Exotic fruit news archive – Page 66
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ArticleAgrexco begins pitaya exports
The Israeli exporter is set to begin exports of its pitaya, which are available continuously until February
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ArticleTrading places
High volatility in the global financial markets means importers have had to develop new levels of expertise in currency trading. Michael Barker reports
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FPC lobbying sees results, now time for a holiday
Nibbling my way through remarkably good strawberries in a marquee in a field in Kent and oddly enough for the South East this
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Can mushrooms overcome challenges of generic PR?
I was delighted to see that the UK and Irish mushroom industries have found the key to unlocking EU promotional joint
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ArticleRiaan van Wyk back in at Colors
Riaan van Wyk is back at South African exporter Colorsfruit in a major shake-up that sees a number of senior staff leaving the company
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ArticleMalaysia looks to boost exotic exports
Malaysia’s Federal Agriculture Marketing Authority is looking to increase exports of the country’s tropical fruits this year
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New melon set for UK
A new range of small melons specifically produced for the northern European consumer is set to launch in the UK.
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Retailers showcase the full range of summer produce
Watermelons come in a vast range of sizes and shapes. As if to prove the point, a recent TV advertisement by
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ArticleHave melon sales run out of juice?
Melons have hit the mainstream and are no longer considered the luxury exotic that they once were, but how can the sector grow consumption and take the category forward when margins have been squeezed to the point where many are reconsidering their options? Anna Sbuttoni reports
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ArticleArgentina plans production push
The planting of pomegranates is gaining pace across Argentina as interest in supplying the non-traditional fruit steps up a gear
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ArticleStubbins begins Asda okra production
Specialist glasshouse growers Stubbins Marketing have begun the production of UK okra and baby aubergines.
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ArticleInnovative mango pack hits Tesco
Total Exotics have designed an innovative pressure pad tray system to reduce flat spotting of fruit while it is in the supply chain to be launched into Tesco.
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ArticleAgrexco starts pomegranate deliveries
The Israeli shipper has just begun harvesting the first Northern Hemisphere pomegranates of the season
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ArticleHeligan boasts mini Cornish pineapple
The Lost Gardens of Heligan have cut their first pineapple of the season, grown using an authentic Victorian technique, which they calculate would have cost the equivalent of £10,000.
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Zespri hits back on disease claims
The scale of the problem of a fungal disease affecting Zespri Chilean kiwifruit has been seriously over-egged, the company claims.
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ArticleAgriNurture aquires export firm Hansung
Philippine company AgriNurture has made a strategic acquisition to boost its mango exports to Japan and Korea
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ArticleWFL grows Kent kiwis in secret
Kiwis are being grown in secret in Kent as one of the UK’s biggest fruit marketers works on supplying subtropical fruit from the ’Garden of England’.
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ArticlePromos bring value growth but concerns are deepening
Unprecedented levels of supermarket promotions might have brought the exotic fruit market out of its recessionary malaise but, as Michael Barker explains, suppliers are concerned that the practice is unsustainable in the long term
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ArticleTanzanian avocados hit the UK
Mack Multiples has predicted a rosy future for Tanzanian avocados after receiving 20 tonnes of the fruit last week.
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M&S launches convenient salads
Marks & Spencer has relaunched its Food on the Move range as it looks to capitalise on the convenience market through the summer