All Israel articles – Page 34
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ArticleIsrael's fruit values on the up
The value of the fruit sector in Israel grew by 10 per cent in 2007, to NIS 2.8 billion (£345 million), according to Ilan Eshel, general manager of the Israel Fruit Growers’ Association.
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ArticleIsrael releases date plans
Israel plans on exporting 10,000 tonnes of dates this year, according to details supplied by exporters Hadiklaim, Agrexco and Mehadrin.
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ArticleIsraeli citrus returns to form
The return to form of Israel’s citrus industry is best expressed by the vote of confidence it received from growers this year: they have planted 1,200 hectares of new citrus groves, more than in any other single year over the past 30 years.
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Israeli losses feared
Israeli growers are concerned that an ultra-orthodox power struggle to monopolise the fruit and vegetable market in the upcoming Shmita (Sabbatical) year could lose growers millions of pounds.
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Israeli carrot volumes up
Carrot exports from the Maon region in the north-western Negev in Israel rose by 44 per cent in 2006-07, compared with the year-earlier period.
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Protests target Agrexco
Israeli produce importers Carmel-Agrexco became one of the victims of the Camp for Climate Action’s day of ‘mass direct action’
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ArticleIsraeli avo volumes take a dive
Total avocado yield in Israel for the forthcoming 2007-08 season is estimated at 60,000 tonnes, a 30 per cent decline compared with the previous year.
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Israeli fruit rebellion rages on
An expression of discontent among fruit growers in parts of Israel is rapidly turning into a country-wide movement.
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Veg tops in Israel
Vegetables have become the leading category in Israel's fresh produce export offer, according to Yossi Yishai, director of the planning division of the ministry of agriculture.
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ArticlePeril for Israeli pomegranate suppliers
The Israeli Plants Production and Marketing Board has declined export approval for 1,000 tonnes of pomegranates, grown by two farmers who refuse to pay the levies imposed by the board.
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Israeli fruit growers go to High court
Israeli fruit growers who have been denied licenses to employ foreign workers by the ministry of agriculture have taken their case to the High Court of Justice, asking the court to sever the connection between what the farmers feel is an unfair tax and the awarding of the licenses.
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Israel broadens grape range
Israeli table-grape growers and exporters are widening the range of varieties they export to overseas markets.
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Veg tops Israel's export league
Vegetables have become the leading category in Israel's fresh produce export offer, according to Yossi Yishai, director of the planning division of the ministry of agriculture.
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ArticleKatopé plants first Israeli varieties
Katopé has planted its first commercial quantities of Ben Dor stonefruit varieties in South Africa’s Cape, following over three years of liaison with the Israeli breeding firm.
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Israel and EU in trade talks
Negotiations are underway between the EU and Israel on the improvement of trade terms regarding agricultural product and food exports from the latter country.
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ArticleAgrexco exports get a boost
Israel’s primary fresh produce exporter, Agrexco, plans to export 10 per cent more fresh produce in the upcoming season.
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Israeli nursery seeds South Africa
Hishtil Nurseries, the largest producer of vegetables, herbs and ornamental young plants in Israel, has opened its first plant nursery in South Africa.
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ArticleIsrael breaks pepper record
The Israeli capsicum season has just closed, with exports registering an all-time high of 93,000 tonnes.
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ArticleIsrael releases new stonefruit hybrids
Ben-Dor Fruit Nurseries in the Upper Galilee region of Israel last week introduced two new varieties of summer fruit - Peachcot and Violet.
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Israeli organic growers turn to oxygen
Oxygen could be the preservative of choice for organic growers in the future, extending shelf lives, with no negative health side-effects.