All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 84
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ArticleSatsuma suppliers struggling
There is a drastic shortage of Spanish satsumas for UK supermarket buyers this season due to weather issues and sizing problems.
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ArticleMacfrut benefits from autumn date
Macfrut organisier Cesena Fiera has dubbed the show’s move to an autumn date a success after welcoming 700 exhibitors and 21,500 visitors to the October 7-9 event in Cesena, Italy.
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ArticleAzura reveals tomato increase
Franco-Moroccan tomato supplier Azura has released its forecast for the upcoming season from Morocco.
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DEFRA found wanting over SPS
A second progress update carried out by the National Audit Office on the administration of the single payment scheme has found scant regard for the protection of public money by the Rural Payments Agency, which administers the scheme in England.
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ArticleNew Zealand apple concern
A New Zealand top-fruit growers’ leader has told of his worries surrounding pricing on late-season varieties.
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ArticleLow pricing threatens Spanish citrus
Spanish citrus growers are already warning that price pressure from supermarkets in the UK and across Europe is threatening to derail their season just as Morocco announces a 10 per cent increase in citrus output.
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Wal-Mart buys IPL
Asda supplier International Produce Ltd (IPL) has been bought out for an undisclosed sum by Asda’s US parent company, global retail giant Wal-Mart.
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ArticleLondon Assembly makes growing plans
London’s city planners need to move commercial growing higher up the policy agenda, promote food mapping and the integration of growing sites into housing, introduce greater flexibility into the use of greenbelt land and look at how to grow more fruit in the capital, a panel of so-called experts told the city assembly’s planning committee last week.
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ArticleEnd of Eat in Colour era
Eat in Colour has reached an audience of 465 million in its three-year life span but will now just run as a consumer-facing website.
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Kenya smallholders given a voice
Kenyan smallholder James Gikunju Muuru has added his voice to the debate on the sustainability of air-freighted fresh produce to the UK with a compelling 24-page report published by the Africa Research Institute.
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ArticleTomato supply threatened
The changeover in tomato seasons between northern and southern Europe is being overshadowed by late availability from the north and the threat of reduced plantings in the south as well as disease issues.
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ArticleAsda and Tesco hit back on organics
Asda and Tesco have hit back at a report in the Grocer last week that suggested their organic sales are falling and they have cut back on the number of lines by a third.
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ArticleDry spell sends costs skyward
Unseasonably dry conditions so far this autumn are leading to increased irrigation costs for potato and vegetable growers on a scale not seen in more than a decade.
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Priva in UK restructure
Dutch glasshouse systems specialist Priva is restructuring its senior team to reinforce its UK operations.
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Notts scientist in brassica boost
Plant nutrition scientists at the University of Nottingham have just secured funding to carry out research into bio-fortifying brassicas to boost dietary intakes of calcium and magnesium.
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ArticleFarmers markets go online
A new social enterprise in Norfolk and Suffolk is taking the counties’ farmers’ markets online as it aims to deliver the best in local produce directly to shoppers’ doors.
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ArticleErika proves a hit with berry community
Hargreaves Plants recently welcomed a group of UK growers to a commercial plantation of Erika raspberry at Melvyn Newman’s Newma Fruit Farms Ltd.
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ArticleRainfall takes its toll in Spain
Heavy rainfall that brought flooding to parts of Spain last week is proving a mixed blessing to different crops.
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ArticleItalian kiwi drop forecast
Output of Italian kiwifruit is expected to fall slightly this season due mainly to inclement weather in the Lazio area.
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ArticleCranberry crop nears all-time record
Growers in the US’s largest cranberry growing state of Wisconsin are on track to produce their second biggest crop on record.