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ArticlePrice key for Spanish
Spanish growers and exporters have long been the source of key lines for the UK market. Dr Miguel Merino-Pacheco caught up with two major suppliers to find out how the sector views the UK.
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Corporation behind single market approach
David Smith, director of markets at City of London Corporation, looks after the interests of New Spitalfields, Billingsgate and Smithfield wholesale markets. He talks to Tommy Leighton about London Markets’ Month.
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ArticleStormy ride for traders looks set to keep rolling
Exotics traders are predicting a difficult ride over the next few months, as sales over the last quarter suggest high-end goods are no longer top priority on shopping lists. But there are still some reasons to be cautiously optimistic. Laura Gould reports.
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Traceability plans approved
In this month’s outline of events taking place across the pond, the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) has teamed up with its Canadian counterpart and association United Fresh to implement a common standard for produce traceability by 2012.
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Seasonal slots dominate as autumn rolls onwards
I would not be surprised if immediately after Christmas we were to see the first signs of Easter in the shops. Promotional
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ArticleKashmiri growers hail new trade route
Fruit growers in Kashmir are eyeing access to new markets in the Gulf region after India and Pakistan agreed to reopen an old trade route
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ArticlePeru's Red Globe readied for CNY
Peru is gearing up to capitalise on its early window of opportunity in Asia's grape market supplying Red Globes for Chinese New Year
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Hail hits crops in New South Wales
A recent hailstorm has wreaked havoc for many fruit producers on the far north coast of New South Wales in Australia
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ArticleNFU calls for harmony
Industry should grasp chance for a single quality assurance scheme, says NFU
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ArticleSelena pears set to hit French market
Selena, a new variety of pear that needs to be peeled, is about to arrive on the French market
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ArticleGlobalGAP widens its appeal
The public sector is increasingly looking at private sector standards and certification body GlobalGAP as an example to be followed.
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ArticleRains hit Spanish citrus harvest
Torrential showers across Spain may have relieved water shortages in much of the country, but they have also led to delays in harvesting
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Antwerp sees surge in volumes
Volumes handled at the port of Antwerp were up significantly in the first nine months of the year compared with 2007
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Ethics report misses whole picture
A report by the Food Ethics Council on the future of food distribution has found that calls for local food are prone to overstating the climate benefits of short supply chains, and risk excluding ethnic communities in the UK, for whom speciality produce forms an important part of diet and culture.
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ArticleRetail tactics are beneath contempt
Generally speaking, I find the approach of UK supermarkets to their suppliers to be beneath contempt. It is more apparent with
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ArticleMcDonald's bags Collingwood apples
Apple and grape bags at UK branches of fast-food chain McDonald’s will exclusively feature Kentish apples this winter, grown by John Collingwood.
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ArticleWalter Braund (Western) closes
Walter Braund (Western) Ltd ceased trading at Western International Market in west London on October 9, when manager Sammy Karahassan tendered his resignation to the firm’s owner John Johnson.
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ArticleTesco leads backlash against suppliers
UK supermarkets have begun the inevitable backlash against suppliers, as they battle to sustain or increase their margins while maintaining their value proposition in the eyes of the general public.
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FARMA conference tackles local options
This year’s ‘Building Better Business’ conference from the National Farmers’ Retail and Markets’ Association (FARMA), on November 9-12, recognises that farm retailers must work harder than ever to ensure customers continue to “vote local” with their wallets.
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Agrovista outlines winter training events
Agronomy advice and crop protection distributor Agrovista UK Limited will be running a series of training events this winter aimed at farmers, growers and sprayer operators.