Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4623
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ArticleGuernsey industry under review
A review of the Guernsey horticultural industry is being carried out by the States Department of Commerce and Employment
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ArticlePesticide sector answers its critics
It seems everyone has an opinion about pesticides, or perhaps more precisely, the use of pesticides. Doris Lee Butterworth talks to pesticide producers about the challenges facing them
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ArticleWay down in Mexico
Mexico is the world’s fifth largest grape exporter and the country’s growers are adamant they can produce crops with unsurpassed quality and flavour. However, weather, competition and increasingly stringent demands from supermarkets are all making life difficult for producers targeting the UK this season. Emma Twyning reports.
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Peachy news for French wholesale
The Europech’ congress in Perpignan last month, though less well-attended than usual, gave delegates the same invaluable
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Fruit fingers and living lettuces defy the weather
May will certainly go on record as a month during which weather conditions were hardly conducive to the start of a long, hot
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Missing out on potential sales
There was no fresh produce presence at the annual conference of the Association of Convenience Stores in Birmingham last
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ArticleFruity Friday brings fun to London
The World Cancer Research Fund held its annual Fruity Friday last week and hopes to raise £100,000 for its worthy cause.
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ArticleBritish berries score with Sophie
As model Sophie Anderton launched the strawberry season this week in eye-catching fashion, the UK soft-fruit industry has been spared the ravages of one of the wettest Mays on record by its use of polytunnels and has been using the fact to its media advantage.
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ArticleNispero campaign disappoints
The Callosa d’En Sarrià nispero campaign has come to an end with a total of just 10,000 tonnes of the Spanish fruit marketed under the denomination of origin certification.
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ArticleAgrexco in with Early Sweet
Harvesting of Early Sweet, the first of the grape varieties from Agrexco, commenced last week in Israel, said Amos Orr, general manager of Agrexco UK.
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ArticleLamb's lettuce springs into action
The Fruit and Vegetable Committee for the Loire Valley is set to launch a UK consumer and trade marketing campaign to promote French lamb’s lettuce.
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ArticleUK consumption stagnates
Quantities of fruit and vegetables purchased in the UK show no significant change since 2001-02, according to Family Food, a report on the 2004-05 expenditure and food survey carried out by Defra, despite healthy-eating campaign efforts to date.
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Six days to Competition Commission deadline
There is less than one week left to submit evidence to the Competition Commission’s (CC) supermarket enquiry.
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ArticleC-store sector feels vindicated
An air of vindication enveloped the Association of Convenience Stores annual conference in Birmingham, as the sector reflected on the referral of the supermarkets to the Competition Commission.
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AG Thames acquires strategic position in Grapes Direct
AG Thames Holdings Ltd, parent company of Chingford Fruit Ltd, has acquired “a strategic position” in Grapes Direct.
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Brazil backs down on Chilean fruit
Brazil has relaxed its stance on Chilean fresh fruit imports.
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Farmers told to stand firm after Vodafone crash
Landowners advised to stand firm on telecoms contracts as Vodafone profits tumble.
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ArticleBroccoli bags gold for HRI Warwick
Warwick HRI, the University of Warwick’s plant research Department, created a gold medal winning stand at last week’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London.
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ArticleTulpin takes first Egyptian grape
The first Egyptian grapes to reach Europe this season have flown into Ostend.
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Tesco to take over Czech hypermarkets
Supermarket giant Tesco is set to take over 11 Czech hypermarkets owned by French counterpart Carrefour SA, a Tesco spokesperson told the CTK news agency.