All Production & Trade articles – Page 582
-
ArticleLabour crisis deepens as workers leave mid season
The new National Living Wage means workers hit the tax threshold earlier and are choosing to return home before picking ends
-
Video'Brand is key' to Tenderstem success
Watch: Tight specs demanded by Tenderstem brand have been integral to the product's strong sales growth, says Barfoots grower Richard Le Cornu
-
ArticleEcuador courts foreign investors
The Andean nation’s new government is looking to forge stronger trade links with the UK and other countries
-
ArticleProduce World outlines turnaround in face of £6.8m loss
Veg supplier said exiting brassica JV and aphid infestations hit bottom line in 2016 but expects profits to exceed £7m in 2017
-
ArticleGem avocados to dazzle Tesco shoppers
UK retailer to stock the Westfalia-supplied avocado variety for a limited time
-
ArticleNew beetle threatens British pears
The European Anthonomus spilotus beetle has been found on two orchards in Kent in the first sighting in the UK
-
ArticleAFL2017: Looking beyond China
While China remains a focal point for Asia's fresh produce trade, the region’s wider potential is not being ignored
-
ArticleHigh-colour blueberry in the works
New Zealand's Plant & Food Research has gained funding to investigate the potential for a new blueberry hybrid
-
ArticleVI.P ready to 'redesign apple category'
Italian group merges marketing and sales operations, naming Fabio Zanesco as its new commercial director
-
CommentGuest worker scheme is not the answer for UK
Shaping the debate around rights rather than employee-sponsored visas could help secure EU labour, writes politics lecturer Professor Luke Cooper
-
ArticleNFU backs May’s Brexit implementation period
Union supports plans to extend Brexit deadline by two years but says farmers need more detail on how immigration system will work
-
ArticleAHDB in £1m soil biology research partnership
Five-year knowledge exchange programme aims to bring together research and practical approaches to soil biology and soil health
-
ArticleNim’s listed at Co-op in first supermarket deal
Air-dried fruit and veg crisp brand to be sold at 60 Co-op stores in the South East, with plans to roll out nationally depending on sales
-
ArticleExporter In2Stone gains ground
New South African stonefruit exporter looks for fresh opportunities for growers
-
ArticleTesco fights waste by selling blemished apples
Retailer to support growers by selling fruit with ‘frost ring’ that would normally fall outside of crop specs
-
ArticleNon-browning apples land in US stores
Okanagan Speciality Fruits says its non-browning Arctic Apples can help tackle food waste and raise consumption
-
ArticleDR banana growers count cost of hurricanes
Maria and Irma have caused major losses to production
-
ArticleAFL2017: Eyes on China
Suppliers from across the globe continue to see huge potential in the People’s Republic
-
ArticleStargrow records its first Tango exports
Stargrow Marketing’s first exports of Tango bring impetus to new mandarin exports from South Africa
-
ArticleThe rise and rise of sweet potatoes
The desire for a healthier and more varied diet continues to drive up sales of the vegetable in Europe