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Honey poses fruit threat
Press reports from New Zealand indicate that the country's fruit industry could be in danger if the government allows imports of honey from overseas.
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Spanish lose clem case
A US district court has finally ruled in favour of the US department of agriculture on a lawsuit brought by Spanish clementine interests in the spring.
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Chiquita gets green light
Produce multi-national has silenced detractors with the announcement that SustainableBusiness.com has voted it among the 20 greenest stocks in the US marketplace.
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Blair maps out modified future
Tony Blair has clashed with consumers and environmentalists, who both remain suspicious of genetically modified crops.
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Florette back on TV
Salads are heading back to TV screens nationwide, following the roaring success of Florette UK's television advertising campaign in March.
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Potato upturn forecast
UK potato yields are likely to be up this season on last despite a reduction in planted area.
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Ishida cuts down on manpower
A new check-weigher for soft fruit – developed by Ishida – is said to reduce manpower packing costs by 40 per cent.
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Criminal nitrate
Producers affected by the creation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZ) are lacking an appropriate means of appeal, said the National Farmers' Union.
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Jack Buck wins top gong
Jack Buck Growers has been named the winner of this year's Rijk Zwaan Salads Grower of the Year award.
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Blueberry supply tightens
The blueberry market is likely to tighten next month, according to specialist berry importer AFI Direct Sales, as warm weather in Poland takes its toll.
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Defra clarifies labelling issue
The horticultural market inspectorate at the department of the environment , food & rural affairs has issued revised advice on the labelling of fresh produce exports from Israeli occupied territories.
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BPC issues ring-rot warning
The British Potato Council has issued a warning to levy-payers to be vigilant for the notifiable potato disease ring rot as reports of its continued incidence on the continent come through.
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Argentinean export rise
According to latest figures from the national food health and safety service in Argentina, Senasa, fresh fruit exports for the first six months of 2002 are up 13 per cent on the same period in 2001.
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Sunshine state seeks symbol
The Florida Citrus Commission is considering introducing a Florida quality logo on orange juice to develop a brand identity.
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German apples suffer
Poor weather during the crucial blossoming period has reduced the German Cox and Braeburn crops from the Lake Constance area.
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India inspects
The Indian Directorate-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has declared that all fresh fruits and vegetables exported to the European Union (EU) may be inspected and certified by the Directorate of Marketing and Inspection of the Ministry of Agriculture.
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Get LOC-ed in
Defra has awarded grants to two family-run horticultural businesses, to pump-prime the companies' existing investment under its English Rural Development Programme.
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Fyffes in the running
Fyffes' bananas were the official fruit of the London Triathlon, which took place at ExCel in London's Docklands last weekend.
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Flamingo swoops on Sulmac
Plans have been finalised for the sale of horticultural business, Sulmac to Flamingo Holdings Limited, parent company of Homegrown Ltd, a leading flower and organic veg producer in Kenya.