Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4344
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Costa Rica's UK sendings climb
Costa Rica’s banana exports to the UK have grown by seven per cent year on year.
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ArticleRooker defends public procurement policy
Food and farming minister Lord Rooker was yesterday forced to admit that his attempts to force a domestically-oriented public procurement policy across the halls of Westminster have failed to date.
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ArticleAsda rollbacks will continue
Asda chief executive Andy Bond has warned suppliers that the UK number-two supermarket will continue to roll back prices by keeping costs down, and he urged Asda suppliers to do the same.
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ArticleChiquita unveils improved fourth quarter results
Chiquita Brands has reported a lower fourth-quarter loss than a year ago, aided by higher prices for bananas and recovery in the salad business.
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ArticleSupermarket attitudes will shape farmers' futures
There are some very good signs for the British horticulture sector at the moment, said Peter Kendall at this year’s NFU conference, but the future make-up of the domestic agriculture industry will very much depend on the attitudes of the major customers.
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ArticleTime to take on the Trolleygarchs
Liberal Democrat Party leader Nick Clegg used the NFU conference stage to call for more support for supermarket suppliers, saying “it’s time to take on the Trolleygarchs”.
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ArticleNeville-Rolfe stuns farmers with Tesco perspective
Tesco’s Lucy Neville-Rolfe did her best to alienate every sector of the NFU membership in turn during her presentation at the union’s annual conference, but saved some of her more palatable words for fresh produce.
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Clegg joins in Labour bashing
Nick Clegg joined David Cameron in bashing the government for its attitude towards British farmers, at the NFU centenary conference, in London yesterday.
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Global Berry Congress unveils speaker line-up
Preliminary speakers have been lined up for the first Global Berry Congress, to take place in London on May 15-16.
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New sunscreen for fruit growers
A technological innovation already in use in the US could help grape and stonefruit growers protect their crops from heat stress.
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ArticleJamaican government aids banana sector
Rescue strategy drawn up to maintain island's export trade to the EU
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ArticleHigh hopes for Spanish grape season
Prospects for the Spanish grape season this year are shaping up well.
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ArticleSpanish call for import ban
Citrus growers in Spain’s major production area of Valencia are calling on their government to ban imports of South African citrus following the publication of plant health results from 2007 showing the presence of pest and disease.
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ArticleJaffa hands over keys to Spanish villa
The keys to a brand new Polaris World holiday home have been handed to a Tesco shopper in Sandhurst, who won the Jaffa Win a Spanish Villa competition.
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ArticleKendall takes pragmatic political view
National Farmers Union Peter Kendall has his hands tied to a certain extent when it comes to partisan political statements, but took a very pragmatic view in a press conference at the NFU’s annual conference yesterday.
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ArticleBenn outlines challenges and potential
Defra secretary of state Hilary Benn addressed 1,000 members and delegates at the NFU's centenary conference in London's Hilton Metropole yesterday, and faced some tough questions form the floor afterwards.
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ArticleCameron woos UK producers
Conservative Party leader David Cameron told the NFU's centenary conference that food security would be a priority for the Tories should they get into power. He also laid into the current government, labeling it “incompetent, arrogant and over-bearing”.
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Leahy pulls out after ski-ing accident
Sir Terry Leahy, chief executive of Tesco, was forced to pull out of giving a speech at the NFU conference after suffering a ski-ing accident last Friday.
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Union protests against M&S at NFU conference
Unite, the UK’s biggest union, is promising to stage a demonstration outside this year’s NFU conference, when Sir Stuart Rose, M&S chief executive addresses delegates tomorrow.
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Tunisians on a hot date
Tunisian date firm Frigo Confort Export opened a new 5,000sqm packhouse last year, with a capacity of 3,000 tonnes.