All Production & Trade articles – Page 661
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ArticleKenya and Scotland sign trade deal
Scottish seed potato exports have a “significant” new market as Kenya currently grows only two per cent of crop from certified seed
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ArticleEarly optimism for Indian grapes
Shipments to Europe look set to grow in 2017 amid reports of a significant increase in the number of farmers registered for export
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ArticleSarah Calcutt heads up Avalon’s new PO
Former fresh produce marketer to manage newly-formed producer organisation while continuing at Partners in Produce
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ArticleMitolo snaps up more Oakville assets
Mitolo Group continues to invest in its hard produce lines, acquiring Oakville Produce’s South Australian farms and East Coast packing facilities
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ArticleWorker exploitation ‘systemic’
An undercover investigation has unveiled the exploitation of illegal workers on farms supplying Australian supermarkets
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ArticleNZ pipfruit exports eclipse NZ$700m
Trade revenue on the rise as industry edges closer to magic NZ$1bn mark
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ArticleHerb grower invests £200k in packhouse expansion
Yorkshire-based Herbs Unlimited has also been presented with the Best Fresh Produce Award at the 2016 Taste Awards
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ArticleChina unveils super-greenhouse
Agribusiness Haisheng has inaugurated China's most advanced greenhouse for strawberry production
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ArticleFuture and INI launch JV
Future Retail Group and fruit grower INI Farms have launched a joint venture company to boost Indian banana and pomegranate exports
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ArticleFyffes' business ripe for further expansion
Having bought into North American mushrooms this year, the Irish multinational is ready to buy again
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ArticleDiamondback moth ‘resistant to pyrethroids’
AHDB is hosting a workshop in January to update growers on the latest control methods for DBM
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ArticleNew segments drive consumer demand
Enza Zaden is shaking up the pepper and tomato categories with its innovative product offerings
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ArticleMurcian exporters weather tough times
Profitability of the region’s produce exports improved last season, but the sector faces new headwinds this year
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ArticleJumbo Chilean cherries star on Singles Day
Alibaba’s Mr Fresh, Asoex and Frutacloud join forces to promote ‘super sized’ Chilean cherries for the world’s biggest shopping day
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ArticleAustralia’s “fruit bowl” hit by storms
A number of high-value export crops damaged by high winds, hail and rain
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ArticleBrazil develops disease resistant banana
Scientists hope the new variety will be a profitable alternative for producers
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Article‘True gentleman’ John Marshall passes away
Former Empire World Trade and Swithenbank employee John Marshall has passed away after losing a battle with cancer
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ArticleSouthern African grape season underway
SATI releases first estimate of season, pegging South African crop at 61.1m-63m cartons, while Namibian sizing is good
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ArticleSouth Africa expects stonefruit rise
Forecasts suggest peaches and plums in particular will enjoy volume growth over the next four years
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ArticleFresh produce ‘could learn from health sector’
The fresh produce industry could learn from the health sector how to better turn R&D into commercial application