All articles by Mike Knowles – Page 142
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ArticleZespri red kiwifruit on the way
Red-fleshed product in pipeline as marketer releases additional licences for planting of its new green and gold varieties
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ArticleSplit apple rocks kiwifruit boat
Having merged with Enza not long after deregulation of the New Zealand apple export business, Turners & Growers has been arguing more recently that it should be given a share of the country’s kiwifruit export trade, but with little apparent success
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ArticleCertis gains organic control patent
European Patent Office grants exclusivity rights to method of producing mites used to limit pests in vegetable cultivation
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ArticleUK demands E.coli compensation
FPC calls on Germany and the EC to provide "full and immediate compensation" to UK businesses affected by outbreak
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ArticleMetro fires four directors at Makro
MD Hannes Floto and three other directors shown door as company seeks swift turnaround at "underperforming" business
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ArticleDole SA producer shot dead in Egypt
South African group attacked during technical visit to grape production area some 80km north-east of Egyptian capital Cairo
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ArticleGermany confirms E.coli source
German officials confirm link to beansprout farm in Lower Saxony and announce it is once again safe to eat vegetables
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ArticleE.coli: Italian exports fall with demand
Reports from Italy suggest fresh vegetable exports from the country may have fallen by up to 80 per cent since last month
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ArticleE.coli: losses 'up to €400m per week'
Copa-Cogeca calls on EU to increase amount of emergency compensation available to producers hit by recent crisis
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ArticleE.coli: EC revises emergency deal
Commission confirms €210m on offer to compensate European growers affected by the recent E.coli contamination crisis
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ArticleEurofruit editor live on Sky News
Mike Knowles speaks to Jeff Randall of Sky News about the business impact of Europe's recent E.coli crisis and Russia's ban on all vegetable imports from the EU
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ArticleConad expands in Italy and Albania
Italian retailer to open further 10 stores in south of country before end of 2011, as well as 10 more branches in Albania
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ArticleDutch tests fail to find E.coli source
Laboratory analysis of 186 different Dutch cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, aubergines and lettuce produces negative results
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ArticleE.coli: beansprouts test negative
As initial tests on suspected beansprouts fail to find traces of E.coli, Germany's handling of the crisis is called into doubt
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ArticleE.coli: tests focus on possible source
German officials identify beansprout farm in Lower Saxony as potential source of E.coli contamination that has affected thousands
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ArticleAnneke Cuppen departs Koppert Cress
UK marketing manager at leading cress and micro-vegetable specialist leaves company after four years in the role
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ArticleNZ trade welcomes biosecurity support
Kiwifruit growers and Horticulture NZ back plans announced by the government to match industry funding on disease control
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ArticleGerman association slams E.coli response
Head of DFHV strongly criticises authorities over handling of recent outbreak, arguing mismanagement risked damaging trade
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ArticleMarnix van Fraassen leaves Olympic
Dutch company confirms departure of overseas import manager and says it will announce replacement in coming weeks
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ArticleRussian ban "major blow" for Dutch
Companies and officials preparing to face major difficulties over the coming days as export consignments are returned