All Production & Trade articles – Page 1656
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Farmers hit tractor trail
Producers themselves will be doing the leg work to find out how widely the UK public thas accepted their red tractor logo.
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Chilean citrus opportunities
There are exciting opportunities for Chilean citrus in export markets if the sector revitalises its varietal mix, according to a leading Chilean agronomist.
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Rains boost lemon crop in Tucuman
Weekend rainfall in Tucuman, Argentina has been welcomed by lemon producers.
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Costa Rica seeks alternatives
Costa Rica is hoping that industrial expansion and the arrival of high-tech companies will reduce its dependence on bananas for export revenue.
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Green changes squeeze growers
UK growers face extra costs of hundreds of millions of pounds as a result of a gamut of new environmental regulation, according to a National Farmers Union report released at this weeks HortEx 2001 event in Telford.
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Growers embracing GAP
Fruit production in Chile is already well advanced on the road to good agricultural practices, according to Felipe Espinosa, second vice-president of Chilean producers' association, Fedefruta.
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South African grape volumes slip
Production of grape from South Africa is likely to be down on volumes forecast at the outset of the season and red seedless varieties are running short.
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Martex buys leading Puerto Rican mango business
Martex Farms has purchased Pango Mango, the largest exporter of mangoes out of Puerto Rico. Martex is a major supplier to Birmingham-based Minor, Weir & Willis.
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Berry up-to-date
Strawberries are arriving in the UK from around the Mediterranean with Morocco, Spain, Egypt and Israel all now present on the market.
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Nour arrivals
Exporters of citrus from Morocco are hoping to reactivatte what has so far been a dismal season with the arrival of the popular Nour clem.
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Geest completes 5eme deal
Prepared salads specialist Geest has taken over a leading French supplier.
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Flood misery deepens
Although potato prices have risen dramatically since the wet autumn of 2000, the sector is not in buoyant mood.
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Chiquita goes direct
Banana multinational, Chiquita Brands International, is making the UK its first port of call in Europe.
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Chile posts grape recovery
Grape exports from Chile to all markets to December 31, 2000 are showing a substantial increase on sendings to the same point in the 1999-2000 season.
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New board member for Enza
New Zealand top fruit exporter Enza announced the appointment at the end of last month of a new grower to the board.
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Honduras on road to recovery
Authorities in Honduras are predicting that banana production in 2001 will near levels achieved prior to the devastating hurricane Mitch of 1997.
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OFS reopens
The future of the organic farming scheme in 2001 has been assured by the government.
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New ships for Israelis
One leading Israeli produce supplier will see its export service enhanced by a new shipping deal.
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MDS alumni have training, will travel
Management Development Services has announced overseas postings for some of its recent graduates.