Citrus news archive – Page 239

  • High roller: Outspan girls were on-hand to re-launch the half-time orange
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    Outspan attempts to bring back the half-time orange

    2003-08-11T11:26:33Z

    The Sun Footie Festival provided the platform for Outspan to promote the re-introduction of citrus to the half-time diet.

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    Packaging Automation seals Blue Skies deal

    2003-08-08T10:03:27Z

    Packaging Automation has sold four of its machines to Blue Skies Products

  • Hail damage quantified
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    Hail damage quantified

    2003-08-06T16:22:56Z

    Growers organisations have been quantifying damage caused by hailstorms late in the evening of July 30 in the eastern Spanish region of Valencia.

  • Hail hits Valencia
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    Hail hits Valencia

    2003-08-05T20:27:20Z

    Hailstorms late in the evening of July 30 have caused damage to crops in the eastern Spanish region of Valencia.

  • Golden opportunity
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    Golden opportunity

    2003-08-01T15:17:50Z

    Continued efforts to streamline operations have worked wonders for the South African citrus industry, and as its focus on export markets tightens, a new mandarin cultivar makes its commercial debut in the UK. Emma Hardy reports.

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    Israeli board reprieve

    2003-07-30T18:38:30Z

    Israel's High Court of Justice has issued a temporary injunction against the minister of agriculture's plan to abolish the current statutory position of the country's four major agricultural production boards.

  • Israeli citrus surge
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    Israeli citrus surge

    2003-07-29T17:16:31Z

    This summer has seen an unprecedented surge of new citrus plantings in Israel as part of a programme begun two seasons ago.

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    Kiwi appeal

    2003-07-28T20:44:56Z

    Scientists at New Zealand's HortResearch are working hard on developing a kiwifruit that peels as easily as a banana.

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    2,4-D ñ the final outcome

    2003-07-23T16:53:19Z

    In accordance with the EU pesticide review process,the MRL for 2,4-D on citrus was set at the limit ofdetermination (zero)

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    Supasweet proving attractive

    2003-07-23T09:41:17Z

    I've already touched on the launch of Supasweet onions, but while driving to the onion fields of Bedfordshire, I came across

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    Capespan supports party with clementines for all

    2003-07-22T00:00:00Z

    As in recent years, Capespan turned up to support a kids party in London providing clementines.

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    Fairtrade expands into citrus and apples

    2003-07-18T00:00:00Z

    The first Fairtrade citrus and apples will be sold in the UK in the next fortnight, brought in by Capespan from South Africa's Thandi project

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    Spanish citrus growth

    2003-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Spanish citrus trade organisation Intercitrus is forecasting increased exports and earnings in the 2003-04 season.

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    2,4-D import tolerance set for citrus

    2003-06-27T00:00:00Z

    The Fresh Produce Consortium has released a statement after the Pesticides Safety Directorate set an import tolerance of 1mg/kg for 2,4-D on citrus.

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    Grapefruit feels the squeeze

    2003-06-26T00:00:00Z

    The grapefruit market in the UK this summer is going to experience a tightening in supply.

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    Citrus sector's hard times

    2003-06-26T00:00:00Z

    Outspan chairman Kallie Schoeman has warned South African growers that hard times are ahead for the citrus industry.

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    2,4-D crisis faced by citrus industry

    2003-06-23T13:08:28Z

    As a result of the EU review of pesticides and the reduction of the maximum residue levels (MRL) for 2,4-D to its LOD on July

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    Citrus deadline looms

    2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

    The Fresh Produce Consortium and the Pesticides Safety Directorate are pulling out all the stops to ensure that citrus continues to come into the UK despite uncertainty surrounding the the maximum residue level (MRL) for post-harvest chemical 2,4-D.

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    Citrus consumption up

    2003-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Spanish trade body Intercitrus claims its five years of promotions in the EU have boosted consumption of Spanish oranges and easy-peelers.

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    Israel up for a hot summer

    2003-06-12T16:02:59Z

    Increased specialisation and a finely honed product portfolio have contributed to the success of Israeli produce in recent years. And with avocados, mangoes and grapes proving more popular by the year, it seems that nothing can sate the UK demand for these eagerly anticipated summer lines. Emma Hardy reports.