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Budget 2013 welcomed by rural businesses
Chancellor George Osborne's plans for employers’ National Insurance (NI) to be reduced by an equivalent of £2,000 per employee from April 2014 have been welcomed by the horticultural industry.
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Univeg signs deal for new cherry/plum hybrid
Univeg Katopé UK Ltd has announced that it has signed an exclusive marketing license with the Associated International Group of Nurseries (AIGN) giving Univeg marketing rights for the cherry/plum hybrid known as Nadia in the EU and Turkey.
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Tomato expansion is welcome news
During tough times it's reassuring to hear about stories of investment and collaboration. This week, Greenery UK announced
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Chris Redfern: Governor’s upbeat speech boosts sterling’s fortunes
Not every currency had a story to tell, but those that did made interesting reading. Starting at the top, the Japanese yen had
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Andreas Georghiou: Greengrocers must move with the times and get savvy or our sector will die out
Greengrocers are disappearing from our high streets and it's a massive concern. Fresh food sales are plummeting. Everyone
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Retailers prepared with new pre-packs
ational brands and supporting promotional material that once dominated retail shelves up until the 1980s have lost their
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Stonefruit in good health
Hard work by all elements of the chain in the stonefruit supply over the past 12 months may be paying off with both value and volume rises recorded
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South Africa reacts to EU citrus concerns
The South African citrus sector has reacted strongly to this week's Copa-Cogeca statement, which urged the EU Commission to put in place safety measures to protect against contaminated imports of citrus fruit coming in from South Africa.
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HPA identifies bagged spinach sickness link
The bagged salad industry is reeling after the Health Protection Agency this week linked 300 cases of consumer illness to cryptosporidium in spinach.
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T&G boss shown the door after Berlin bust up
New Zealand fresh produce company Turners & Growers has confirmed the departure of its chief executive Geoff Hipkins, according to FPJ's sister title Eurofruit.
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EC expects neonicotinoid suspension by July
The proposed suspension of three neonicotinoids is expected to come to fruition by July, according to the European Commision, despite environmental ministers failing to reach a majority vote on the insecticides’ future last week.
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Organic sales fall with production set to decline
The Soil Association this week revealed that the UK organics market suffered a 1.5 per cent sales decline in 2012.
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Catalan minister is new AREFLH president
AREFLH, the assembly of European fruit, vegetable and plant-producing regions has voted in a new president.
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Italian produce consumption slumps
Consumption of fresh produce in Italy has plummeted to a record low.
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TH Clements unveils new corporate look
Boston brassica grower TH Clements has unveiled a new corporate identity this week.
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Sainsbury's posts strong Q4 update
Sainsbury’s has posted strong sales growth for the fourth quarter as it issued its trading statement for the 10 weeks to 16 March 2013.
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Tesco suspends Soil & Seed venture
Tesco has suspended its organic box service Soil & Seed despite describing the service as producing “a well-received 12-week trial”.
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Philippines' onions set sail for Japan
Yellow granex onions from Bongabon in the Philippines have regained entry to the Japanese market after a 13-year gap.
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Greenery UK in major glasshouse deal
The Greenery UK is building new tomato glasshouses in a major deal with two Suffolk growers and a waste-management company.
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Good Housekeeping nod for Lasting Leaf
Bagged-salad brand Lasting Leaf has received the official Good Housekeeping Institute (GHI) endorsement.