All Production & Trade articles – Page 1655
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Major fruits show growth slowdown
According to the February issue of the World Apple Report, the rate of growth in volume of competing fruits entering the global marketplace is slowing.
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Brazil forecasts decline
Orange production in the main Brazilian growing area of Sõo Paolo is set to fall slightly this season.
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New Zealand tops apple table
For the fifth consecutive year, New Zealand has topped the World Apple Report's international competitive ranking.
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Jersey potato crop set to weather storms
The Jersey Produce Marketing Organisation believes that the island's potato crop should survive the effects of recent poor weather.
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Pear production rises
Production of pears in some of the northern hemisphere' s leading growing countries is forecast to show an increase this season.
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Labour crisis threatens Spanish crops
A shortage of agricultural workers in Spain's Murcia region is threatening the harvest of a number of fruit and vegetable lines.
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Argentina's organic mission
The UK will play host to a delegation of organic growers from Argentina in February.
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Tension builds ahead of Enza agm
February 2 will see the first annual general meeting for New Zealand apple exporter Enza since major corporate interests started playing a role.
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Organic premiums under pressure
At last week's Hortex 2001 show, growers were warned that premiums for organic produce are not a foregone conclusion.
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Egypt's Eurep first
A leading Egyptian supplier has been approved under the Eurep-GAP scheme.
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MPs find fault with UK organic boom
A cross-party parliamentary agriculture select committee warned on January 24 that booming demand is causing problems for the industry.
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Chilean exports rise on 1999-2000
Sendings of fruit from Chile for the season to January 7 rose by almost a third on last season, but volumes to Europe are sliding.
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Caricom slams banana decision
Governments of the Caribbean Community trading bloc have expressed their dismay at the EU decision on reform of its banana import regime.
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Hail strikes in New Zealand
A freak hailstorm struck apple orchards in the Masterton area of New Zealand's north island earlier this month.
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US to probe EU horticultural policy
The US International Trade Commission is launching a fact -finding investigation on the effects of European Union policy on competition between EU and US horticulture.
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Leeks may become trickle
Leek yieldsand quality have suffered considerably in recent months, according to the Leek Growers Association (LGA).
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Glen Avon gets early cue
Glen Avon Growers has laid down the gauntlet to UK salad producers, by producing what it believes to be the country's earliest cucumbers.
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Sweet potato success
Crops of sweet potatoes may soon become the norm in the UK following successful trials.