All Analysis articles – Page 6
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AnalysisIs 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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AnalysisPrepared 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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AnalysisBack 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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AnalysisIs 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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AnalysisScratch 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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AnalysisBrassicas 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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AnalysisAustralian vegetable exports climb
Suppliers respond to pockets of demand in Europe and Asia, with carrots and onions leading the charge
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AnalysisEnd 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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AnalysisCrispr: 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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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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AnalysisReality 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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AnalysisBananas: 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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AnalysisSlowdown, 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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AnalysisDeep 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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AnalysisExport growth for Australian citrus
Shipments of oranges and mandarins to China continue to climb, while US demand stabilises
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AnalysisRoom 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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AnalysisWhat 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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AnalysisA 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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AnalysisPanama 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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AnalysisCould birds replace some pesticides?
A team from Plant & Food Research in New Zealand is looking to answer that very question