All Production & Trade articles – Page 1585
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ArticleAgrexco looks forward to new citrus season
Agrexco is confident of prospects for the forthcoming citrus season with grapefruit arrivals expected in mid-October.
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ArticleThe closed greenhouse effect
The innovation of the early part of the 21st century will be the closed greenhouse.
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ArticleTomatoes becoming more predictable
Predicting tomato yields could be a more precise science in the near future.
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ArticleTough on grape
The grape market is proving a problematic one for traders in the UK and the short term outlook is no better.
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ArticleZespri prices climb
New Zealand kiwifruit marketer Zespri has reported strong prices so far this season with Europe outperforming the rest.
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Guernsey elects new president
Bill Robilliard has been elected by Guernsey's parliament as president of the horticulture committee. Robilliard, former vice-president, replaces the late Peter Falla, who died earlier this year.
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Article£1m expansion for UK herb grower
R&G Stevens has completed the first phase of a project that will significantly increase its capacity.
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ArticleEnglish apples back government scheme
Worldwide Fruit's Robert Balicki told public health minister Melanie Johnson that the English applke industry is firmly behind the National School Fruit Scheme.
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ArticleUK industry faces £300m MRL bill
The UK industry is facing a bill of up to £300 million in the next 15 months to ensure the legality of many of the fruits and vegetables it sells to consumers.
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Suppliers prefer Morrisons
An outcome to the Safeway situation is awaited as eagerly as ever by a trade and grower-base in favour of Morrisons.
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ArticleCapespan innovation
New packaging and trials for up and coming varieties will play an important role in Capespan's new stone-fruit season out of South Africa.
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Peru's citrus success
Easy-peelers from the land of the Incas are meeting an increasingly receptive market in the UK.
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J-Lo avocado introduced at Tesco
A giant-sized avocado pear, weighing two-and-a-half pounds has gone on sale in Tesco this week.
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ArticleSunpride heralds AGF Rotterdam
Sunpride managing director Roy Fine is delighted with the response the company has received since attending the AGF Rotterdam event.
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ArticleChile looks to grow fresh produce potential
The US Food Marketing Institute believes Chile has even greater potential for supplying fresh produce to the US.
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ArticleChile plans for organic growth
Jose Antonio Benavente, chairman of Chilean Organic Association believes there is a wide array of advantages for Chilean growers who opt to grow organic produce.
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ArticleLauritzen Cool Logistics names new md
Lauritzen Cool Logistics has announced Ole Shack Petersen will be the group's new managing director.
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Produce men warned to conform with bio-terrorism laws
The Chilean agriculture attaché in the US urged delegates at the International Roundtable Business Conference that Chileans must be prepared for US legislation regarding bio-terrorism so it does not affect their imports.
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Chile looks to the future
Luis Schmidt, president of Fedefruta, welcomed delegates to Chile and congratulated Chilean producers for their continued efforts in the fresh produce industry, at the International Roundtable Business Conference in Santiago.
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ArticleFarmers welcome Safeway decision
NFU expresses support for the decision by Competition Commission to uphold Morrisons bid.