All Production & Trade articles – Page 1648

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    LauritzenCool makes new stop

    2001-05-13T00:00:00Z

    Reefer service LauritzenCool will be making an additional stop on its South African service.

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    Growers urge US congress to stand firm

    2001-05-13T00:00:00Z

    Producers in the US are lobbying congress to oppose measures by the country's trading partners which might weaken its anti-dumping laws.

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    Italy starts citrus plan

    2001-05-13T00:00:00Z

    The long awaited plan to rescue Italy's beleaguered citrus sector is now up and running.

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    Zespri sets sail

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    The first shipment of Zespri kiwifruit is expected in Europe at the week-end.

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    Dutch dismiss losses

    2001-05-10T00:00:00Z

    Restructuring costs have been blamed for losses at The Greenery.

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    NFU manifesto demands support

    2001-05-10T00:00:00Z

    The next UK government must grasp the opportunity of the new parliament to work with farmers to get the industry back on its feet, said the National Farmers Union in its general election manifesto.

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    Potato packers combine forces

    2001-05-10T00:00:00Z

    The two largest potato packers for supermarkets in Kent have joined linked up.

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    Salads availability tightens up

    2001-05-10T00:00:00Z

    Prices have been rising on wholesale markets across the salads range due to the tardiness of UK crops.

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    JP notches up QA first

    2001-05-09T00:00:00Z

    A QA manager from JP Fruit Distributors has been awarded the UK's first Fresh Produce Quality Assurance Certificate.

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    NZ set for top-fruit deregulation

    2001-05-09T00:00:00Z

    New Zealand's agriculture minister has made a surprise announcement for the top fruit sector.

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    Cold snap shortens final berries

    2001-05-09T00:00:00Z

    The weather is still being unkind to Spanish strawberry growers even as their season wanes.

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    NZ jazzes up apple offer

    2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

    A new apple variety from New Zealand is being consumer-tested in key overseas markets including the UK.

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    New regime "unjust"

    2001-05-03T00:00:00Z

    The latest proposal for reform of the EU's banana import regime which met with US approval has been slated as unjust by Costa Rican workers.

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    Puerto Rican debut

    2001-05-03T00:00:00Z

    The first arrivals of sea freight Puerto Rican mangoes were unloaded in the UK this week.

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    Canary Islands suppliers get together

    2001-05-03T00:00:00Z

    Canary Islands salads suppliers Frutos Canarios and Fortuna Fruits have announced that they are to merge operations.

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    New life breathed into UK top fruit

    2001-05-03T00:00:00Z

    At a meeting this week in Kent, the heart of UK top-fruit production, the largest supplier of English apples and pears laid out its proposals for the revitalisation of the UK top fruit industry.

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    Pay award "disastrous"

    2001-05-03T00:00:00Z

    The National Farmers Union has dubbed the pay award made by the government's agricultural wages board as "disastrous" in a letter to Nick Brown.

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    Israel awaits quota change

    2001-05-03T00:00:00Z

    As Israel's water crisis deepens, a reform of the quota system is being planned.

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    Agronomists get the news

    2001-05-03T00:00:00Z

    The British Potato Council has launched a series of technical bulletins for agronomists.

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    Apple sector must revamp

    2001-05-01T00:00:00Z

    According to the latest World Apple Report, apple growers must remake their businesses if they are to breathe new life into the sluggish market and meet future change.