Citrus news archive – Page 219
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Argentinean lemons in crisis
The lemon sector in Tucuman - the principal growing region in Argentina - is in crisis, its leaders have said.
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ArticleFairtrade fair world
Demand for Fairtrade products is at an all-time high but many supporters believe more can still be achieved. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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Florida awarded canker compensation
The US department of agriculture has announced a further $100 million in citrus canker compensation for the state of Florida.
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Citrus sectors in international link
Citrus Growers in Andalusia and Morocco have reached a ground-breaking agreement which will see greater co-operation and investment between them.
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ArticleIsrael’s citrus strength
Volumes may have been lower this year, but the Israeli citrus sector has maintained a strong performance, despite the inevitable issues of rising costs, but can they persuade the consumer to peel? Ed Bedington reports.
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ArticleStrong year for Fairtrade
Fairtrade fruit organisation AgroFair UK has announced a successful year’s trading, recording a 50 per cent year-on-year increase for Fairtrade pineapple sales.
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ArticleBook charts SA citrus transformation
A new book published by the Citrus Growers’ Association of South Africa (CGA) charts the industry progress against a backdrop of reform and transformation.
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ArticleFlorida facing cold snap
Florida fruit and vegetable growers are taking steps to prevent the state’s recent cold snap from affecting crops.
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ArticleTurners’ critical mass
After five years of existence in the realm of consolidation and packing, Turners PPL is ready to up its game. Elspeth Waters visited the Newmarket site to see how the company’s latest developments are shaping up.
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Vietnam's grapefruit confusion
A promotional website, set up to advertise grapefruit has fallen foul of the government in Vietnam over fears the sites name could be mistaken for the word penis.
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Words do come easy to M&S and its customer network
There’s no question about it in my mind. Customers at Marks & Spencer should be getting the message at the moment -
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Strong show from Turkey
Turkish producers were celebrating successes at Fruit Logistica last week.
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Kinow, the superior mandarin from Pakistan
The Pakistan Consulate in Germany was at Fruit Logistica to promote kinow mandarins.Almost the national fruit in Pakistan, in Europe kinow mandarins have so far generally only been seen in selected specialist outlets. But the larger version of the popular citrus fruit has a high juice content (more than 50 per cent) and a high concentration of Vitamin C, at 32 mg/100ml. It is also extremely easy to peel, said Marion Boulris from the Pakistan Consulate.Around three million tonnes of kinow is produced annually in Pakistan, and this figure is still on the rise.
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Peru looks to export expansion
Peruvian producers are looking to expand their product range on the export market.
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EU expansion fears only partly founded
Were the fears expressed by European fruit and vegetable growers regarding the latest round of expansion of the EU justified? Only in some respects, according to Dr Wilhelm Ellinger of the Central Market and Price Reporting Office (ZMP) in Bonn.
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NZ citrus heads to US
New Zealand citrus growers are looking to make their fortune with new exports to the US market.
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ArticleSpain suffers big freeze
Freezing temperatures have struck Spain at almost exactly the same time as last year’s frosts, again wreaking havoc with a whole range of crops.
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ArticleSpanish lemon crisis
The Spanish lemon sector is facing its deepest crisis in living memory, the director of sector body Ailimpo told FPJ.
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Capespan restructures
Capespan has shaken up its South African procurement operations, Capespan Exports.
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ArticleWhat’s the alternative?
To supply or not to supply? That has never been the question for the world’s fresh produce exporters when it comes to the UK market. Until now. Growers around the world, fed up with receiving what they see as inadequate returns for adhering to the tightest standards, are beginning to seek alternative avenues.