Exotic fruit news archive – Page 74

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    Thai govt to subsidise longan harvest

    2009-06-17T11:55:54Z

    Thai agriculture officials have set aside over Bt569m to help domestic longan farmers overcome low prices this season

  • Back on track
    Article

    Back on track

    2009-06-12T09:28:06Z

    As the carrot sector gears up for the new season, Doris Lee Butterworth talks to leading producers to consider prospects for the campaign and the major challenges and opportunities ahead.

  • Banana sector powers through political pitfalls
    Article

    Banana sector powers through political pitfalls

    2009-06-12T09:27:47Z

    The banana category continued to be heavily influenced by fuel prices this quarter, as the industry braces itself for the traditional summer slump caused by the popularity of seasonal fruits in the UK. However, supply overcame labour issues to deliver a relatively calm period for the sector. Alex Lawson reports.

  • Tesco is hoping to increase the profile of its Thai produce offer
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    Tesco Thais up promotional push

    2009-06-11T09:01:01Z

    Tesco launched a two-week promotional push on a new range of Thai exotics under the banner Healthy & Tasty from Thailand last week.

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    Article

    Dragon fruit demand strong in US

    2009-06-11T04:51:35Z

    Vietnamese dragon fruit are selling out fast in the US, despite stop-start market access in recent months

  • Longans US
    Article

    US grants access to Taiwanese longans

    2009-06-10T17:22:53Z

    United States Department of Agriculture announces plans to allow imports under certain conditions of entry

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    Article

    China to welcome Indonesian exotics

    2009-06-10T16:09:20Z

    Volumes of Indonesian-grown fruit such as mangosteen and durian sold in the country are set to grow

  • Red dragon fruit
    Article

    Fungal disease troubles dragon fruit

    2009-06-09T03:41:40Z

    A fungal disease that drastically lowers yields is forcing some Malaysian dragon fruit farmers to switch crops

  • Thai exotics Tesco
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    Tesco welcomes Thai exotics to its range

    2009-06-05T16:38:36Z

    The UK supermarket chain today invited a Thai delegation to its flagship store to mark the beginning of its Thai exotics drive

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    Article

    Agrexco’s lychees set to take off

    2009-06-04T15:10:29Z

    The Israeli exporter is readying its first lychee exports, with airfreight seen as the means to maximise quality

  • The research will look at short- and long-term methods of ensuring food security
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    Food security research launched

    2009-06-02T17:01:01Z

    The UK's biggest funder of agri-food research, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), has launched a consultation on future research to tackle the growing but preventable food security crisis.

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    Mushrooms on the up

    2009-06-01T12:01:01Z

    The mushroom industry is in a strong position as the category has very low price elasticity relative to other categories and, despite the past quarter seeing an increase in retail prices of mushrooms in the UK, there has not been any decline in market volume demand.

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    Thai aid for lychee growers

    2009-06-01T04:00:01Z

    The Thai Chamber of Commerce plans to buy lychees en mass to boost falling prices

  • Palestinian burnt crops
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    Palestinian farms targeted by Israeli troops

    2009-05-29T11:02:15Z

    Palestinian farmers have recently seen whole farms destroyed by Israeli soldiers, according to the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights

  • Striking a fair deal
    Article

    Striking a fair deal

    2009-05-29T09:34:20Z

    In the final part of our series on the Fairtrade supply chain, FPJ examines what is happening at retail level and what this means for the ethical brand.

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    Article

    Agrexco figs set sail for European shores

    2009-05-27T09:12:07Z

    The season's first shipment of the group's premium figs will arrive in Europe shortly

  • Article

    Mundane out of favour as unusual lines take hold

    2009-05-22T09:22:53Z

    Every time I tour the produce shelves, I am struck by the progress that fresh cut is making. Memories of leaking containers

  • MTEX figs
    Article

    Europe awaits arrival of Israeli figs

    2009-05-19T16:27:36Z

    MTEX has announced that its Brown Turkey figs are due to arrive in Europe in the next two weeks

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    Article

    Afghan pomegranate focus increases

    2009-05-18T05:09:59Z

    Moves within Afghanistan to replace opium poppies with pomegranates and saffron are gaining speed

  • From the ground up
    Article

    From the ground up

    2009-05-15T09:25:31Z

    In the first of FPJ’s three-part series tracking the Fairtrade supply chain, we home in on production and reveal the experiences of a Burkina Faso grower and a co-operative in Ghana