All Production & Trade articles – Page 1617

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    Honey poses fruit threat

    2002-08-26T00:00:00Z

    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

    2002-08-26T00:00:00Z

    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

    2002-08-22T00:00:00Z

    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

    2002-08-22T00:00:00Z

    Tony Blair has clashed with consumers and environmentalists, who both remain suspicious of genetically modified crops.

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    Florette back on TV

    2002-08-22T00:00:00Z

    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

    2002-08-21T00:00:00Z

    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

    2002-08-21T00:00:00Z

    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

    2002-08-21T00:00:00Z

    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

    2002-08-21T00:00:00Z

    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

    2002-08-21T00:00:00Z

    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

    2002-08-19T00:00:00Z

    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

    2002-08-18T00:00:00Z

    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

    2002-08-18T00:00:00Z

    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

    2002-08-16T00:00:00Z

    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

    2002-08-16T00:00:00Z

    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

    2002-08-15T00:00:00Z

    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

    2002-08-15T00:00:00Z

    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

    2002-08-15T00:00:00Z

    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

    2002-08-15T00:00:00Z

    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.

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    Edington the fifth

    2002-08-15T00:00:00Z

    Winchester Growers Ltd has appointed a fifth director to its board.