All Production & Trade articles – Page 1645

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    Potato plantings hit new low

    2003-06-25T00:00:00Z

    New forecasts out today predict UK total potato plantings for 2003 will fall by 13.4 per cent on 2002 levels to a historical low of 120,100ha.

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    Haskins: optimistic in uncertainty

    2003-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Lord Haskins spoke at the Worshipful Company of Fruiterers' Top Fruit Conference in East Malling today. Detailing the future of farming without subsidies, the government adviser and rural recovery co-ordinator said he remains optimistic that competitive and profitable farming could be achieved.

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    Melons in a glut

    2003-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Melon production in Murcia in Spain's south-east is soaring as temperatures top 40°C.

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    Norway signs EU deal

    2003-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Unconfirmed reports from a source close to the European Commission indicate that Norway has signed a ?30million trade liberalisation deal with the EU.

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    FPC backing for Chilean fruit industry

    2003-06-24T00:00:00Z

    FPC head Doug Henderson extols the virtues of Chile as a global leader.

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    Citrus deadline looms

    2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

    The Fresh Produce Consortium and the Pesticides Safety Directorate are pulling out all the stops to ensure that citrus continues to come into the UK despite uncertainty surrounding the the maximum residue level (MRL) for post-harvest chemical 2,4-D.

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    Greenvale AP exercises Restrain

    2003-06-19T00:00:00Z

    Supermarket supplier Greenvale AP has made a breakthrough in non-chemical post-harvest treatment of potatoes.

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    Citrus consumption up

    2003-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Spanish trade body Intercitrus claims its five years of promotions in the EU have boosted consumption of Spanish oranges and easy-peelers.

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    Italian cherry cheer

    2003-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Volumes of Italian cherries are coming on stream from more northern regions as the calendar of supply moves up the peninsula and the season hits its peak.

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    Major UK produce acquisition

    2003-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Two UK companies have joined forces to create a combined approach across a number of fresh produce categories

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    Guernsey industry under threat

    2003-06-13T00:00:00Z

    Producers on the island of Guernsey are facing the closure of the island's main horticultural and agricultural retail store.

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    Greenery goes generic on salads

    2003-06-13T00:00:00Z

    The Greenery will launch its UK Salad Report 2003 in next week's Fresh Produce Journal. Here is a sneak preview of the contents and raison d'etre behind the report.

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    Tanzania full of promise

    2003-06-13T00:00:00Z

    With a supply portfolio similar to Kenya, Tanzania has the potential to substantially increase its exports of fresh fruit and vegetables to Western Europe.

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    Homegrown cuts back for efficiency

    2003-06-13T00:00:00Z

    Homegrown Produce in Kenya has made some cutbacks and is re-evaluating its product portfolio

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    Top-fruit welcome for organic scheme

    2003-06-12T00:00:00Z

    Top-fruit grower and NFU organic committee vice chairman Peter Hall has welcomed the government's new Organic Farming Scheme

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    Building an Empire

    2003-06-12T00:00:00Z

    Empire World Trade md Richard Lowes explains how the company has climbed highest in the Plimsoll analysis of the UK fresh produce industry

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    South Africans report slight crop decrease

    2003-06-11T00:00:00Z

    The SA avocado industry estimates its crop will be slightly lower than last year, but the pattern normally associated with "off-years" such as this one is not being followed.

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    Euro announcement greeted with dismay

    2003-06-09T00:00:00Z

    The farming community today expressed its disappointment at today's announcement by Chancellor Gordon Brown that Britain will not yet hold a referendum on whether to join the single currency.

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    Climate and currency hit supply

    2003-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Prices for imported fruit from continental Europe are spiralling upward as currency and climatic factors combine.

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    Italy battles drought

    2003-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Drought warnings are in place in key growing areas in Italy as rivers and reservoirs fall to dangerously low levels and the lack of water threatens the viability crops.