All articles by Mike Knowles – Page 162
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ArticleHeartland unveils new apple varieties
Divine and Adore said to be more resistant to disease and in tune with consumer preferences across a number of markets worldwide
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ArticleBulgaria joins EU school fruit scheme
Schools in Bulgaria invited to submit applications for share of €3.75m in EU funds due to be allocated ahead of next school year
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ArticleGerman buyers on mission to Calabria
Italy's Confagricoltura and Chamber of Commerce have invited leading retail and foodservice buyers to visit the region's producers
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ArticleBelgian pears gain access to China
EXCLUSIVE: Groundbreaking protocol agreement means Belgium will become first country worldwide to export pears to China
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ArticleFreshfel appoints board for 2010-2012
Ramon Rey re-elected as president and calls on industry to identify ways to increase sales of fresh fruit and vegetables in Europe
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ArticleConad director champions consolidation
Director of Italian retail consortium Conad argues the case for developing streamlined, efficient fresh produce supply networks
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ArticleZespri inaugurates new European office
The international kiwifruit marketer has moved its European headquarters to a new, larger office building in southern Antwerp
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ArticleHillfresh welcomes Spanish melons
Gregal-branded fruit from Murcia due to begin arriving in late May, with harvesting set to continue well into the summer
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ArticleFruitmasters-ZON merger talks off
Dutch cooperatives abandon discussions regarding a possible merger after failure to agree on joint marketing and sales strategy
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ArticleRSA exporters 'switch to airfreight'
Business Report suggests exporters of subtropical products such as avocados left with no choice but to send them by air
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ArticleSun World relaunches branded peppers
Le Rouge Royale and Le Jaune Royale sweet peppers given new logo and packaging design to help them stand out from the crowd
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ArticleCoop Italia puts suppliers on packs
The Italian retailer will this week begin trialling new fruit and vegetable packs that feature the producers who have grown the product
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ArticlePoor weather cuts Italian cherry crop
Torrential rain and driving winds cause significant damage to production of Bigareux and Giorgia varieties in Puglia
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ArticleHail hits production in northern Italy
Stonefruit and topfruit among products affected by large hailstorm near Forlì, with vast majority of affected trees destroyed
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ArticleNZ fruit growers to pay higher levy
Horticulture NZ confirms growers will vote on proposals to raise the current marketing levy, bringing it in line with the vegetable sector
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ArticleNZ apple exports lagging behind
Higher volume of Chilean fruit in North American market having profound effect on country's international export sales
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ArticleItalian salad group unaffected by rains
Recent investment credited with helping country's largest babyleaf vegetable producer, Rago Group, withstand adverse conditions
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ArticleNew venture to benefit African growers
Macfrut leads new Italian consortium aimed at encouraging technological development in sub-Saharan Africa
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ArticleRain disrupts Polish brassica production
Vegetable output has been hit in parts of southern and central Poland as heavy rain and flood conditions persist
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ArticleThe Greenery debuts Dutch gooseberries
Distinctive dark red gooseberries available from glasshouse production and set to be followed by open-field product next month