All articles by Thomas Hobbs – Page 35
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ArticleCloud hangs over mushroom supplier
Venlo-based company Prime Champ at centre of Dutch police investigation into alleged mistreatment of Polish workers
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Seafreight service aids Israeli mangoes
UK-based Univeg Katopé has announced the first arrivals of the new season's mangoes from Israel, with higher yields expected compared with 2011.
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Turners and Growers to refocus on apples
New Zealand's Turners and Growers has decided to put its domestic flower auction business on the market because it wants to refocus on the top-fruit sector, reports Radio New Zealand.
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US apple volume predicted to fall
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released its August forecast for the 2012/13 US apple campaign, the first one of the season, with the organisation predicting an overall drop in the country’s crop.
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ClemenGold expands into Europe and Asia
A marketing campaign to promote ClemenGold, a trademarked, premium variety of easy-peeler soft citrus grown primarily in South Africa, is set to be extended from the UK to several markets in mainland Europe during what will be its third year.
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New partner for Unifresh
Kent-based fruit importer Unifresh has announced the addition of a new partner as it looks to expand its international business.
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Spanish strawberry success
Spain exported a larger volume of fresh strawberries during the first five months of this year, figures published by the country's ministry of agriculture have revealed.
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Dow unfazed by wet weather
Dow AgroSciences has urged growers to implement potato pesticide Fazor to cope with this season's wet weather.
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Smaller Hass avocado crop for Chile
Chile’s Hass avocado industry is gearing up for a contraction in production this season, according to industry sources.
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Mexico anticipates berry growth
Mexico’s berry production and exports are forecast to grow around 10 per cent in volume this year, according to the country’s producer-exporter association Aneberries.
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ArticleItalian apple trade still keen to expand
With a few weeks still to go before apple harvesting gets underway in the north-east Italian region of Trentino-South Tyrol, industry leaders insist they remain on track to expand their export business into new markets during the course of 2012/13.
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ArticleUniveg makes changes at Expofrut
Belgium-based fresh produce giant Univeg has announced a shake-up of its operations in Argentina - a major source of imported product for the group - following a series of reports in the press casting doubt over the viability of some of its production in the country.
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ArticleNew onion technology for Produce World
Produce World will be the first UK company to install Near Infra-Red (NIR) technology, to detect internal defects in onions, in its factories.
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ArticleFive UK POs face axe after compliance failure
Five producer organisations face expulsion from the EU Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme by the end of the week, according to the The Rural Payments Agency.
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ArticleFarmer confidence 'drops to one per cent'
Farmer confidence has nosedived to just one per cent in the past year, a new index has claimed.
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ArticleFairtrade marks Sainsbury's switch
Five years ago last week, UK retailer Sainsbury's switched all its bananas to Fairtrade, while also establishing its Fair Development Fund to provide support for Fairtrade producer groups.
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AKP embarks on new potato research
A new research programme will help AKP's growers to react more quickly to issues affecting potato crops and adverse weather conditions.
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ArticleBritish sprouts could be off the menu this Christmas
The traditional Christmas dinner could be missing a festive favourite as concerns mount for the winter crop of British Brussels sprouts.
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ArticleOlympics has positive retail impact
Despite doubts over whether the Olympics would have an impact on retail sales, supermarkets are reporting positive sales uplifts
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ArticleSpecial Fruit awarded AEO certificate
Global fresh produce importer Special Fruit has been issued with a certificate from the EU that is only awarded to companies complying with high safety standards.