All Production & Trade articles – Page 1648
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Spanish strawberry drama
Supplies of strawberries from Spain have met yet more problems as demand picks up in northern Europe.
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LauritzenCool makes new stop
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
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
The long awaited plan to rescue Italy's beleaguered citrus sector is now up and running.
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Zespri sets sail
The first shipment of Zespri kiwifruit is expected in Europe at the week-end.
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NFU manifesto demands support
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
The two largest potato packers for supermarkets in Kent have joined linked up.
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Salads availability tightens up
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
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
New Zealand's agriculture minister has made a surprise announcement for the top fruit sector.
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Cold snap shortens final berries
The weather is still being unkind to Spanish strawberry growers even as their season wanes.
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NZ jazzes up apple offer
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"
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
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
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
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"
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
As Israel's water crisis deepens, a reform of the quota system is being planned.
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Agronomists get the news
The British Potato Council has launched a series of technical bulletins for agronomists.