All Production & Trade articles – Page 1656

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    Farmers hit tractor trail

    2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

    Weekend rainfall in Tucuman, Argentina has been welcomed by lemon producers.

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    Costa Rica seeks alternatives

    2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-01-16T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-01-14T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-01-14T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-01-11T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-01-11T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-01-11T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-01-11T00:00:00Z

    Prepared salads specialist Geest has taken over a leading French supplier.

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    First top fruit sails in

    2001-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Early South African pears are expected in the UK this weekend.

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    Flood misery deepens

    2001-01-10T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Banana multinational, Chiquita Brands International, is making the UK its first port of call in Europe.

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    Chile posts grape recovery

    2001-01-08T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-01-08T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-01-07T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-01-05T00:00:00Z

    The future of the organic farming scheme in 2001 has been assured by the government.

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    New ships for Israelis

    2001-01-05T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-01-05T00:00:00Z

    Management Development Services has announced overseas postings for some of its recent graduates.