Tomato news archive – Page 64
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ArticleThanet Earth right on cue
The UK’s first cucumbers of the 2010 season were harvested on Monday at Thanet Earth in Kent.
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Pink tomato breakthrough
Scientists at the Weizmann Institute in Israel have uncovered the gene responsible for producing pink-skinned tomatoes.
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Quest for exclusivity can confuse variety names
I often wonder about the choice of variety names that appear on the shelves. In many cases, there are indications that
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Tomato growers focus on disease
The British Tomato Growers’ Association (TGA) held a workshop last week with the Horticultural Development Company to identify how growers and scientists can work together to combat the new pests and diseases that threaten British tomato supplies.
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ArticleSavéol calls for cogeneration
French tomato cooperative Savéol is demanding state action to facilitate the use of cogeneration in Brittany
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ArticleMurcia suffers vegetable losses
Frosts in the Spanish region have damaged much of the area’s winter vegetable crop, including artichokes and tomatoes
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Sainsbury's tomatoes go green
Sainsbury's has announced that its Basics tinned chopped tomatoes are to be sold in cartons rather than cans, reducing packaging by half a million kilos per year.
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ArticleScratch meal kits stack up
Start-up food company Scratch has reported a surge in demand for its fresh-prepared meal kits as ice and snow force shoppers to stock up emergency supplies.
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FPC slams Food Standards Agency guidance
The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) has warned that the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) guidance on increased controls on so-called “high-risk” imports of certain fresh produce is belated and inadequate.
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ArticleFreeze causes further disruption
Producers of winter vegetables are incurring harvesting costs more than double those foreseen at the start of the season, as snow and icy conditions continued to grip the UK and continental Europe this week.
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ArticleSpanish rain damage could total €500m
Leading organisation estimates that eventual total damage to crops in Andalusia after rain and floods could reach €500m
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ArticleConcern over Canaries tomato shipments
The cold weather conditions across Europe have delayed shipments of Canary Islands tomatoes from reaching clients
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ArticleRijk Zwaan seals the deal
Rijk Zwaan’s new production location is officially ready for business, as it has been hermetically sealed according to stringent hygiene measures.
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ArticleSpain counts cost of floods
The Andalusian region of Granada has lost 20 per cent of tomato and cucumber crops after weeks of heavy rains and flooding
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Newcomers sort out their niche in produce category
There are times when, while discovering the more unusual products on the retail shelves, a decision has to be taken as to
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ArticleHeavy rains damage Almerian crops
Heavy rains in southern Spain may have damaged up to 20 per cent of crops being produced in Almeria, says association
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ArticleThe freshinfo year - June
Co-op strawb purchase... Landmark Speciality win... Thanet hires Gurkhas... Ocado loses ad baton... What other stories caught your eye in June?
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ArticleThe freshinfo year - January
Pound land push... Spanish pessimism... Sainsbury's restructures... Pesticide fury... What else made your top 10 in January?
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ArticleSpanish sector slams EU-Morocco deal
Spain’s fresh produce sector has urged the European Parliament not to ratify a new deal giving greater trade concessions to Morocco
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ArticleComing together
A relatively young trading country, Israel’s fresh produce industry has excelled since an agricultural agreement was signed in the 1970s, giving the Middle Eastern country free rein to export to the UK and Europe. Now, known for its vast array of products and high producing standards, the industry is going one step further. Elizabeth O’Keefe visits Israel as a new agricultural agreement is signed