All Production & Trade articles – Page 1630
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ArticleBlok honoured by Chileans
Chilean industry honours Robert Blok of Citronas for his invaluable help to his industry.
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ArticleSEF takes Grower of the Year title
Southern England Farms was celebrating last night (Thursday) after taking home the title of Grower of the Year.
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ArticleFernandez hangs up his skates
Spanish importer Luis Fernandez has retired after 52 years in the fresh produce industry.
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Banana union "irresponsible"
The president of the Panamanian banana producing co-operative Coosemupar, Gutiérrez, has labelled the union Sitrachilco as “irresponsible”.
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Chiquita upbeat despite losses
Chiquita has announced triumphant results for 2005 despite severe losses.
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ArticleRe:fresh - your shout
The next phase of the Re:fresh Partnership’s research project, being carried out with agricultural consultancy Grant Thornton, got underway this week.
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Digital upgrade for transport
One in two haulage fleets will be fitted with a digital tachograph within a year, said the Freight Transport Association (FTA).
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Chiquita pays dividend
Chiquita’s shareholders will receive a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share on the company’s outstanding shares of common stock.
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Palestinian growers look to Europe
Germany, the Netherlands and the UK are to be the main marketing targets for the fresh produce grown by Palestinian farmers.
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ArticleStrong year for Fairtrade
Fairtrade fruit organisation AgroFair UK has announced a successful year’s trading, recording a 50 per cent year-on-year increase for Fairtrade pineapple sales.
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India goes down GAP route
India is planning to increase grape production and introduce a good agriculture practices (GAP) programme.
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ArticleEnza cancels Jazz contracts
Enza is cancelling contracts for several NZ growers who will lose the right to grow more Jazz apples.
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Chilean grape investment
Agricola Oro Verde and Ben David open a huge new grape facility in the VI region of Chile.
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Ethical training for produce
UK Produce companies are showing their commitment to ethical trading with a significant number signed up for the Ethical Trading Initiative’s brand new training programme.
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ArticleNZ apple industry optimistic
Another poor season could cause serious problems for the NZ apple sector, said Ian Palmer, chairman of Pipfruit NZ.
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Labour pressure on for NZ apples
The New Zealand apple harvest is due to start next week with Royal Gala, but pressure for seasonal labour is mounting.
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ArticleFirst arrivals from Cape
The first volumes of 2006 Cape Royal Gala apples arrived in the Port of Sheerness on February 14, aboard the vessel the Snow Crystal.
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ArticleFlorida facing cold snap
Florida fruit and vegetable growers are taking steps to prevent the state’s recent cold snap from affecting crops.
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ArticleSouth Tyrol apples get a rebrand
The South Tyrolean Apple Consortium has announced a protected geographical indicator (PGI) label for its fruit and total image rebranding.
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EurepGAP to hold new training workshops
EurepGAP, the global partnership for safe and sustainable agriculture, is holding a “Train-the-Trainer” workshop to present the structure and documentation needed to successfully implement the EurepGAP framework for Integrated Farm Assurance.