All United Kingdom articles
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NewsUK trade bodies call for government action amid cost crisis
The Fresh Produce Consortium has united with the Horticultural Trades Association and British Potato Trade Association, urging the government to help secure the future of the industries in the face of huge challenges
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NewsNew AES president calls for data-driven sustainability policies
The Agricultural Economics Society is one of the world’s leading associations of professional and academic agricultural economists
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NewsRetailers drop price of popular Easter veg to 8p
Discounting round has echoes of supermarkets’ strategies over Christmas
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NewsTwo new faces join the team at Rijk Zwaan UK
Annie Stephen and Lukasz Sipior have taken on client manager roles
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NewsCo-op first to sell 100 per cent British strawberries this year
Convenience retailer has got fruit into stores four days earlier than last year
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NewsFareShare names new CEO and chair of trustees
Kris Gibbon-Walsh and Dominic Blakemore take up key roles at food redistribution charity
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NewsAngus Soft Fruits boss publishes report on growing share of value chain
John Gray’s Nuffield Farming study highlights potential of gene-editing, data-driven production and new markets to help growers improve returns
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Comment‘Expect the unexpected in Trump’s tariff saga’
Edwin Reyes, a senior consultant at Promar International, assesses the potential impact of President Trump’s tariffs on the UK fresh produce sector and other international markets
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ArticleDuroc tomatoes strengthen position on European market
Morocco’s tomato export industry has undergone significant developments during a season marked by both opportunities and challenges, according to Fatiha Charrat, deputy general director of Delassus
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NewsSunny weather brings glut of UK strawberries
The Summer Berry Company has produced 50t more strawberries than this time last year
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FeaturesThe wild potential of AI
Given the plethora of potential uses in the fresh produce sector, AI undoubtedly has the power to reshape the business, but its ability to create certainty for growers comes with a dose of unpredictability
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NewsFera calls for partners to support wireworm control research
Potato, carrot, salad and onion growers can join the next stage of the Enigma I project
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NewsHeat and Control acquires Tek-Dry Systems and Hunt Heat Exchangers
Move expands Heat and Control’s solution offering as well as the company’s global footprint
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ArticleTurkish stonefruit battles through cold spell
Turkish exporters anticipate a good cherry season despite an untimely bout of frost across various stonefruit regions, which has hit apricot and cherry production in some areas
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NewsJones Food Company falls into administration
Administrators hope to find a buyer for Lydney-based vertical farm operator
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NewsSpain’s key export markets show early growth
Exports to France, Germany, the UK and the Netherlands all increased in January
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NewsRichard Lewis named new CEO at APHA
Former police chief constable has also led for the police service on rural affairs
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NewsTesco reports strong figures as it focuses on value and quality
Supermarket says it is in a healthy position as market competitiveness hots up
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NewsOcean pollution is UK shoppers’ biggest plastic concern, study shows
Microplastics and their impact on oceans and waterways is biggest concern among British consumers regarding plastic packaging, research shows
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NewsEnvironment Agency issues warning over south-west water abstraction
Agency says it has seen many cases of unlicenced abstraction in Devon and Cornwall