Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4215
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Horticultural R&D: fund it or lose it
Horticultural research and development must find new funding streams urgently or it will disappear.
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ArticlePesticide-free - the new organics?
The list of pesticides available to conventional growers has been getting shorter every year. New proposals for EU regulations were being reviewed as FPJ went to press and, in response to the possible outcome, growing methods less reliant on pesticides are being increasingly explored. Damaris Freeman looks into pesticide-free and residue-free production.
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ArticleDutch and Belgian top fruit weathers frost
Frost damage during the April blossoming period has dampened prospects for Dutch and Belgian pears this season. As both countries forecast downturns in apple and pear volumes, Doris Lee Butterworth catches up with marketers and asks what this will mean for exports.
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ArticleVegetable sector mourns loss of British summer
A wash-out summer has brought the UK vegetable industry a multitude of problems. Low light levels have affected both the yield and quality of summer lines, while demand for less abundant winter-type vegetables has increased. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports.
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Brown looks back on 10 years in fresh produce
Martin Brown left his role as managing director of Greenery UK at the end of the summer, to take up a career in the home entertainment industry. He reflects on a decade in the produce industry with Laura Gould.
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Transport rises to top of Paris agenda
More than 32 million tonnes of products pass through the city of Paris every year, and their delivery uses 15-25 per cent of
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Return to rigid pricing on cards
Pricing mechanisms have always been something of a mystery to anyone outside the industry, although the ideal of balancing
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Retail can’t take blame for this one
The retailers have come under fire this week from the National Consumer Council for promoting an abundance of sugary and fatty
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ArticleAsda bucks organic trend
Asda has reported an increase of 25 per cent in sales of its organic range in the last quarter, whilst the rest of the market has grown at just under three per cent.
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ArticleTraditional retailers rebuff big chains
Big retail chains in India are reassessing their market approach as traditional retailers continue to dominate market share
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Pakistani fruit prices rise for Ramadan
Fruit prices have surged in Pakistani markets as Ramadan drives up demand
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ArticleCoca-Cola to buy China juice maker
The world's largest soft drinks maker has offered US$2.4bn in cash to buy China Huiyuan Juice Group as it bids to foray into China's untapped pure-juice sector
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Grand Alliance to move Med hub
The container shipping group is moving its Mediterranean hub to Cagliari
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Climate-friendly growth at Port of Hamburg
Germany’s biggest seaport has announced plans to stay on an environmentally friendly course, as the use of inland waterway vessels continues to rise
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New SOLAs for Quell Flo on alliums
The protectant mancozeb fungicides Quell Flo and Laminator FL have new specific off-label approvals (SOLAs) for use on onions and shallots, adding to the limited number of fungicides that are recommended in these specialist crops.
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Dole considers sale of JP Fresh
Dole has announced it is in negotiations with Compagnie Fruitière to sell its operations in the UK and France.
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Phil Vickery teams up with Aldi to beat credit crunch
Award-winning TV chef Phil Vickery has joined forces with discounter Aldi to tackle the effects of the credit crunch on the nation’s eating habits.
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ArticleDole ponders disposals in Europe
US produce giant says it is in talks with Compagnie Fruitière to dispose of its assets in France and the UK
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New character for Sainsbury's TV ads
Former Coronation Street actress Tracy Brabin will feature as the new face of Sainsbury’s ‘Feed Your Family For a Fiver’ TV advertising campaign.
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ArticleChilean floods miss main fruit zones
The country’s key central and northern fruit production areas have emerged “unscathed” following severe flooding in the IX region