Avocado news – Page 121
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ArticleMexico spearheads new initiatives
Exporters are keen to strengthen their market position in an increasingly competitive sector.
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UK success for Chilean avocado
Chilean avocado exports to the UK market have more than doubled since the beginning of September.
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PMA Profile
In this month’s profile on the Produce Marketing Association, the US trade association for fruit and vegetables, PMA
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ArticleChile ups ante with avos
Chilean avocado sendings to the UK are increasing and the season is expanding.
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ArticleBanking on a sound future
Eric Baas, senior industry analyst of the Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory department of Rabobank International, takes a look at some of the global trends facing the fresh produce industry.
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ArticleComexa mixes well
“The place of an importer is in his office,” said Comexa boss Claude Pobelle with a smile...
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ArticleNew port for South Africa
South African fruit and vegetable producers are being given the opportunity to break into the export market with the creation of a new tradeport.
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PMA Profile
In this month’s profile on the Produce Marketing Association, the US trade association for fruit and vegetables, the
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ArticleKatopé claims the lead
The first of Katopé’s avocado packhouses has received BRC accreditation, an industry first for Bassan Packers, Katopé’s avocado and lychee packhouse based in Tzaneen.
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ArticleIndustry first for Katopé
The first of Katopé’s avocado packhouses has received BRC accreditation, an industry first for Bassan Packers, Katopé’s avocado and lychee packhouse based in Tzaneen.
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ArticleAgrexco confirmed as Re:fresh Awards sponsor
Agrexco UK has signed up as a sponsor of the Re:fresh Awards 2005.
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ArticleCanaries aflutter
Canary Islands salad produce makes its appearance from this week on UK supermarket shelves as local supplies begin to dwindle from October to April. The island’s climate with long sunny days, cooled by the Atlantic trade winds in the nights, and rich, volcanic soils make it a grower’s paradise but producers have had to make some changes, reports Anabella de Sousa.
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ArticleMalet Azoulay launches Fairtrade avocados
Malet Azoulay has received its first delivery of Fairtrade avocados from Katopé in South Africa.
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ArticleAgrexco on top form
As reported in last week’s Journal, Agrexco’s UK office has just completed its most successful year ever, increasing turnover by 25 per cent to £97 million. Tommy Leighton visited Carmel House and the port of Marseille to find out some of the reasons behind a rare success story in a tough 2004 marketplace, and look forward to more of the same in the next 12 months.
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ArticleIsraeli impetus
The days are getting shorter and cooler in the UK, but it is at this time of year that Israeli producers have the biggest window to supply the UK with its winter range of produce. Anabella de Sousa talks to four Israeli companies about their plans for the winter season ahead.
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ArticleAgrexco turnover soars in UK
Agrexco, the largest exporter of fruit, vegetables and flowers from Israel, has registered a 25 per cent increase in its UK turnover in the last 12 months.
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ArticleWWF lays down its markers
The development of new varieties is a lengthy process in the apple business. Make the wrong decision today and you’ll be paying for it way down the line. This is where the expertise and nose for potential of marketing desks, as well as growers, come in. Tommy Leighton talks to Worldwide Fruit’s Steve Maxwell and growers David Morton and Mark Savidge.
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Off the shelf
There is nothing like a little mystery, and this week it concerns apricots in Marks & Spencer. This fruit is becoming more
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ArticlePIP’s first steps in Zimbabwe
The ColeACP-run Pesticides Initiative Programme has made its first breakthrough in Zimbabwe, which is still ranked in the top 10 ACP exporters list.
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Kiwis set to fly into Sainsbury’s
If you happen to know a New Zealander living in this country, the theory is that he or she will soon be off to their local