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AnalysisAnalysis: Spain rises to coronavirus challenge
In the first of a series of reports from the frontline, Paco Borrás analyses the industry’s response to the crisis so far
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Business as usual for reefer shipping
It's still plain sailing for the global reefer shipping sector as coronavirus grips the world
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Coronavirus: supply chain reaction
Coronavirus threatens a reefer container shortage, but shipping lines are unlikely to use the situation to ramp up freight rates
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Root veg are star attractions in winter
Kantar's consumer insight director explores shoppers' continued interest in root veg, especially during the winter months
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A green gimmick?
Much has been made of the environmental benefits of vertical production but some are sceptical of how much impact it can really have
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Shoots of recovery?
Greenyard’s results for the first half of its financial year show ‘encouraging signs of recovery’ as its transformation plan kicks into gear
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Is electricity the future of weed control?
RootWave is carrying out trials on commercial horticulture farms to provide an electrical alternative to chemical control
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Prepared produce must chop plastic waste
Kantar consumer insight director Joe Shaw Roberts looks at what the prepared produce category needs to do to reverse declines
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Back and forth for bananas
In the UK banana business, the balance of power as far as who handles imported bulk shipments in conventional reefer vessels remains delicately balanced between just two south-coast ports
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Is China's avocado boom slowing?
Mexican avocado exporters are targeting Europe this season, as demand in China for their expanding production begins to wane
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Scratch cooking boosts wholehead market
Kantar consumer insight director Joe Shaw Roberts looks at how the home cooking trend is giving traditional produce a boost
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Brassicas benefit from health boom
Kantar consumer insight director Joe Shaw Roberts looks at how brassicas are back in vogue as consumers look for healthy options
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Australian vegetable exports climb
Suppliers respond to pockets of demand in Europe and Asia, with carrots and onions leading the charge
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End of the Ice Age?
Stepac says its Xtend packaging can help eliminate the need for ice when transporting vegetables like broccoli
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Comment: How could we refuse?
Waitrose has seized the initiative on sustainability and packaging, with major implications for fresh fruit and veg
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Crispr: A silver bullet for bananas?
Expert says regulation is the only thing standing between the banana industry and a solution to a whole host of common problems
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What happens next in South Africa?
South Africans go to the polls next week in perhaps the most important election since 1994
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Reality check for avos?
While demand continues to rise, albeit more slowly than before, importers must be mindful of fruit quality and fluctuations in supply, warns Rob Cullum of Pacific Produce
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Bananas: has a 'race to the top' begun?
Alistair Smith of Bananalink charts recent changes in the banana market and considers some promising new signs for producers
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Slowdown, what slowdown?
China's 2018 fresh fruit imports are up 36 per cent over the prior year, despite the country's slowing economic growth
