All Production & Trade articles – Page 1608
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Vietnam aims to ramp up quality
Vietnam is looking to raise its game on quality in a bid to capture a larger slice of the export market.
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Latin American countries join forces on bananas
Presidents of seven key banana-exporting countries in Latin America have united to form a regional body and sign a declaration outlining their concerns about the proposed EU banana import regime changes and they are urging the union to respect its commitment to international trade obligations.
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Cuba counting the cost of Dennis
Hurricane Dennis swept through the Caribbean last week causing extensive damage to fruit crops in Cuba.
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ArticleNZ growers draw up a charter
New Zealand’s apple growers have started asking their politicians to sign a charter.
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Border dispute holds up produce
Lebanon's border row with Syria over truck inspections is costing Lebanese farmers $300,000 per day, the Lebanese Syndicate of Agriculture has claimed.
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Struggling Israeli growers appeal for help
Israeli fruit growers are calling on the minister of agriculture for emergency assistance, aimed at rescuing the fruit sector from a sudden crisis caused by over-supply.
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ArticleValle del Jerte sets example
Spanish farm minister Elena Espinosa has praised the work of growers in the Valle del Jerte.
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Netafim takes a stake in greenhouse operation
Israel's Netafim, one of the world's leading agro-technical and irrigation companies, has taken a 50 per cent stake in the South African Vegtech Greenhouse company.
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ArticleTesco launches yellow fleshed watermelon
Tesco is claiming a first with the launch of a watermelon with bright yellow flesh instead of red.
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ArticleEastern goldmine for packaging
The east could be a potential goldmine for international packaging companies, according to speakers at an assembly of industry representatives.
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McDonalds looks to local
Fast-food giants McDonalds is thought to be increasing emphasis on local sourcing in the UK according to reports in the farming trade press.
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ArticleJamaican bananas suffer at hands of Dennis
While Florida citrus producers appear to have dodged the bullet when it comes to hurricane Dennis, Jamaican banana producers were not so lucky.
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NZ apple growers go for government
New Zealand apples growers have hit out at government ministers for what they describe as “insults”.
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ArticleAgrexco in mango focus
The new Israeli mango season is about to get under way with increased volumes.
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ArticleFlorida hit by hurricane
Florida is again counting the cost of the weather after hurricane Dennis roared through the north-west of the state before moving on to Alabama.
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ArticleBlack looks to beat blue in soft-fruit success
The newly formed Blackcurrant Foundation is hoping blackcurrants can emulate the success of blueberries in the UK market.
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China continues negotiations with Taiwan
Mainland China authorities and Taiwan's two opposition parties launched a new bid on Friday to expand the sale of Taiwanese agricultural products on the mainland.
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Water agreement reached
The National Farmers Union has signed an accord with the Environment Agency and Water UK.
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ArticleClive’s is Waitrose small producer of the year
Jane and Charlie Clive of Clive’s Fruit Farm, Upton-on-Severn, Worcestershire have been presented with the Waitrose Small Producer of the Year Award in the drinks category for their hand-pressed Conference Pear juice.
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Economy rebounds after Thursday slump
The stock market recovers after Thursday’s bomb blasts in London, but sterling hits a 19-month low against the dollar.