All Production & Trade articles – Page 753
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ArticleFlorida fights grapefruit size issues
Florida grapefruit producers are facing sizing issues this season since fruit diameter is smaller than usual as Asian export deals get started
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ArticleEarly start for California navels
California expects an early start to its 2015/16 navel crop, with volumes more or less in line with last year but larger fruit sizes
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ArticleSpecial report: Ireland's pride and produce
Martyn Fisher went to visit some of the major players in the Irish fresh produce sector, and discovered a market that abounds in national pride
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ArticleBumper citrus season for South Africa
Downbeat pre-season estimates proved to be unfounded as South African exporters enjoyed a record citrus season
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ArticleMuch ado about potatoes
Tesco has realigned its potato supply chain and offered long-term deals to suppliers
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ArticleEl Niño keeps Chilean export growth in check
Projected production increases are unlikely to materialise following adverse climatic conditions during the winter and spring
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ArticleCanaries invest further in specialty tomatoes
Investing in premium specialty tomato varieties and modern growing structures is allowing Canary Islands growers to counter higher input costs
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ArticleSpanish strawberry acreage shrinks again
Industry seeking to introduce greater diversity and redress supply imbalance in a bid to shore up prices
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ArticleJapan develops sweet seedless persimmon
Fukuoka Prefecture has developed a sweet seedless persimmon called Akiou
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ArticleAMT-supplied clementines back on Tesco shelves
Volume of the product this year will increase by over 50 per cent, with up to 50 tonnes expected
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ArticleMalaysia's new tax sparks austerity drive
Sales of imported fruits have slowed in Malaysia as consumers feel the pinch of a new goods tax and a weakening currency
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AnalysisIs the worst over for the potato industry?
Suppliers report that market conditions are easing slightly, backed up by good lifting conditions and lower acreage
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ArticleAll Lemon reflects on challenging year
Adverse weather and tough trading conditions made 2015 a difficult season for the Argentine quality seal
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ArticleThanet Earth and Cornerways ink marketing deal
Kent and Norfolk glasshouses come together in new deal that sees Thanet marketing 25 per cent of UK tomato crop
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ArticleEl Niño hits early season Chilean blues
Harvesting of early season varieties is delayed by 2-3 weeks and volumes will be around 3,000 tonnes lower than originally forecast
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ArticleAvocados From Mexico names new directors
Leaders chosen to help maintain strong expansion which has seen US market share hit 78 per cent
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ArticleSeeka seeks insurance fruit loss
Seeka Kiwifruit Industries has submitted an insurance claim for the fruit loss as a result of a fire at its Oakside facility in March
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ArticleUK berry market tops £1bn mark 'for first time'
Category aided by impressive 31 per cent growth during the latest period Kantar Worldpanel compiled figures for
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ArticleTesco customers go nuts for Fairtrade
UK retailer now selling more than 300,000 packs of organic, Fairtrade brazil nuts each year, all sourced from South America
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ArticleEfra ‘to ensure retailers pay fair prices’
Farmgate prices and retailer practices are among issues to be considered by the Efra committee, its chair has told FPJ