All Production & Trade articles – Page 651
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ArticleKeep customers close and expect further change – Co-op boss
Steve Murrells addressed Brexit, climate change and labour concerns during keynote speech at Oxford Farming Conference
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ArticleAutomation survey highlights need for investment
Growers want to see investment in harvesting and pack-house mechanisation, according to AHDB survey
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ArticleDover freight up for fifth year running
Number of lorries handled has risen by a third since 2013, underlining need for post-Brexit traffic fluidity, port says
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ArticleSeed breeders warn of major Brexit impact
Seed breeders have warned that British production would decline if growers have less access to new varieties after Brexit
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ArticleOrri Jaffa growers backed in Israel
Israel's Plant Production and Marketing Board is helping growers meet rising demand for the mandarin
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ArticleGreater diversity lifts Costa Rican exports
Country anticipates continued export growth in 2018 after a strong performance last year
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ArticleChilean blues break weekly shipment record
Over 11,500 tonnes of the fruit exported by Chile in week 51, marking historic achievement for the sector
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ArticleMG Marketing acquires First Fresh shareholding
First Fresh’s founder and chairman Bill Thorpe sells 30 per cent stake in New Zealand marketer
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ArticleJoy Wing Mau celebrates 20th anniversary
Chinese fruit company reflects on its rapid rise with a function in Shenzhen, as it looks to the future with confidence
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ArticleBlizzard causes agriculture loss in China
Severe weather has damaged more than 45,000 acres of fruit trees, vegetable greenhouses and tea farms
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ArticleLevity CropScience exports new product to Ghana
Fertiliser manufacturer said its new Tropical Albina product improved yield, resilience and quality in banana crops in recent trial
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ArticleTornados hit Almerían greenhouses
Initial estimates put losses at €40m, with around 200ha of production affected
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ArticleWestfalia boosts LatAm sourcing with Agricom deal
The partnership will further strengthen WFI’s avocado supply base in Latin America
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ArticleAustralian macadamias fall short in 2017
After a brush with Cyclone Debbie, yields were down for Australian macadamias at the end of the growing season
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ArticleGreenyard-Dole: takeover deal is off
Belgian business unable to reach agreement with US fresh produce company on proposed US$2.5bn deal
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ArticleNFU backs Gove’s post-Brexit policy plans
Union welcomes Defra’s strategy for new domestic agricultural policy but Lim Dems brand speech 'an insult to farmers'
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ArticleSoil Association launches new online campaign
Charity’s first January campaign will showcase organic suppliers’ produce and promote their businesses through its website
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ArticleAsoex sounds alert over weaker dollar
Profitability of the 2017/18 season could suffer unless exchange rate improves, Bown says
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ArticleAsda quits buying group to prioritise direct model
Retailer has left the European Marketing Distribution buying group to prioritise and strengthen its direct to supplier model
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ArticleChilean cherries smash export record
With several weeks of the season still to go the industry has already exceeded the previous highest shipment total