Europe news archive – Page 298
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ArticleCamposol targets UK and Europe for blueberry growth
Move is aided by a substantial programme of plantings that will see its production rise to approximately 2,000 hectares by 2016
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ArticleFruitnet to launch global news service
Online news provider set to unveil Fruitnet Daily News in late October, meeting demand for global industry coverage
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ArticleCopa-Cogeca urges EC not to cut funds
Organisation describes planned cuts to EU agricultural budget in 2015 as "totally unacceptable"
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ArticleVietnam suspends exports to EU
Vietnam has temporarily suspended exports of five vegetables to the European Union to prevent a blanket ban on Vietnamese green produce
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ArticleSurvey finds humans 'prefer snacking on fruit to chocolate'
Using a list of 47 options, Nielsen researchers found that fresh fruit is the worldwide snack of choice, with chocolate just behind
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ArticleMaersk Line: costs to rise by US$1bn
New EU regulations on low-sulphur fuel expected to have dramatic impact on cost of shipping fresh produce
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ArticleSuppliers back landmark EU research project
Compagnie Fruitière, Dole, Fyffes, Total Produce and Univeg among sponsors of "ambitious" Consumer Compass initiative
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Article'Connect, then compete' says port director
Port of Rotterdam's Emile Hoogsteden tells Cool Logistics Global operators must collaborate to improve efficiency
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ArticleParr to replace Atkin as Syngenta's European COO
John Atkin to retire at the end of 2014, with Jon Parr, who has worked for the crop protection giant since 1987, set to replace him
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ArticleChiquita and Fyffes seek EC clearance
Move to allay fears over banana market competitiveness, as merged ChiquitaFyffes would have 14% share of global market
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ArticleRussian ban: risks but also opportunities
Fruit Logistica manager suggests embargo will alter trade, making annual networking opportunity in Berlin all the more crucial
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Article700,000 MT of Polish apples "stuck"
Czeslaw Adam Siekierski joins other MEPs in bemoaning alleged lack of adequate suport from EC following Russian import ban
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EU transport set for €11.9bn overhaul
The largest-ever investment in EU transport infrastructure will streamline cross border operations across nine major 'corridors'
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ArticleItalians accuse Poles of EU funding grab
Alleanza Coop accuses Polish producers of taking 90 per cent of €125m set aside for EU growers hit by Russian import ban
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ArticleCopa-Cogeca urges EU to help boost potatoes' reach
To benefit from increased trade opportunities outside Europe, trade body urges EU Commission to minimise impediments
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ArticleRSA citrus industry suspends EU exports
'Major issues' forecast for UK consumers in the next few weeks as South African ban on exports to the EU takes effect
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ArticleDetails of EU €125m support pot for growers released
The aid - in response to Russia's EU import ban - is currently capped at €125m, €82m of which is allocated for apples and pears
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ArticleEU topfruit support could reach €82m
Commission places upper limit on proportion of €125m emergency funding that can be claimed by apple and pear sector
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Article‘Emergency’ funding for EU growers
Growers and producers hit by Russia’s ban on EU food imports can apply for funding to compensate market withdrawal
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ArticleEU agri-stabilisation measures on the way
EC meets member states to discuss potential impact of the Russian ban on European agricultural products