Citrus news archive – Page 149
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ArticleEgyptian supplies overcome unrest
Despite being amid civil unrest, the Egyptian fresh produce industry is preparing to deliver the much-needed citrus and berry offer come December
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ArticleRussia 'to lower citrus import duties'
Reports suggest that import duty will be lowered within a year of the country joining the World Trade Organisation
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ArticleValencia citrus pickers plan strike
Unions announce region's citrus harvest workers will go on strike on 28 November to protest against new contract offer
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ArticleMorocco awakens
After years of hard work and steady improvement, Morocco is coming into its own. Elizabeth O’Keefe and Tom Joyce talk to the Moroccan growers and suppliers making sure there is an array of winter salad on the UK market
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ArticleRiverina Citrus CEO steps down
Riverina Citrus CEO Dom Testoni has resigned in the same week as a grower faction has called for the Australian body to be shut down
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US may open to Uruguay next year
The South American nation’s eagerly anticipated entry onto the US citrus market could happen during the middle of 2012
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ArticleCut out middlemen, says Pakistani grower
Pakistan must implement modern direct marketing methods if it wants to boost its kinnow exports, says leading shipper
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ArticleMartinavarro reopens Citroluz site
Citrus exporter reactives Andalusian packhouse of bankrupt company two years after its closure
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ArticleBrazil grants access to Italian citrus
Phytosanitary protocol for Italian citrus exports reportedly agreed upon following almost two years of trade negotiations
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Luna plans European lemon treat
Spanish lemon specialist Luna Lemon has developed a new range of fresh and tinned products specifically for use in restaurants and bars.
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ArticleE-auctions ‘undermine retailers’ sourcing stance’
The increasing number of online auctions for supermarket contracts “compromises” the retailers’ desire to get closer to the grower, suppliers have claimed.
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ArticleExporters ‘optimistic’ for Spanish citrus
Lack of rainfall leading to smaller, but sweeter fruit, with growers hopeful of better returns
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ArticleLow GI lift for Florida grapefruit
By promoting grapefruit as a low GI food, the Florida Department of Citrus hopes to make it a daily part of Japanese consumers’ diets
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ArticleExport increase for Peruvian citrus
Markets have received more mandarins from Peru during the first eight months of 2011 following a rise in sendings in both volume and value terms
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Intercitrus set for closure
Spanish citrus trade association Intercitrus will cease operations in December, according to press reports.
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ArticleHigh demand for RSA Midknight oranges
Shipments have off-loaded early in the US, with two more vessels due to dock in the coming weeks
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ArticleSNFL inks grape deal with Magrabi
Special New Fruit Licensing Ltd (SNFL) has signed an exclusive grape initiative with Magrabi Agriculture of Egypt.
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ArticleSunkist joins Nutrition Comms Network
Citrus marketing co-op partners USDA to raise awareness of new dietary guidelines
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AnalysisWhy did Liverpool Produce Terminal run aground?
Fresca Group all but called time on its operations at Liverpool Produce Terminal last week, suspending operations on the eve of the Spanish citrus season. Alex Lawson looks at the development of one of the most interesting projects in UK fresh produce
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Retailers play around with source expectations
A half hour TV programme on English apples last week set out the view that Golden Delicious could not be grown in the