Melon news archive – Page 58

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    What's in-store at Sainsbury's?

    2002-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's buyers visit stores as part of programme designed to roll out to suppliers in the new year.

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    Spanish melon losses

    2002-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Melon growers in the Spanish region of Castilla-La Mancha have reported that this past season they have lost some euro18million-24million.

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    Vegetables less popular than fruit

    2002-10-16T00:00:00Z

    A Bournemouth University study has found that children aged eight to 11 find it hard to identify some fruit and vegetables and that fruit is more popular than vegetables, although a warning was sounded for the National Fruit Scheme and pear consumption.

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    Frost hits again in New Zealand

    2002-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Top fruit and kiwifruit growers are facing some tough decisions after frosts in the Hawkes Bay and Bay of Plenty areas.

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    El Niño on its way

    2002-10-07T00:00:00Z

    According to Argentinean press reports, the El Niño weather effect is coming back and although it is unlikely to be as severe as the last El Niño in 1997-98, its effects could have a huge human impact.

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    Brazilian melons arrive with healthy outlook

    2002-09-12T00:00:00Z

    The first two vessels of the Brazilan melon season docked in Dover this week and the market appears far beeter prepared for the fruit than last year.

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    Caribbean dry spell

    2002-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Crops in the Caribbean's largest islands are looking for additional moisture this hurricane season, according to reports from US agronomists and meteorologists.

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    Balloon and banana bonanza

    2002-08-15T00:00:00Z

    Bristol-based supermarket Somerfield launched its new 5-a-day healthy-eating campaign with a bunch of fresh fruit give-aways at last weekend's International Balloon Fiesta in its home town.

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    Spanish trees battered

    2002-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Hailstorms, high winds and heavy rainfall struck eastern Spain last Thursday causing euro106 million of damage, according to Valencia producers' association Ava-Asaja.

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    Tesco squares up

    2002-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Tesco goes square next week, in a revolutionary re-think of its prepared fruit packaging.

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    Del Monte samples Jubilee vibe

    2002-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Del Monte Fresh Produce celebrated the Queen's Golden Jubilee by handing out samples to the huge crowds of revellers in central London this week.

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    Pascual interests G's

    2002-04-27T00:00:00Z

    G's Marketing announces an agreement between Dole and a group including G's Spanish subsidiary.

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    More fruit eaten on holiday

    2002-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Survey shows more fruit is consumed by holidaying families.

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    Spanish vegetable recovery

    2002-02-27T00:00:00Z

    Vegetable and lettuce production in the south-eastern Spanish region of Murcia is recovering from the cold damp conditions at the start of the year as growers start to plan their melon crops.

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    Costa Rican melon catastrophe

    2002-02-11T00:00:00Z

    The bulk of the Costa Rican honeydew melon crop has been wiped out by disease.

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    Probe makes qc breakthrough

    2002-02-06T00:00:00Z

    Unitec of Lugo, Italy has launched an entirely new probe for the fruit sector onto the market.

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    Guatemala urged to diversify

    2001-11-11T00:00:00Z

    Tumbling coffee prices could be a catalyst for Guatemalan fruit exports.

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    Defra on the defensive

    2001-09-27T00:00:00Z

    The department for the environment, farming and rural affairs rebuts a recent Friends of the Earth report on pesticides testing in the UK.

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    Macleod McCombe closes

    2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

    One of the produce trade's best-known names has ceased trading after 38 years.

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    NZ seeks new pear

    2001-09-16T00:00:00Z

    A new blush pear variety being developed in New Zealand is nearing commercial release.