All United States articles – Page 393
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EU to appeal against WTO banana verdict
A WTO ruling that EU banana tariffs break international trade rules will be challenged
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Honduran growers back Agrolibano
Agrolibano has called for Honduran growers to rally round it following accusations of tainted melons
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Monsanto in De Ruiter acquisition
Monsanto is looking to enhance its vegetable seed business with a €546 acquisistion
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Chilean fruit industry stages exchange rate protests
Fresh fruit lobby groups have called for support over the falling value of the US dollar
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Sun World realigns business activities
Three new business units have been created at the group
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Gourmet Trading gets a major case of the blues
Exporter purchases 50ha farm and packing operation from investment group
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Tracy King joins Sinclair Systems
Former Washington Apple Commission and Dovex representative appointed regional sales manager for Asia
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WTO backs Ecuador in EU banana tariff battle
Bonita Europe calls ruling a "ratification" of dollar suppliers' position but a spokesman for the European Commission says it will consider launching a further appeal against the panel's "purely formalistic approach"
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Sun World unveils new business units
Sun World International has established three distinct new business units and “realigned” key executives, president and ceo Allen J. Vangelos has announced.
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Super-fresh fruit bars
Following news last week that consumers are looking for snacks that are both convenient and healthy, scientists in the US may have come up with a solution - an all-fruit snack bar that can stay fresh for two years.
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US labour woes
Already stretched growers in the US are concerned they may be struck by labour shortages next season.
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US spinach growers off the hook
US spinach growers and processors will not face criminal charges over an E. coli outbreak last year that caused the death of three people and sickened 200 others.
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US unwilling to budge on farm subsidies
American crop grower groups say the recent ‘Challenge paper’ from the Doha Round agriculture negotiations committee chairman was not a step forward in negotiations.
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US prices unaffected by cold snap
The devastating Easter weekend cold snap that wiped out entire crops in certain parts of the US south seems to have had a minimal impact on fruit prices overall, according to agricultural economists.
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Bush lays out US WTO agricultural position
George W. Bush has told European leaders that the US will reduce farm subsidies, but only if they agree to make tariff cuts.
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Californians upbeat on Bing
An excellent crop in both quality and quantity this year - that is the upbeat prediction from California’s Bing cherry growers.
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US picks up a labour problem
The difficulty in sourcing seasonal horticultural labour is evidently not a uniquely British problem, if stories coming out of the USA are anything to go by.
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New produce safety centre in US
A new Center for Produce Safety has been established at the University of California, David, in the United States.
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ARS researches watermelons
Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have found that, in addition to containing plentiful amounts of the health-promoting antioxidant lycopene, watermelon is an excellent source of the amino acid citrulline.