All Production & Trade articles – Page 757
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ArticlePetition calls for neonics ban enforcement
A petition aiming for 100,000 signatures is calling for a greater blanket ban of neonics, while a bee species returns to Lincolnshire
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ArticleGerman exporters 'missing out' in Asia
BayWa boss Klaus Josef Lutz describes Merkel government's lack of progress on Asian market access as "shameful"
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ArticleCF opens new ripening facility
France’s Compagnie Fruitière has constructed a modern banana ripening facility in western France to respond to strong growth
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ArticleBig drop in Florida orange volumes
First estimate of the 2015/16 campaign suggests the state's citrus crop will fall 17 per cent on the previous campaign
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ArticleUnscrupulous growers 'damage' kiwifruit market
European kiwifruit growers who supply the market too early threaten to damage demand with their unripe fruit, says supplier
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ArticleKent Potato Company faces closure
Produce Investments announces that loss of retail business means Kent packing business is in jeopardy
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ArticleHarvey Citrus secures Coles grant
Grower set to significantly expand lime and mandarin production through funding boost
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ArticlePrices spook pumpkin growers
Suppliers of the seasonal favourite say next year could see prices rise by as much as five per cent following increased labour costs
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ArticleSmart and smarter
Growers are increasingly taking to the air to ensure they have the most accurate information for crop forecasting and analysis
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ArticleInterview: Jane King reigns over R&D
New AHDB chief executive Jane King tells Nina Pullman what the restructure means for growers and why Red Tractor could be the key to increasing fresh produce exports
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ArticleNew era for Avalon Produce
The directors of new top-fruit marketer Avalon Produce tell FPJ how the merger came about and how it will benefit growers
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ArticleTop-fruit consortium celebrates 70 years
As it marks its 70th anniversary, South Tyrolean apple consortium Vog is building on foundations laid by producers amid the rubble of the Second World War
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ArticleTop fruit in tip-top shape
Despite some scares with hailstorms reportedly damaging whole farms, apples and pears are on the cusp of a highly successful season
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ArticleNew port of entry for Chinese imports
Construction of a new port of entry for Chinese fruit imports in Hefei, the capital of Anhui Province, is nearing completion
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ArticleCalifornia Citrus Mutual hails TPP
Trade association for California citrus growers says the Trans Pacific Partnership will bring key tariff cuts on exports to Japan and Vietnam
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ArticleNationwide ups profit on reduced turnover
Vegetable giant points to deflation as being the cause of smaller revenue, as it works to overcome its achilles heel, fruit
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ArticleScotHerbs to close after losing major contract
Langmeads-owned herb grower set to close with 62 proposed job losses after losing a contract worth half its turnover
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ArticleLabour provider moves to counter ‘dubious recruiters’
HOPS Labour Solutions will now be audited by Sedex to counter rise in unethical labour practices after abolition of SAWS
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ArticleEurope expects larger kiwifruit crop
Italian production set to rise by 9 per cent, with double-digit increases forecast in other European countries
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ArticleWest Australian oranges enter China
Two of the state’s citrus growers have made their first shipments to China, with volumes set to grow in future as young plantings reach full bearing