Berries news archive – Page 190
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Oregon gets the blues
Soaring temperatures in the US north-west have damaged the region’s blueberry crop.
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ArticleCranberries weather US storms
Figures released by the US department of agriculture’s national agricultural statistics service indicate a large cranberry crop this winter, despite recent hail damage.
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ArticleSpain predicts raspberry rise
Berry sector bosses in Spain are predicting a huge increase in the planted area of raspberries this winter.
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British berry gathering on the move
After 10 years in the Garden of England, the Soft Fruit Conference is undergoing a revamp and relocation to the Midlands.
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ArticlePolka earns its spots
Polish-bred primocane raspberry Polka has proved itself in the UK this season.
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Baby Ava makes firm retail strides
New miniature strawberry variety Baby Ava is gaining increasing market exposure following a successful start in Tesco stores over the last 10 days.
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Dried super berry hits Tesco shelves
Tesco is launching a new dried super berry claimed to fight aging and cancer, while boosting your sex drive.
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ArticleBlackcurrants in MRSA link
Blackcurrants can help fight the deadly hospital superbug MRSA, according to new research.
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ArticleStrawberries snap unhappy
The warm July and the cold snap in May are taking their toll on availability of UK summer fruits with strawberries and plums most affected.
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ArticleCalifornia creates grape quandary
The California table grape crop is forecast by the US National Agriculture Statistics Service to fall by some nine per cent on last season, presenting growers in other countries with increased opportunity.
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Expectations are sized up again
The late Florian Brann, who ruled the Outspan Organisation in Europe during the 1960s and into the 1970s, believed public
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Retailers roll out all things bright and beautiful
there always seems to be something new going on in the salad market. What is particularly interesting is the way the sector is
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Sunny soft-fruit jv for The Summerfruit Company
Soft-fruit marketer The Summerfruit Company has joined forces with US producer Sunnyridge Farm to co-ordinate procurement of berries to the UK from North and South America.
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ArticleAmazonian berries top the bill
International fruit ingredient supplier JO Sims will be putting the positive health benefits of antioxidants in the spotlight at this year’s Health Ingredients Europe (Hi Europe) exhibition, taking place in Frankfurt from November 14-16.
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ArticleBerry good for gums
Juice manufacturer Ocean Spray ITG will be highlighting the health benefits of the North American cranberry at Health Ingredients Europe (HiE) 2006 following recent research which cites its potential for improving oral health.
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ArticleMcKeith bigs up berry properties
Celebrity nutritionist Gillian McKeith made an impression at Fruit Focus last week, using her familiar bullying tactics to endorse eating berries.
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ArticleCranberries boost immunity
New research has found cranberries may offer defence against food poisoning, thanks to the fruit’s ability to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
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ArticleRaspberry offer outstrips demand
UK raspberries are in the midst of a tricky time as offer outweighs apparent consumer demand.
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ArticleBerry bodies link up
Spanish producer and exporter groups and associations have come together to form a whole-chain trade body that represents the entirety of strawberry production in the Huelva region.
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Somerfield shoppers: British strawbs rule
British strawberries have been voted shoppers’ favourite own-label product at Somerfield in a survey just published.