Tomato news archive – Page 65
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ArticleDutch hit glass ceiling
Construction of new glasshouses in the Netherlands reached an all-time low last year but the Dutch are confident they will retain fresh produce market share.
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ArticleSlow start forecast for Spanish melons
Recent rainfall combined with low pricing in previous seasons is likely to mean a smaller later crop of melons from Almeria.
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ArticleCASI achieves positive result
Almeria-based cooperative recorded profit of €1.6m during 2010 thanks to better prices and decision to focus on key tomato varieties
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ArticleTurkish exporter sets large UK sales target
Turkish exporter Mango is aiming to take annual UK sales to €10 million after it opened a UK base last week.
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ArticleTrade Waves launches $10m venture
Egyptian exporter Trade Waves has launched a $10 million (£6.1m) joint venture to grow grapes, citrus and pomegranates on 1,000 acres.
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ArticleHome-grown hopes
A cold winter has presented a challenge to growers, but now spring is here and light levels have picked up, the main tomato, cucumber and pepper crops are on their way. Elizabeth O’Keefe takes a look at the season and considers the future of the home-grown sector
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ArticleNew research backs up Fresh Pod
A product used to keep fruit and vegetables fresh has been proven to eliminates bacteria, mould and other fungi from storage areas.
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ArticleUS considers South Korean tomatoes
USDA-APHIS is seeking comments on allowing the import of tomatoes with stems from South Korea into the US
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ArticleVeg growers defend greenhouses
At SIA in Paris, French vegetable producers have been seeking to give greenhouse production a better name
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ArticleCautious optimism as Dutch kick off salads season
The European salads industry has taken a bit of a battering over the last couple of years but, as Michael Barker reports, optimism in the Netherlands is high that this will be a better season for suppliers
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Communication is first step in good marketing
Years ago, a now long retired senior executive rang me up to ask my advice. It concerned the arrival of a new chief executive
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Hugh Lowe receives the Fruiterers’ Ridley Medal
The Fruiterers’ Ridley Medal is awarded every three years to an individual who has been identified as giving
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ArticleSalad industry looks for the sun and signs of positivity
It has been a mixed picture on salads over the past year. There has been some welcome growth with more frequent shopping of the category, but trip volume is falling. The salad import business has also been affected this quarter due to climatic and political ramifications. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports
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Supermarkets refresh aisles with unusual varieties
One of the more unusual members of the Navel family to arrive at Marks & Spencer is the pigmented seedless Cara Cara, which
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ArticleHortyfruta reaches 13m UK consumers
A consumer media campaign for Andalusian trade association Hortyfruta has reached more than 13 million UK consumers ahead of Andalusia Day next week.
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ArticleSpanish exports bounce back
Despite difficult start to 2010 campaign, Spanish fruit and vegetable exports recovered with a strong last quarter of the year
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ArticleA global supplier of the future?
As all eyes are on the Middle East, Promar International’s divisional director John Giles considers the region as a global fresh produce supplier of the future
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ArticleHuge Australian glasshouse reaches stage two
The second stage of a high-tech, 17ha glasshouse in South Australia was officially opened on Tuesday
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ArticleTomate Jouno launches novelties
The French tomato producer has unveiled the new Sweetcarpaccio variety and stepped up its communication to consumers
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Spanish want plant health in Morocco deal
Spanish growers and exporters are calling for the inclusion of plant health controls in the EU’s association agreement with Morocco.