Berries news archive – Page 207

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    Soft fruit industry looks healthy

    2002-11-27T00:00:00Z

    The UK soft fruit industry looks in good shape after the supermarkets concentrated on home grown strawberries and raspberries. However, there are fears that price wars could damage the growing figures of the past 10 years.

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    Redeva results surprise

    2002-11-20T00:00:00Z

    The success so far of seed-breeding subsidiary Redeva is delighting and amazing Redbridge.

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    Island Blue afloat

    2002-11-06T00:00:00Z

    New Zealand research establishment HortResearch has released a new commercial blueberry variety jointly with Blueberries New Zealand.

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    Strawberry acreage down

    2002-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Area under strawberry production in Huelva, Spain is down this year.

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    Chile winds blow in

    2002-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Heavy rainfall and high winds in southern Chile have had varying effects on soft fruit flowering and production.

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    Research tackles berry mis-shapes

    2002-10-07T00:00:00Z

    Spanish scientists are researching the problem of misshapen strawberries aiming to reduce mis-shapes by half and with results expected in two years' time.

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    Berry season slows

    2002-09-25T00:00:00Z

    UK summer fruits are winding down as expected giving way to imports and autumn lines.

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    ReDeva to change the face of soft fruit

    2002-09-10T00:00:00Z

    AFI Redbridge invests in long-term soft fruit breeding programme

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    Argentinean berries suffer

    2002-09-03T00:00:00Z

    High winds and hail in the central Argentinean berry growing area of Coronda damaged about 70 per cent of the planted area of strawberries in the third week of August.

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    Blueberry supply tightens

    2002-08-21T00:00:00Z

    The blueberry market is likely to tighten next month, according to specialist berry importer AFI Direct Sales, as warm weather in Poland takes its toll.

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    Argentinean blueberry hope

    2002-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Producers in Argentina could soon be looking at expanding into blueberry cultivation to emulate the success of near-neighbour Chile in the export of the fruit.

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    Haygrove smartens tunnel vision

    2002-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Haygrove Tunnels has developed a Smart tunnel with many advantages over existing models.

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    Greek grape suffers rain

    2002-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Heavy rainfall in parts of Greece over the end of last week and the weekend is threatening to dampen hopes for the start of the grape season.

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    Strawberry's succeed in Scotland

    2002-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Scottish strawberry supplies take off with ideal weather conditions. Good range of varieties available.

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    Raspberries blowing hot

    2002-07-24T00:00:00Z

    Raspberry supplies are in line with demand, promising a healthy end to the season for growers.

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    British Strawberry Fair

    2002-07-05T00:00:00Z

    Celebrity chefs and local cooks tempted visitors to the first British Strawberry Fair. Tastings were offered and new recipe book launched. Growers were on hand to answer any questions.

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    Berries in Symphony with Wimbledon

    2002-06-27T00:00:00Z

    The UK strawberry season is on song with its traditional peak for Wimbledon seeing supplies from Scotland and England combine to meet demand.

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    Cranberry health boost

    2002-06-21T00:00:00Z

    More good news for the healthy properties of the North American cranberry as further research suggests it protects against infection.

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    KG and M&S celebrate Jubilee

    2002-06-12T00:00:00Z

    KG Fruits and Marks & Spencer have unveiled a brand new strawberry, Jubilee, at a special presentation to the Queen at last week's South of England show organised by National Summer Fruits.

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    Summer seeking sunshine

    2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Volumes of key summer fruit lines are gathering momentum in the UK with producers and retailers alike hoping for some more sunshine to help their produce fly off the shelves.