All Production & Trade articles – Page 617
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ArticleGreenlight for Batlow Apples buy-out
Foreign-owned Ausfarm Fresh Group has purchased Australian apple cooperative Batlow
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ArticleFyffes suspended from Ethical Trade Initiative
Banana giant has been suspended from the ETI following an investigation into workers’ rights in Central America
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ArticleBrassicas struggle under Lincolnshire drought
Growers are ‘not at panic stage yet’ but say crops will struggle without forecasted showers at the end of this week
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ArticleMoroccan trade to thank for clearance firm growth
Portsmouth imports company contributed 37 per cent more to city budget in 2016/17 thanks to Moroccan tomato and citrus trade
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ArticleMelvyn Wyer celebrates 50 years in potatoes
Rowe Farming sales manager, instrumental in Duchy Potato Group’s formation, receives recognition for services to potato sector
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ArticleAnecoop marks Bouquet’s 25th anniversary
The Spanish company’s pioneering variety has helped make the group Europe’s leading supplier of seedless watermelons
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ArticleNZ pipfruit crop down on forecast
Volume could fall 10 per cent short of pre-season projection, as harvest draws to a close
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ArticleVanguard expands produce portfolio
US-headquartered produce company Vanguard International has acquired Pride Packing in Washington State.
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ArticleAustralian citrus on show in Japan
Seminars help kick off 2017 campaign, as industry looks to replicate success of previous season
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ArticleBlue Whale to extend organic apple range
French apple giant to invest in specific organic varieties and convert Ariane variety for organic production as demand rises
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ArticleUAE ban has multiple effects
The UAE recently announced a ban on certain products from several Middle Eastern countries, impacting growers in Oman, Jordan and back home in the UAE
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ArticleLabour survey: We want your views
FPJ/England Marketing survey aims to establish the extent of labour concerns in the face of instability over Brexit
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ArticleCartoon: When frost protection goes wrong
Patoka on reports of growers heating orchards with bonfires to counter recent frosts and cold temperatures
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ArticleMercabarna unveils food trends study
The new report reflects growing concerns about health the environment among Spanish consumers
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ArticleNew equity partner for Stahmann Farms
Shareholding paves the way for expansion at Australia’s largest pecan grower
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ArticleMash Direct wins five new Asda listings
New prepared veg dishes including sweet potato mash ‘Caribbean-style’ have launched in Asda stores across Northern Ireland
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ArticleSend British students to pick fruit, says Ukip
Ukip’s immigration minister John Bickley has said British students could provide labour for fresh produce industry to help cut migration
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ArticleNew growing media could 'reduce reliance on coir’
Coir-free growing media could be just as effective as coir blends for growing strawberries, trials show
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ArticleBlue Whale takes on SH with Joya expansion
French apple giant to step up production of Cripps Red variety and compete with southern hemisphere braeburn imports in the UK
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ArticleDutch second in avocado imports
The Netherlands is the second biggest importer of avocados after the US, with both domestic consumption and re-exports on the up