All Production & Trade articles – Page 536
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ArticleFlorette creates winter salad mix
One of two autumn launches, the Winter Mix responds to consumer demand for a bagged salad suited to colder temperatures
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ArticleTrading places
As the deadline for the UK’s departure from the EU gets ever closer, Hayley Campbell-Gibbons analyses the fresh produce trade between the two sides and addresses the key questions facing the industry
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ArticleDover opposes govt plans to divert food exports
Port insists Dover is closest and most efficient crossing to Europe following plans to switch to other ports in no deal Brexit scenario
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ArticleNZKGI launches Zespri KPI reporting
New initiative measures single desk marketer’s performance in a number of key areas
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ArticleDrought threat to EU processors
A sustained period of drought this summer has resulted in sharp declines in EU vegetable yields, leading to smaller, less regular deliveries to processors
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ArticleAlbert Bartlett saves 41 tonnes of waste
The potato grower and prepared meal producer continues to redistribute food that might otherwise be discarded
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ArticleNFU launches ‘Water Bank’ to help drought-hit farmers
New service allows farmers to trade water with neighbours as they struggle to cope with prolonged spell of hot, dry weather
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ArticleEU pears set fair
Seasonal estimates at Prognosfruit predict a 6 per cent rise in pear volumes across the EU
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ArticleBumper EU apple crop forecast
WAPA reveals 2018 European apple harvest will be largest in a decade, with Polish production doubling to 4.48m tonnes
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ArticleHema unveils journey tracker on 17,000 items
The Alibaba-owned supermarket has implemented a new feature for consumers wanting to know more about their food
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ArticleOnly two in 10,000 picking applicants British
Recruitment firm Concordia says physical toll and transport difficulties put off British workers as frustration grows over government inaction
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ArticleSpain 'yet to replace Russian produce market'
Head of produce export association Fepex suggests efforts to secure alternative markets have not been enough
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ArticlePound at lowest euro rate since October
Devaluation piles pressure on produce business, with more than half the UK's fruit and veg imports bought from the eurozone
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ArticleOZblu conference draws a crowd
Consumption growth and future plans tabled at conference event in South Africa
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ArticleUS-Indonesia WTO dispute unfinished
The US has hit back following a resolved WTO dispute, claiming that Indonesia owes it $350m in losses
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ArticleKiwifruit Claim files counter-appeal
Psa case against New Zealand government takes another turn, with grower group vowing to fight
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ArticleRoots supplies South Korea
Brining their patented root zone temperature optimisation to South Korea extends the company’s reach in Asia
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ArticleFPJ Big 50 Products 2018: 5-1
Bananas, strawberries, tomatoes, grapes and apples analysed and ranked for retail sales in 2018
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ArticleSlight drop for Washington apple crop
Fresh apple crop forecast predicts 131m boxes of fruit, down 2 per cent year-on-year
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ArticleBritish larder "runs bare in August"
Defra statistics show the UK is only 60 per cent self-sufficient in food production