Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4582
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Tesco's profits play to dominance concerns
Tesco is set to face further claims it is unfairly dominating the marketplace this week as it announces record half-year profits of more than £1 billion.
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ArticlePicota still pick of the bunch
Being the only high-quality, stalkless cherry on offer helped Picota to maintain a strong performance this summer, according to Foods from Spain.
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Growers advised to Fazor out re-growth
Root-vegetable growers can use Fazor (maleic hydrazide) to suppress re-growth and help maintain quality in carrots and parsnips until 2007, without fear of exceeding the MRL, Dow AgroSciences has advised.
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ACS blames "big four" for unbalanced marketplace
In a formal hearing before the Competition Commission, the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) identified “big four” buying power as the root cause of the uneven playing field in the grocery market.
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ArticleEE countries still playing catch-up
Eastern European member countries still have a long way to go in meeting the requirements of western supermarkets as far as both good agricultural practice and marketing is concerned. And growers should never lose sight of the fact that food safety is an ongoing discipline.
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Growers encoded on produce packs
Grower images and other useful information are now available to Japanese shoppers with just a swipe of a barcode.
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ArticlePassionfruit opportunity for Kenya
Focusing on sea freight and EurepGAP could be the answer for Kenya's passionfruit growers.
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ArticleSpanish in lemon debacle
There is disagreement in Murcia over official forecast figures for the lemon crop.
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ArticleMitchell's multiple warning
Competition on pricing of English apples among retailers risks future availability, says EA&P's Ian Mitchell.
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ArticleLess is more for Argentina
Less top fruit over this past season and a greater empasis on quality looks to be paying off for Argentina.
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ArticleItaly takes a battering
Rain has continued to belt down in Italy over the past week, putting up to 70 per cent of towns and villages at risk of flooding and causing “incalculable” damage to horticultural crops.
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Foreign gangmasters unchecked as GLA enforcement begins
Gangmaster Licensing Authority chief executive Mike Wilson said this morning [Friday] that the problem of monitoring of labour provision from outside the UK remains unsolved.
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Labour let-down for Israelis
Israeli growers are warning European customers that a labour shortage may compromise their ability to fulfill orders.
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ArticleSainsbury's shines at retail industry awards
Sainsbury’s was crowned top dog at the 2006 Retail Industry Awards last night after walking away with three major accolades.
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ArticleEurepGAP changes priorities
EurepGAP has committed to prioritising harmonisation in its protocol overhaul following massive pressure from suppliers at its annual conference.
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Local Customs scrapped
The FPC invites comments as local Customs offices are closed in favour of a central hub.
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ArticleAlmeria crops in volume shift
Courgette, cucumber and aubergine area planted in the southern Spanish region of Almeria is increasing at the expense of capsicum and the traditional crop of green beans.
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Vitamin sprinkle launched as veg replacement
A new “sprinkle” for food claiming to count as one of the recommended five daily portions of fruit or veg has been launched in the UK.
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ArticleEcuador prepares for Euro push
Ecuadorian roses are some of the finest in the world, with the heat of the equator crossing the altitude of the Andes to make for ideal growing conditions. And Ecuadorian flower producers are now looking to export more product to Europe ahead of trade preferences with the US ending in December. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleConcept and reality
Concept Orchard - a unique approach to growing top fruit in this country - promises to triple yields per hectare and slash production costs. But could it really change the face of the English apple industry? Emma Twyning went to the scheme’s launch to find out.