All articles by Steven Maxwell – Page 37
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ArticleProcomel launches Sugar Baby Gold
Murcia-based melon specialist launches new melon variety which reportedly boasts high levels of sugar and vitamins
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ArticleTerry Watts leaves Keelings
Keelings has confirmed the departure of Terry Watts as managing director of its UK subsidiary
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Spanish group warns over price pressures
Ava-Asaja says that vegetable production in Valencia could be abandoned as a result of price pressure from supermarkets
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ArticleSpanish exporters in talks with Russia
A trade delegation from the Spanish region of Murcia has called upon Russian officials to ease their strict import regime
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ArticleFashion promotions in Germany and Spain
The Asociación Grupo Fashion, owner of the Fashion watermelon brand, is staging product tastings across Germany and Spain
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ArticleMurcia to destroy third of melon crop
Murcia’s melon sector has elected to destroy 30 per cent of this season’s harvest in a bid to return "ruinous" prices to normal levels
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ArticleEuropean banana sector to meet EC
Europe’s banana sector is to meet with the European Commission this week to argue the need to maintain the banana import regime
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ArticlePeruvian banana exports on the rise
Peruvian banana exports to Europe and the US have risen substantially this campaign, according to national export association Adex
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ArticleChilean stonefruit exports fall
Chile’s stonefruit exports to the US and Europe have dropped this season, partly as a result of quality problems with the fruit
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ArticleHonduras coup provokes concern
With Honduras’ grapefruit deal due to begin shortly, European importers are waiting to see how events develop following the recent coup
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ArticleSpanish growers slam EU changes
Major association claims that Europe will become global ‘rubbish dump’, with higher prices and poorer products “guaranteed”
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ArticleFruit World ships first pomegranates
FreshAcres Agri India, the joint venture between Fruit World Breda and Naturefresh Logistics, has exported its first pomegranates to Europe
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ArticleSpanish growers' anger over standards vote
Spain’s fruit and vegetable sector has voiced its anger over the EU vote in favour of scrapping produce marketing standards
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ArticlePolish production hit by heavy rains
Heavy rains and flooding in Poland have affected strawberry, cherry and vegetable production in southern regions of the country
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ArticleFlorida confronts greening threat
Florida’s citrus industry has committed millions of dollars to research citrus greening, a disease that is threatening the sector's future
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ArticleCosta Rica and EU ‘near trade deal’
Costa Rica and the European Union are said to be close to finalising an agreement of association, which would include bananas
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ArticleFyffes increases earnings target for 2009
Fyffes has increased its earnings forecast for 2009, thanks to a strong performance in Continental European markets
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ArticleUS fresh-cut retail sales fall
The latest quarterly Fresh Facts report from United Fresh has found that sales of both fresh-cut fruit and packaged salads have fallen in the US
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ArticleEnrique Martinavarro passes away
Enrique Martinavarro Dealbert, who oversaw the development of Martinavarro into one of Spain’s top citrus exporters, has passed away
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Murcian citrus sector hit by poor returns
Low returns for growers in the Spanish region have led to a call for greater aid, amid fears that some production could be abandoned