapespan aims for big mango expansion
Capespan is expecting to export nearly one million cartons of mangoes and litchi's this season.
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ArticleCauliflower loadings rise
Oversupply of cauliflowers is bringing price levels crashing down on wholesale markets this week.
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ArticleCapespan Grapes opens Namibian office
Capespan Grapes says its new office in Namibia will dramatically increase export volumes from the country this season.
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ArticleKarsten resigns Capespan positions
Piet Karsten of Karsten Farms, has resigned his directorships of Capespan Group Holdings Ltd and Capespan Grapes, of which he was also chairman.
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ArticleWIM tenants win temporary reprieve
A group of tenants that lost out in the initial selection process for space following the relocation of Western International Market (WIM) has won an opportunity to be reconsidered.
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ArticleBerry supplies dip
Production and supplies of strawberries and raspberries have been affected by a drop in temperatures at the end of December and early this month.
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ArticleRhubarb running scarce
Supplies of UK-grown forced rhubarb are running tight in the UK leading traders to look to the Netherlands to supplement availability.
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ArticleCapespan apples on course
The first shipment of Capespan South African Gala will be in the UK in mid-February. Meanwhile, Capespan is telling its growers in South Africa to reduce their dependence on the declining rand.
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ArticleSchool Fruit Scheme receives £77 million boost
Health secretary John Reid announced today that a further £77 million government funding will be made available to enable the nationwide roll-out of the National School Fruit Scheme (NSFS).
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ArticleCurrencies causing problems
The fresh produce sector is keeping a watchful eye on a strengthening in the values of sterling and the euro against the dollar as well as tough situations for key southern hemisphere currencies.
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Maynard moves to md at JP Fruit
JP Fruit Distributors Limited has appointed David Maynard as managing director.
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ArticleAgrexco expects 20 per cent uplift
Agrexco has forecast a 20 per cent increase in its fresh herb exports this year.