All Production & Trade articles – Page 99
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NewsBig plans for seedless lemons in South Africa
The ultimate aim is to ensure that the retail shelves around the world are stocking seedless lemons
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NewsT&G announces excellent start to 2024 Jazz season
Near-perfect weather conditions and restoration efforts produce good quality crop following Cyclone Gabrielle
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NewsSainsbury’s boss calls for collaboration to build sustainable food system
Simon Roberts says close, longer-term partnerships are needed in the supply chain to build a more resilient food system
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NewsStrong Super Bowl showing lifts January exports of Colombian avocados
Colombian Hass avocados continue to make inroads in the American market. The Andean nation shipped almost 1,500 tonnes of avocados to the US ahead of this year’s Super Bowl, an increase of 56 per cent on last year’s total. The figures helped lift January exports by 53 ...
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NewsMore support needed for banana producers hit by climate and costs
The growing impact of climate change and soaring production costs mean urgent action to address unsustainable banana prices is essential, according to Fairtrade Foundation
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NewsRío Negro sees big rise in cherry exports
Shipments up by more than 40 per cent in the 2023/24 campaign
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NewsGood start to 2024 for Mission Produce
Group reveals improved year-on-year results for the opening fiscal quarter of 2024, with revenue climbing 21 per cent
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NewsFreshfel warns of “unnecessary controls” on European produce in the UK
Association urges caution over the impact on EU-UK trade of Defra’s proposed risk reclassification and inspection rates for EU fresh produce imports
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NewsClimate change poses “enormous threat” to banana business
United Nations economist predicts price increases for consumers as temperature rises make it harder to protect existing production
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NewsCosta Group grows record-setting blueberry
Australian fresh produce company develops and grows the world’s heaviest blueberry according to Guinness World Records
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NewsPeruvian mango sector counts cost of El Niño
High prices caused by limited global supply allowed exporters to partially offset losses, but not enough to compensate for the drop in production
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NewsCIV has high hopes for new Shayda strawberry
Early ripening variety delivers consistent, uninterrupted production until the end of the season, consortium says
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NewsUnifrutti buys two Peruvian suppliers to boost blueberry and avocado supply
Bomarea and AvoAmerica Peru set to bolster distributor’s supply base as global demand for both products continues to grow
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NewsNew precision agriculture tech ‘could transform’ UK tree fruit industry
POME project led by crop advisory Hutchinsons aims to allow inputs to be targeted in a way never seen before in UK orchards
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AnalysisFruit Logistica: Increasing sustainability through indoor farming
A CEA Alliance workshop on the Farming Forward stage looked at what is a rapidly growing sector of the fresh produce industry and discussed sustainable improvements
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NewsWarm February means early start for Italian asparagus
With a promotional campaign set to start in Italy and Germany, producers near Bologna are hopeful that their product’s reputation as a culinary speciality will keep demand high
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NewsWelsh farmers call for major overhaul to SFS
Record NFU Cymru response signals ‘major overhaul needed’ to Sustainable Farming Scheme proposals
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NewsThe Greenery appoints Willem-Jan Boelema as commercial director
New appointee, who has already been with the company for five years, joins team of ”hands-on, flexible and agile leaders”
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NewsBanana producers pile pressure on European retailers
Latin American, African and Caribbean industries repeat calls for action ahead of next week’s World Banana Forum
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News‘BTOM threatens UK food security,’ CCF tells Defra
New post-Brexit border controls will jeopardise food supply chain and increase food prices, warns UK Cold Chain Federation