All Production & Trade articles – Page 1609
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ArticleResidue-free UK apples?
A leading fruit grower said it is confident it will be able to offer residue-free English apples by next season.
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ArticleBramley supplies in peak condition
With Bramley Apple Week looming, marketeers are reporting stunning results with Smartfresh storage, while this year's promotion is proving a hit.
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ArticleUS cherry growers pull together
Californian cherry producers are considering pooling resources with their Northwest counterparts to boost promotional capabilities.
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ArticleUS targets EU fruit and veg for tariff rise
The US intends to raise tariffs on European fruit and vegetables in retaliation for higher EU tariffs on American brown rice. Tariffs will also be upped on cheese and spices.
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ArticleSouth African heat takes its toll
The grape harvest is down on original forecasts, meanwhile the first pears arrive.
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ArticleBananas hit supply glitch
Fears of a banana price war among the major multiples resurfaced this week as Tesco and Sainsbury’s lowered prices in their value lines in response to Asda, while banana supply on the wholesale markets was the shortest it has been for nearly four years.
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ArticleNew standards for NZ top fruit
The top-fruit industry in New Zealand is setting new quality standards for its fruit in the up-coming season, in response to fears that quality has been compromised following the abandonment of single-desk marketing.
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Waitrose claims first for UK cherry tomatoes
Waitrose is laying claim to being the first retailer to stock UK grown cherry tomatoes, from the Isle of Wight.
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Year of the chervil
Agrexco's Michael Caddy believes 2005 could be the year chervil makes a comeback in the UK supermarkets.
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Freight up for Eurotunnel
Channel Tunnel bosses have reported an upsurge in rail freight during 2004 by eight per cent.
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ArticleVGN grows the winter cues
A small-scale trial by Valley Grown Nurseries (VGN) at Nazeing has identified the opportunity to source home-grown cucumbers over the Christmas period as an added value product.
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New lettuce technology for Israel
Equipped with an imported patented technology, two Israeli cooperative settlements in the Arava Region are starting a novel agricultural enterprise: growing insect/pest/sand/pesticide-free lettuce.
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Low cost option for Uganda
Banana exporters who have been transporting produce by air to Europe are closely watching a trial shipment by land and sea via the Kenyan port of Mombasa that could spell lower costs.
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Date put on global warming threat
The threat of global warming to the world is being highlighted in a new report, which suggests the point of no return has almost been reached.
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ArticleFlorette re:signs to sponsor Re:fresh Awards
Florette UK, the UK's top-selling prepared salad and vegetable brand, will again be the lead sponsor of this year’s Re:fresh Awards.
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ArticlePesticide reference guides published
The 2005 editions of The UK Pesticide Guide reference book and The e-UK Pesticide Guide, CD-ROM are now available.
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ArticleAlto Adige apples protected against Chinese
The Italian media has reported that the EU is preparing to “recognise the Alto Adige apple in order to stop the invasion of "fake" apples from China carrying the same name”.
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ArticleCalifornia eyes dates to remember
The California date industry is looking forward to an excellent season with volumes of fruit in the fresh market B category unusually outstripping processing-quality class C fruit.
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FPC fights SPV proposal
Changes to the Simplified Procedure Value (SPV) system for calculating import duty payments are likely during the course of 2005 and the proposal on the table offers significantly reduced coverag of the industry.