Meldungen aus Europa – Page 3972
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ArticleMarco succeeds at Natures Way
Natures Way Foods in West Sussex is reaping the rewards of a Natures Way Foods in West Sussex is reaping the rewards of a Marco yield control system, installed to streamline the high-speed manual packaging of its fresh prepared fruit range, the software provider reports.
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ArticleMarco exhibits at Fruit Focus
Technology specialist Marco is using this year’s Fruit Focus event on July 22 to demonstrate how they can deliver dynamic profitability to the soft-fruit industry through innovative, highly cost-effective solutions.
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ArticleCarrots are top for kids
Schoolchildren from St Martha’s Catholic Primary School in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, visited Warren Farm in Swaffham last month for a Carrot Carnival to celebrate the launch of new-season British carrots.
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ArticleCompetition Commission attacked
A leading academic has questioned the commitment of the Competition Commission (CC) to wider moral guidelines, accusing it of focusing too much on low prices rather than the environment, seasonality or quality.
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ArticleHonduras coup provokes concern
With Honduras’ grapefruit deal due to begin shortly, European importers are waiting to see how events develop following the recent coup
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ArticleWilkin & Sons streamlines storage
Tiptree-based Wilkin & Sons has asked food industry specialist Chalcroft Construction to build a new coldstorage facility at the site, as part of a planned consolidation of the business.
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ArticleNew marketing manager for strawberry agency
California's Strawberry Commission has appointed ANZU Technologies' Adam Rumack
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Isoporturon ban comes in
Farmers cannot now use or store any products containing the herbicide isoproturon (IPU) after it was banned from being used from Tuesday.
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Certis in potato turnaround
The range of Certis’ metaldehyde slug pellets, Trigger, Certis Metaldehyde and Certis Red, have had the use on potato crops re-instated allowing a harvest interval of just seven days.
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ArticleProfit slumps at Seven & I
The Japanese retailer has reported that first quarter sales were hit by the recessionary environment
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ArticlePeruvian banana exports on the rise
Peruvian banana exports to Europe and the US have risen substantially this campaign, according to national export association Adex
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UK urged to focus on residues
The independent Pesticide Residues Committee has confirmed that the UK is consistently producing fresh produce with little or no residue levels and the industry has been urged to ensure this is maintained.
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ArticleCalifornia now free of fruit fly
The state's department of food and agriculture has announced that an infestation near Los Angeles has been eradicated
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ArticleHorticulture NZ backs Zespri
Organisation's president Andrew Fenton welcomes NZ Minister of Agriculture David Carter's support for the single-desk system
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ArticleUS cherries make Japan breakthrough
Japan agrees to a new non-fumigation protocol for cherries from the US Northwest, paving the way for improved shelf life and sea shipments
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ArticleChileGAP-ChinaGAP benchmark on the way
A benchmark between ChileGAP and ChinaGAP is expected in August, following a year of work
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ArticleChilean stonefruit exports fall
Chile’s stonefruit exports to the US and Europe have dropped this season, partly as a result of quality problems with the fruit
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ArticleDe Groot takes major stake in Alexport
Dutch supplier confirms it has acquired a majority shareholding in the import-export firm founded by Alexander Visser in 1998
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ArticleNW cherry volumes ahead of 2008
As of the beginning of July, over twice as many boxes of fruit have been shipped compared with the same period last year
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ArticleSouth Africa plans big for 2010
As attention turns to South Africa ahead of the Football World Cup, exporters are launching a massive promotional campaign for apples and pears