All Production & Trade articles – Page 916
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ArticleWashington hosts Russian buyers
Produce buyers from five leading retailers visited the region to look at more direct sourcing options
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ArticleCalifornia citrus faces challenges
Phytosanitary obstacles in two key Asian markets are hindering the industry as the new export campaign gets underway
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ArticleGrupActel launches citrus line
The Lleida-based company said it hopes to market around 25,000 tonnes in its first season
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Article'Lazy' people waste their pumpkin
Waste firm warns 18,000 tonnes of pumpkin will be thrown out today as people 'don't have a clue' what to do with it
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ArticleGovernment urged to help growers
Major Nigerian exporter sees chance to create millions of jobs, cut post-harvest losses and earn foreign exchange
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ArticleSlow start a concern for Italian pears
The country's new season has been slow to get underway as warm temperatures sustain demand for summer fruit
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ArticleCosta Group looks to Asia
As its Australian production exceeds domestic demand, the company has ambitions of doubling its export revenue
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ArticleThai exports see modest growth
Exports are set to grow by 1.3 to 2 per cent for 2013, with hopes for a late surge in the final months of the year
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ArticleIndependent body attacks Zespri
Review of the NZ kiwifruit industry and single-desk marketer Zespri is urgently required, according to IKGA
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ArticleBangladesh potato exports drop
Exports have fallen by one third for the first five months of 2013, down BDT200m (US$2.59m) from last year
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ArticleBCPC attacks study as ‘irresponsible’
A study published in The Sunday Times that links declining amphibian numbers to pesticides has come under fire from industry
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Article'Smart label' offers visual shelf life
A label with an embedded timer linked to carbon dioxide levels could soon be commercially available for fresh produce
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ArticleGrant to aid UK growing of 'superfruit'
Baobab, grown at The Eden Project, has six times more calcium than milk and is packed full of vitamin C
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ArticleSeed producers face 'huge' admin burden
Scottish MEP calls proposals to make seed producers give detailed descriptions of plant varieties “heavy-handed”
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ArticleNigeria looks to boost citrus exports
West African country has apparently introduced new strategies designed to improve industry's international prospects
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ArticleMission offloads asparagus business
President Steven Barnard said the firm has chosen to specialise in its core avocado business
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ArticleNZ potatoes set to enter Vietnam
Discussion prompts hopes import requirements could be signed off by the end of this year
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ArticlePeru fruit shipments up
Sendings to Europe and the US registered double digit growth in the first eight months of 2013
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ArticleProfits fall at Fresh Del Monte
Group sees sales growth but overall income drops as banana oversupply, increased costs and unfavourable exchange rates hit home
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ArticleCamposol sales soar in Q3
An increase in fresh avocado volumes helps push third quarter sales up 63 per cent at the Peruvian group