All Production & Trade articles – Page 1649

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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.

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    New UK soft fruit trials launched

    2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Plant breeder Hargreaves Plants has announced a new appointment as part of a plan to develop a novel trials system for berry production.

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    Chile hands out manuals

    2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Subscribers to Chile's ground-breaking good agricultural practices (Gap) programme have started to receive their handbooks.

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    Smaller crop makes growers glum

    2001-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Many top fruit growers in New Zealand are not cheered by prospects for their smaller crops this season.

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    Washington sees pink

    2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

    A group of grower packers of the Cripps Pink apple variety in Washington state have formed Washington Pink Growers LLC to market the variety as Washington Pink under a distinctive Black Oval brand.

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    Spanish organics on show

    2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

    Manning the CAAE stand at the Natural Products show this week were Martina Hartmann (pictured left) from Bionest Ecologico, Huelva and Martina Otten, from Campina Verde in Cordoba.

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    Potato stocks low

    2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

    Latest available figures from the British Potato Council indicate low stocks.

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    Morant leaves Thames Fruit

    2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

    Thames Fruit and the Teresa Organisation are saying goodbye to Pepe Morant.

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    Chiquita claims disputed

    2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

    A UK fair-trade banana organisation is challenging Chiquita's Better-Banana claims.

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    Awards sponsors named

    2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

    Nexus Horticulture has announced the sponsors for its 2002 Grower of the Year awards.

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    AG Thames in Migrant link

    2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

    AG Thames Holdings, the holding company of importer-packer Chingford Fruit Packers, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired stone-fruit import specialist Migrant Fruit Ltd.

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    Lawyers strike fruitful deal

    2001-04-24T00:00:00Z

    A US legal firm has proposed a new service for Chilean exporters.

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    First UK berries fly the flag

    2001-04-24T00:00:00Z

    New season strawberries grown under glass in the UK became available for select customers this week.

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    Storage advances threaten status quo

    2001-04-24T00:00:00Z

    As growers get better at storing their kiwifruit, the threat of oversupply and overlapping seasons grows.

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    Brazil climbs down from record

    2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Latest statistics from the USDA suggest that the Brazilian apple crop is well short of last season's bumper harvest.

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    Southern pears set for rise

    2001-04-22T00:00:00Z

    With the southern hemisphere pear season now well underway, Chilean sources are still forecasting a rise in production across most producer countries.

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    Organic apples voted top

    2001-04-22T00:00:00Z

    A study published in the scientific periodical, Nature, has found that organic apple production does benefit the environment.

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    Germans plug UK supply gap

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Salad onions have been running short in the UK, but imports have been able to step into the breach.

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    Onion growers warned

    2001-04-19T00:00:00Z

    Onion planting is behind schedule because of wet weather, but growers should think twice before changing their drilling plans.

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    Chile works on trade deals

    2001-04-19T00:00:00Z

    Trade accords are becoming a priority for fresh fruit exporters in Chile as the country faces dumping accusations from the US.