All articles by Kathy Miller – Page 11
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Weather wreaks havoc in Spain
The strawberry season in Huelva has been all but washed away by storms and heavy rainfall.
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Late lifting flexibility granted
The impact of autumn floods in 2000 has led to late-harvesting flexibility being granted to some growers in the UK.
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Cape lifted on first South Africa Golden
Capespan's team at Fresh Fruit Services welcomed the first arrivals of new season Golden Delicious from South Africa at Sheerness last week.
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Banana war sanctions threatened
As a result of the ongoing dispute between the US and EU, US trade representatives are warning there could be new sanctions imposed on other trade between the two parties.
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BPC gives guidance
New publications from the BPC should help producers combat disease and other problems in their crops.
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Nothing new in budget
Apart from the pesticides tax reprieve, there were no surprises and little good news for growers in the last week's budget, although the lack of a spending free should lead to a cut in interest rates.
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Thai pineapple destined for processing
The pineapple harvest in Thailand is slightly below last season's volume, but the processing industry will take the lion's share.
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HEB launches new initiative
The Horticultural Export Bureau is in talks with Food from Britain to initiate a new campaign to encourage UK exports of fresh produce.
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Budget's pesticide tax reprieve
Growers get some breathing space with the omission of a pesticides tax in this week's budget announcement from Chancellor Gordon Brown.
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Small is best, say kids
Fruit of smaller count sizes should be made available for the schools programmes such as the Bangor Project and free-fruit for schools.
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Fyffes flips for charity
Banana specialist and fresh produce supplier Fyffes marked Shrove Tuesday in Manchester with its own charitable effort.
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Riverford flowing onwards
An organic box scheme is expanding its franchise network as demand for its products burgeons.
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Israeli investment reaps rewards
Investment in technology is bringing cost savings and efficiency benefits to Israeli exporters.
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Monkey see, monkey do
Hairyape.co.uk, the fresh produce internet search engine has launched a new facility called Supplier Search.
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Shoppers demand longer shelf life
A recent survey shows that consumers want the convenience of fresh food with a longer shelf life.
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GMS gets prepared
One of the UK's leading grower-based produce marketing companies is expanding its fresh-prepared produce capabilities with a new factory.
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Good practice on nitrate levels
A new research project has made recommendations for use of nitrate in lettuce which are due to be adopted by the National Farmers' Union.
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Minimum wage increase scorned
A 10 per cent hike in the UK's national minimum wage has come in for criticism from the fresh produce supply chain.
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Peruvian asparagus recovery
Problems with obtaining financing and loans over recent seasons have taken their toll on Peru's asparagus production, but growers are hopeful for 2001.
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Costa Rica sets its price
The government in Costa Rica has agreed a minimum price for export bananas.