All Analysis articles – Page 5
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AnalysisWhat 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
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Deep farms: The future of food production?
There’s been much talk of how vertical farming offers a solution to the impacts of climate change and population growth, but University of Nottingham academics Professor Saffa Riffat, president of the World Society of Sustainable Energy Technologies, and Professor Yijun Yuan, EU Marie Curie fellow, are preferring to look downwards for the future of food
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Export growth for Australian citrus
Shipments of oranges and mandarins to China continue to climb, while US demand stabilises
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Room for Manoeuvre?
Poland is a key mushroom source for the UK market, which relies on imports to ensure it can meet demand. Michael Barker speaks to producer Grzybmar to find out how supply is shaping up and how it is bracing for Brexi
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What will shape the supermarkets of the future?
Bjorn Thumas of Tomra Food looks at the technologies and trends driving retail change
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A new leaf for salad?
High temperatures and health-conscious shoppers mean Brits are buying more salads despite hot weather and labour shortages putting pressure on producers
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Panama disease: the point of no return?
The future looks bleak for the banana business as it struggles to contain the disease TR4, but Professor Gert Kema believes an escape route could be within reach, provided the industry works together. He speaks exclusively to Mike Knowles and Michael Barker
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Could birds replace some pesticides?
A team from Plant & Food Research in New Zealand is looking to answer that very question
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Is it the end for US imports in China?
China’s 25 per cent retaliatory tariffs on US products threaten future Californian and North Western fruit imports
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Blockchain: myth or salvation?
Although there is plenty of hype around the technology, it may still present a valuable opportunity for the produce trade
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New strawberries, please!
As labour and packaging serve up fresh challenges for suppliers, the ball is very much in the industry's court
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Can we turn the fashion trade green?
Dresses made from mushrooms or leather made from fruit waste could be part of a more circular economy, says WUR
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Tropical fruits cooling off?
Tropical fruit volume sales dropped unexpectedly in the past 12 months, but excitement abounds for the potential of smaller and exotic varieties
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A new avocado avenue for Italy?
Growing demand for tropical fruit among number of new options for country to consider, says head of trade fair Macfrut
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Could 3D printing boost fruit and veg?
Natural Machines co-founder claims technology is here now to offer creative ways to get people eating more fresh
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Is the sky the limit for South Africa?
The South African fruit export industry is facing a number of challenges beyond its control, but if things fall into line, the sector is set for further growth
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Organics for all?
The organics sector is shaking off perceptions of exclusivity, but could the major supermarkets be doing more to lower prices? Fred Searle asks whether lessons can be learned from an organic co-op in Manchester
