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ArticleBad timing for strawberry lull
UK strawberry sales took a nose-dive last week, with volumes well down on last year at the key stage in the season.
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Global focus at Interpoma 2006
Globalisation is topping the agenda at the fifth edition of international apple trade show Interpoma 2006, to be held in Bolzano, Italy, from November 9-11.
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ArticleTransforming the future
For South Africa transformation is no longer just a buzzword but a necessary component of the future sustainability of its economy. But, while the horticulture industry is ploughing ahead with a variety of projects towards this goal, some say the overall management of the process leaves a lot to be desired. Elspeth Waters reports from South Africa.
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ArticlePumped up for Picota
Picota cherries have earned an increasingly high profile over the last five years, as a flagship line in the Foods from Spain promotional campaign. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleLow down on berries
With berries becoming increasingly popular with consumers the world over, Emma Twyning talks to a number of Dutch and Belgian growers about what opportunities the UK market holds, and what moves they are making to try to sustain their sector’s recent surge in popularity.
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Avoiding RFID stalemate by playing to win
In this month’s IT profile, Mark Carlile, vice president and managing director of CDC Software EMEA, looks at the RFID issues affecting the supply chain in the fresh produce industry and explains how retailers and manufacturers need to work together to smooth over the process of RFID implementation.
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Ironing out kinks in the chain
With supply chain efficiency topping the agenda for most produce companies on both sides of the Atlantic, PMA is embarking on a pilot programme to assess the viability of implementing the Global Trade Item Number system.
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Summer spells stonefruit and easy-to-cook veg
The rain may have come down in torrents on Wimbledon’s opening day, but there is every indication that the multiples -
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Fairtrade blurred for consumers
The expansion of Fairtrade sales in the UK to nearly £200m is a great way to mark a decade of exhaustive efforts from the
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ArticleRoyal interest in Clubroot resistance
Prince Charles took a fancy to Clubroot resistant vegetable varieties at a recent open day in Cornwall.
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Berryworld Plus unveils new site
Berryworld Plus has launched a website dedicated to its raspberry-breeding programme.
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Asda strike called off
A five-day strike by Asda depot workers that threatened to disrupt distribution throughout the World Cup has been called off.
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ArticleCelebrities stay in the Pink
Pink Lady volumes have been tight, like so many of the varieties counterparts in the market in recent weeks, but the apple has recently discovered some celebrity admirers in the UK.
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ArticleLevy bodies to consolidate
Five agriculture and horticulture levy bodies will consolidate into one under new Defra plans, but not all are pleased.
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ArticleTesco to build training centre
Tesco has applied to Broxbourne Council for permission to build a training academy near its headquarters in Cheshunt.
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ArticleMorrisons returns to positive growth
Morrisons has moved into positive growth (of two per cent) for the first time since its acquisition of the Safeway business, says TNS.
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Vivaldi goes down Tong line
The longest grading line installed by Tong Peal, at just over 50 metres, is in full production at the Boston packhouse of Naturally Best.
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Hodge releases £40m for SMEs
Innovative small businesses are set to benefit from two new Enterprise Capital Funds (ECFs), backed by more than £40 million of government funding, small business minister Margaret Hodge has announced.
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Spanish steer clear of China
Only a handful of Spanish exporters have shown interest in the Chinese citrus market since the phytosanitary export protocol was signed by both countries’ ministries of agriculture earlier this year, it emerged this week.
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SA attack on nitrogen-fixing research
The Soil Association has accused the John Innes Centre (JIC) of misleading the public by overstating the significance of its research into the control of nitrogen fixation in leguminous plants by genetic manipulation.