All Production & Trade articles – Page 1649
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Apple sector must revamp
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
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
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
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
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
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
Latest available figures from the British Potato Council indicate low stocks.
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Morant leaves Thames Fruit
Thames Fruit and the Teresa Organisation are saying goodbye to Pepe Morant.
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Chiquita claims disputed
A UK fair-trade banana organisation is challenging Chiquita's Better-Banana claims.
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Awards sponsors named
Nexus Horticulture has announced the sponsors for its 2002 Grower of the Year awards.
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AG Thames in Migrant link
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
A US legal firm has proposed a new service for Chilean exporters.
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First UK berries fly the flag
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Trade accords are becoming a priority for fresh fruit exporters in Chile as the country faces dumping accusations from the US.