All Production & Trade articles – Page 1630
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Compost use set to grow
The use of compost in organic farming is set to explode by around 300 per cent, according to a report by the Waste and Resources Action Programme.
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Tomato growers face nightmare price scenario
A difficult year for the British tomato industry was underlined by retail figures presented at the TGA conference.
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ArticleLettuce behind poisoning outbreak
A widespread outbreak of salmonella poisoning is being pinned on lettuce by health bosses.
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Biological bugs launch new website for tomato consumers
Amco Produce Inc and Koppert Biological Systems will officially launch a joint new tomato food bio safety website at Fresh Summit 2004.
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National Fruit Show shapes up
The National Fruit Show is shaping up to a big success, buoyed up by the strong performance of the UK top fruit sector, claimed chairman Robert Mitchell.
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Tomato growers must enhance consumer understanding
British tomato growers must achieve a closer understanding of consumers' requirements in order to, at the very least, retain their market share.
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Seed specialist sets up in Spain
Zeraim Gedera, one of Israel's leading seed companies, will invest €4 million to set up an R&D centre in Spain.
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ArticleIsraeli grapefruit to fill hurricane holes
Israeli grapefruit growers have record export volumes at their disposal and are anticipating a good season as they fulfil their programmes and fill some of the holes that have been blown in the hurricane-torn citrus market.
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ArticleFor the love of fruit
JP Fruit Distributors has extended its Love Fruit message to six lorries and will eventually plaster the slogan and healthy-eating messages over its entire 30-truck fleet.
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Kitchener call to arms for tomato growers
Sainsbury's tomato buyer aired some retail views on the categroy at the TGA tomato conference.
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ArticleBumper Bramley gets heavy support
A bumper Bramley crop is set to put UK producers back in the picture after a number of disappointing seasons.
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ArticleReach for the Star
The Banana Group is preparing for yet more success after teaming up with national newspaper The Daily Star
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Cyprus citrus on target
The Cyprus Trade Centre in London has revealed this season's citrus crop forecast.
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ArticleBanana pricing dreamland
While banana prices on the wholesale markets have risen tentatively following the four-pronged attack of hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne, any longer-term uplift at the supermarkets may well be the stuff of dreams.
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ArticleMTEX moves in with satsumas
The first Israeli satsumas ever brought into the UK by Mehadrin Tnuport Export (MTEX) will arrive in the market next week.
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ArticleBrassica crisis deepens
Brassica growers in the UK are in the midst of a worsening crisis as producers reportedly sell their product below the cost of production to major multiples and acreage dwindles year on year.
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First sea-freight for Max pineapples
Ghanaian Fairtrade pineapples from Bomarts Farms were due to arrive by sea into Europe for the first time this week.
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Further woe for Florida grapefruit
The 2004-05 season for Florida grapefruit looks likely to be a “skip” year, following yet another hurricane in the Sunshine State.
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Hirst new vc of horticulture board
Richard Hirst has been elected vice chairman (horticulture) of the NFU's horticulture board.
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Branston targets south-coast growers
Tesco’s largest potato supplier Branston has appointed an additional buyer specifically to source material from growers on the south coast of England.