Meldungen aus Europa – Page 5139
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BPC focuses on storage quality
The British Potato Council is organising a series of workshops next month looking at improvements growers can make on storage and frying quality.
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Chile enjoys blueberry growth
Increases in blueberry production and market demand are boosting Chile's sales of the berry in a range of export markets and presenting challenges for the future, according to Chilean magazine Revista del Campo.
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Volumes unaffected by member drop outs, says Greenery
The Greenery International says the quantity of produce it supplies to world markets, will be unchanged, despite the announcement by 549 grower members that they will leave the organisation at the end of the year.
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Scots stick by Device
As the London-based National Farmers Union officially rolled out its quality assurance logo last week, the NFU of Scotland adopted its own mark, the Scotland Device.
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Iceland makes huge organic commitment
Iceland signs contracts to buy 40 per cent of the world's organic vegetables and will spend about £8 million to ensure that customers are not charged above the price for conventional product.
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New fresh produce masters
A new MSc for the fresh produce industry is being launched by one of the UK's leading business schools.
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Argentine citrus gains US market access
The US Department of Agriculture is partially lifting its ban on imports of Argentinean citrus.
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Lean and mean
Effective use of capital is key to produce industry growth, says a new report.
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Food-service call unheeded
The fresh produce sector is passing up opportunities for growth offered by the food-service sector, according to research findings by consultancy Promar International.
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Red tractors launch new standard
The National Farmers' Union organised a red tractor parade through central London on Tuesday to mark the launch of the British Farm Standard.
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VFM International links with CargoNow.com
A business-to-business internet service for the fresh produce industry has linked up with a leading internet-based transport and logistics marketplace.
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Florida looks East
Florida citrus exporters are brushing up on their knowledge of the Chinese market following the ratification earlier this year of the 1999 agreement to lift the ban on US citrus exports.
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US imposes restrictions for Chilean regions
The threat of Mediterranean fruit fly has led to action on the part of US plant health service Aphis.
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Cranberry prices on the slide
Prices for the native North American berry are tumbling in the US as production beats all records and growers face the possibility of market regulation.
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California looks to new grape varieties
Growers in California are finding that some new cultivars of grape are thriving in the Coachella valley.
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US winds down after mixed apple season
1999-2000 has been a difficult season for apple growers world-wide and the sector in the US has also been affected.
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Public short on facts
Some 70 per cent of the UK public is ignorant of what food local farmers and growers produce, according to a farming facts survey.
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Salvesen unveils tracking system
A tracking system based on the internet is unveiled by logistics operator Christian Salvesen.
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Continuity of field crops shaken by record wet weather
UK growers of field crops warn that heavy disruption has been caused to the drilling and planting calendar, as a result of the wettest April and May on record for parts of the country.
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Food Agency finds national diet in crisis
The National Diet and Nutrition Survey, conducted by the Food Standards Association, uncovers some worrying trends in consumption among younger age groups.