All Production & Trade articles – Page 1597

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    Palestine gears up for Gap

    2003-05-28T00:00:00Z

    A group of four Palestinian co-operatives are working towards Eurep-Gap certification by January.

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    Kiwi growers keen on EurepGap

    2003-05-26T00:00:00Z

    New Zealand kiwifruit marketer Zespri International has reported that take up within the industry for EurepGap has been "outstanding".

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    Chile clinches Israeli deal

    2003-05-23T00:00:00Z

    The Chilean Nursery Association has purchased rights to grow several Israeli registered and patented citrus varieties in Chile.

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    KG smashes record

    2003-05-22T00:00:00Z

    Soft-fruit supplier KG Fruits has announced record results for 2002.

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    Produce battles through

    2003-05-22T00:00:00Z

    The suspension of British Airways flights to Kenya appears to be having a minimal effect on produce arrivals from East Africa into the UK.

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    Israeli update

    2003-05-20T00:00:00Z

    Israeli summer lines are set to come on stream two weeks later than usual this year because of unseasonably cool and wet winter conditions.

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    Spain's stone-fruit opportunity

    2003-05-15T00:00:00Z

    Peach and nectarine production in Spain is set to benefit from reduced crops elsewhere in Europe with volumes on a par with last year.

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    Eurep-Gap date fixed

    2003-05-15T00:00:00Z

    Eurep Gap's next biennial conference will be in Madrid on September 10-12.

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    South African board certified

    2003-05-15T00:00:00Z

    South Africa's Perishable Products Export Control Board has won British Retail Consortium authorisation for certification.

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    UK pepper pot grows

    2003-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Dutch giant The Greenery is predicting an increase in demand for capsicum in the UK this year, as more consumers catch on to thehealth benefits and versatility of the product.

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    Egypt's grape on course

    2003-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Egyptian grape will arrive in the UK around June 1 and fill a window through to the middle of July, according to Husam El-Din Awad, managing director of Fruitex, one of the country's top five grape exporters.

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    Guernsey growers must be vigilant

    2003-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Crime has risen in Guernsey and the island's nursery properties are prime targets.

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    EU-Egypt agreement ratified

    2003-05-12T00:00:00Z

    The Egyptian parliament has formally accepted the Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement signed in June 2001.

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    Potato stocks rise

    2003-05-09T00:00:00Z

    For the first time, the British Potato Council is issuing details of late season potato stocks.

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    Salvesen agrees MBO

    2003-05-09T00:00:00Z

    Logistics provider Christain Salvesen has agreed a management buyout of its German industrial subsidiary.

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    Maersk expands routes

    2003-05-08T00:00:00Z

    Western South American shipping services will benefit from new plans for improvement from Maersk Sealand.

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    US floral disappointment

    2003-05-08T00:00:00Z

    The US floriculture sector experienced mixed fortunes in 2002.

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    Kiwi council

    2003-05-08T00:00:00Z

    New Zealand's kiwifruit sector is establishing an Industry Advisory Council.

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    Bomfords celebrates gras with Gus-to

    2003-05-08T00:00:00Z

    Vegetable grower Bomfords is celebrating its second crop of asparagus with a festival fronted by Gus (pictured).

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    Growers to benefit from SourceDirect

    2003-05-08T00:00:00Z

    A new on-line initiative aims to bring major retailers and caterers into direct commercial contact with growers.