Meldungen aus Europa – Page 5025
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Potatoes go online
Potato Call Ltd has launched a website to help those in the potato industry. The site will enable potato players to interact electronically, discuss topical issues and see news and prices.
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Superquinn opens new distribution centre
A new distribution centre in Dublin has been opened by Irish supermarket Superquinn. The site will mean shops will receive more regular deliveries, as well as deliveries which are more individual to each shop and its requirements.
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Onions can halve the risk of prostate cancer
Researchers in China have found that eating onions, garlic, leeks and spring onions can halve men's risk of prostate cancer. Those with a diet heavy in the allium food group can lower their chance of developing the disease by as much as 70 per cent.
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SkillCity includes horticulture
Defra and Lantra are teaming up to promote horticulture and other land-based careers to 14-25 year olds at next week's SkillCity careers event.
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Spanish support system
CCS FloraHolland is a logistical service of FloraHolland that will be launched this month for Spanish growers wanting to sell their ornamental plants and flowers via FloraHolland as individual suppliers.
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Growers on cue in Almeria
Members of the Cucumber Growers' Association (CGA) were taken on a four-day tour of Almeria, Spain, to see for themselves the recent developments in tackling the cucumber vein yellowing virus (CVYV).
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Lingarden runners in bloom
Employees at flower company Lingarden have been raising money for cancer patients by taking part in the Flora Light Women's Challenge.
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H&F hails good citrus crop
As the Dominican and Honduran grapefruit seasons draw to a close and Cuba winds down, Hart & Friedmann says the period has been good although volumes are down on last year.
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Colombia edges in
The Colombian flower industry is holding an exhibition in London to highlight its attributes.
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Kappa goes live
Corrugated packaging supplier Kappagreen has announced the launch of its new website.
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Pink Lady targets women
Pink Lady is being advertised in UK womens' magazines for the first time this month.
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5-a-day logo on course
The new 5-a-day logo, commissioned by the department of health (DoH), is due to be launched in late November, true to the promise of previous minister Yvette Cooper at the NFU/FPC conference earlier this year.
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FPC sends exporters waste line
The Fresh Produce Consortium importers' division sent out a letter this week to overseas representative organisations, informing them of the cost implications of the packaging waste regulations.
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Defra postpones review
Defra has postponed the official presentation of the findings and recommendations of the review of London's wholesale markets to an as yet unspecified date.
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Island Blue afloat
New Zealand research establishment HortResearch has released a new commercial blueberry variety jointly with Blueberries New Zealand.
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Enza pays out
New Zealand top-fruit exporter Enza has announced final 2002 payment to growers of an average NZ$24.00 (£7.39) per tray carton equivalent (TCE) on a low sales volume of 8million TCE.
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Fruit South Africa is re-constituted
The citrus, deciduous and sub-tropical fruit industries of South Africa have reconstituted Fruit South Africa.
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Jaffa all over the world
The Jaffa brand will now be used by producers and traders all over the world.
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Fyffes goes back to school
Fyffes has teamed up with school caterers to promote bananas to school children.