News from FPJ – Page 2
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ArticleMost British supermarkets ‘purchasing more domestic topfruit’
BAPL study shows Sainsbury’s and Lidl have upped their purchases of British apples and pears the most
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ArticleSpanish stonefruit campaign off to good start
Earliest production zones are reporting a good quality crop this year
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ArticleGander and Snappy Shopper initiative gathers pace
Two tech firms have joined forces to help cut convenience-store-customer grocery-bills and reduce food waste
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ArticleNew water fund encourages farmer collaboration
Government initiative hopes to find solutions for the conservation of water
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ArticlePML Seafrigo appoints new airfreight director
Paddie Allen hired to head up the company’s UK air freight operations
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ArticleIGD study shows potential to boost fruit and veg consumption
IGD is carrying out ongoing work into how to encourage healthier diets
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ArticleGrocery inflation falls for 14th straight month
Latest Worldpanel by Kantar data also reveals fruit is increasingly popular as a snack
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ArticleCo-op switches to 100 per cent British own-brand strawberries
Retailer says move backs British growers and is a UK retail first
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ArticleBrexit border checks will start from 30 April
The government has denied reports that post-Brexit checks on EU goods “won’t be ‘turned on’” from the end of the month
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ArticleMinisters to be quizzed over agri-trade policy
Greg Hands and Mark Spencer are set to face the EFRA Committee
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ArticleUK farming unions call for retailer support over weather crisis
Heavy rainfall and damaging storms have played havoc with food production
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ArticleLabour promises new deal for produce growers
Shadow environment secretary outlines Labour plans to support farmers and put money in pockets of food producers
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ArticleDP World surges forward with electric port plans
World’s first electric straddle carrier fleet arrives at DP World’s London Gateway Hub
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ArticleFlooded fields highlight imbalance in risk to reward for UK veg growers
Tim O’Malley, group managing director of UK grower-importer Nationwide Produce, highlights the current weather challenges facing the fresh produce industry
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ArticleDefra delays post-Brexit border checks
UK government postpones start of physical checks on EU food imports for sixth time to avoid “serious disruption” at the border, according to report
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ArticleUnite warns of empty shelves at Morrisons
The union says Morrisons’ logistics workers in Cheshire and Wakefield could strike over pensions, leaving store shelves empty
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ArticleThe Alizza Fruit scoops Superior Taste Award
From this summer, the variety will also be available from South Africa
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ArticleFirst British strawberries of the season hit Tesco shelves
New-season crop has been grown by Summer Berry Company and supplied by DPS
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ArticleAgriculture sector sees large rise in sick leave
Farming industy has seen sick leave rise 44 per cent since 2019
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ArticleBritish university project offers AI future for Ghanaian growers
Aston University is working with Tropical Growers to help boost domestic production in Ghana