Citrus news archive – Page 212
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Mike Lister was installed as general manager of Topgro
Mike Lister was installed as general manager of Topgro, an exclusive supplier of avocados to Tesco, earlier this year. Here, he tells Tommy Leighton what he believes sets his company apart from the rest of the fresh produce industry.
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ArticleJenney in Express response
The Fresh Produce Consortium has responded swiftly to a damning article in the Daily Express on pesticide residues in school fruit and vegetables.
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45 arrested for €50m fruit fraud
Italian police have arrested 45 people accused of a €50 million fraud involving European Union subsidies for citrus farmers in the southern region of Calabria.
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ArticleArgentine lemon growers lament small sizes
The Argentinean lemon harvest has begun with early fruit being sent to Russia, as growers in the north-west of the southern cone country await sufficient fruit size and larger volumes before packing for EU markets.
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ArticleTo the power of eight
A trial carried out by Mehadrin Tnuport Export and jointly analysed and assessed with the Volcani Institute in Israel has shown the benefits of using octagonal cartons for the shipment of avocados from Israel to Europe.
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ArticlePlan holds hope for SA trade
South Africa’s fresh produce industry could enjoy a substantial boost thanks to the release of Fruit South Africa’s Fruit Industry Plan (FIP).
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Florida recovery confirmed
The Florida grapefruit crop estimate has been revised, as growers and exporters enjoy a rebound after two hurricane-struck years.
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Spanish citrus sector in protest action
Growers have lost fruit to wind damage, suffered low below-cost prices and are now taking to the streets with their grievances.
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PR frenzy should be put out to gras
I would agree with Sainsbury’s, that the combination of a mild winter, which raised soil temperatures and increased use
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ArticleSpanish gusts wreak havoc
Producers are counting the cost after high winds swept across many production areas in Spain last week, affecting a wide variety of crops.
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ArticleWinds damage crops across Spain
Producers are counting the cost after high winds swept across many production areas in Spain last week affecting a wide variety of crops.
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ArticleEasy does it for Valencians
The regional government of Valencia in Spain has unveiled five new easy-peel varieties to be planted as part of an ambitious variety renewal programme.
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ArticleDown in the farm shop
The public’s new-found appetite for better taste, better choice and higher nutritional value is being coupled with a desire for readily available organic food. But what does this mean for the original purveyors of fresh fruit and vegetables straight from the field, the roadside farm shop? Can the huge opportunities created by consumer demand be properly exploited, or has the tide turned too quickly for producers to take commercial advantage in this increasingly competitive market? Serena Shores reports.
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ArticleFinding a balance
South African top-fruit growers are busy picking their fruit and, with the European market far more balanced this year, the industry tells FPJ correspondent Louise Brodie caution is a virtue.
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Pricing row as old as the tills
Tesco’s year-round offer to have five fresh produce lines on a half-price ticket in its stores continuously has
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Fairtrade call for immediate change
Mark Varney, business development manager at the Fairtrade Foundation, talks to Anna Sbuttoni ahead of Fairtrade Fortnight about changing consumer buying habits and the difference this will make on the ground.
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ArticleSpending with conscience
Fairtrade fresh produce is undoubtedly moving into the mainstream and supporters are urging consumers to spend with their conscience. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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ArticleMTEX gives Jaffa citrus a push
Jaffa citrus is to enjoy a year-round promotional boost in the UK in 2007, thanks to the launch of a 12-month consumer campaign by Israeli produce marketer Mehadrin Tnuport Export (MTEX).
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ArticleSNFL to build on Pink success
Special New Fruit Licensing Ltd (SNFL), the fruit licensing company behind the trademarked grape variety Absolutely Pink, is hoping to bring a range of key new grape varieties to market within the next two to three years.
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ArticleFresca and Martinavarro shake up citrus
A new joint citrus marketing venture called MM Global Citrus Limited (MMG) is to take over the marketing of citrus to UK importer Mack Citrus’s existing customers.