Tomato news archive – Page 86
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Novel production on the agenda at Hadlow with pepinos
Second-year students studying for a National Diploma in Horticulture at Hadlow College have been undertaking some interesting
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ArticleAsda first in the retail cue
Asda won the retail race to get the first new-season cucumbers grown in Yorkshire into stores across the region this week.
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ArticleFepex demands EU action on tomatoes
Spanish federation Fepex has urged the European authorities to take action against Morocco for ‘causing a crisis’ in tomato pricing
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ArticleEarly tomatoes to hit UK shelves
Tomato grower Cornerways Nursery has picked its first boxes of the season
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Turkish trade fair closes in
The valuable Turkish export industry will display its wares at its third annual fresh produce fair, Fresh Antalya, next month.
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What is the future for quality?
I have come to the conclusion over the past few weeks that one of the most over-used and least understood terms in the food
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ArticleUS drops duty on Dutch vegetables
Tomatoes and shallots among items to be granted reprieve following years of 100 per cent tariffs in hormone-treated beef spat with EU
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ArticleMixed season for LAVA auctions
Belgium’s auctions chalked up very varied results in 2008, according to Maarten De Moor, executive director of LAVA - the umbrella organisation of Flandria auctions
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ArticleSummer lovin' for Azura tomatoes
Franco-Moroccan tomato exporter Azura will be growing cherry and cocktail tomatoes during the summer months for the first time this year.
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Savéol bolsters southern presence
French tomato cooperative Savéol has announced a number of moves to strengthen its presence in the south of the country
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ArticleNGS targets UK growers
Spanish firm New Growing System is targeting its production method of a multi-layer trough built in polyethylene at new growers.
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ArticleUK supermarket gets Intense
Nunhem’s Instense tomato is about to launch into a UK multiple just a year after winning the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award.
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ArticleSpud girls a hit for Andalusia
The Andalusian Early Potatoes Association handed out 1,200 samples from its stand at Fruit Logistica last week as part of the Andalusian Sensations campaign.
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Nick characters grace vegetable packaging
Westmoreland Sales' vegetable and salad packs will feature Nickelodeon cartoon characters this season
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ArticleCitrus players troubled by tough trading conditions
The citrus category has faced a number of hefty challenges over the last three months, not least a catalogue of bad weather in Spain, low prices and the uncertain financial climate, which have come together to make for a rough ride. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleTomato group’s alarm at EU-Morocco talks
The European Group of Tomato Producers has expressed its “deep concern” over the EU's trade talks with Morocco
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ArticleRijk Zwaan dominates melon market
Seed breeder Rijk Zwaan ended a dominant year with a celebration of its new varieties and Tesco’s decision to work predominantly with their Caribbean cantaloupe melons.
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ArticleSpanish call crisis meeting
Spanish growers have called crisis meetings as inclement weather, low prices, lack of water and third-country competition threaten their season.
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ArticlePrepared sector fears the worst is yet to come
The recession has well and truly hit the prepared fruit and vegetable sector, with demand at an all-time low. The usually innovative industry has gone back to basics, but insiders are adamant that the sector will power through. Elizabeth O’Keefe finds out more.
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Health messages work like magic
Everyone knows the saying “an apple a day” - probably the first and best commendation regarding the health-giving