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South Africa calls on UK to prevent citrus ban
The South African citrus sector is calling on importers in the UK to take action or face a total ban of their produce.
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Fresh at heart of food price inflation fall
Food price inflation fell slightly over the last month as commodity prices eased, new figures from the British Retail Consortium show.
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Report: "UK F&V market set for more price rises"
A new report has claimed the overall value of the UK fresh produce market will rise by 11.5 per cent between 2013 and 2016, largely due to price inflation.
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Sweet Sensation steps up production
Sweet Sensation pears have moved a step closer to year-round availability with the first harvest of fruit in Argentina.
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Waitrose has new convenience head
Waitrose has made a change at the top of its convenience tree, with Jackie Wharton promoted from the position of director of commercial operations to a new role as director of convenience.
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New Spitalfields named 'Best Wholesale Market'
New Spitalfields Market has been named Best Wholesale Market in the National Association of British Market Authority Awards in Birmingham last week.
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Eosta brings organic innovation to Berlin
Netherlands-based fresh organic fruit and vegetable company Eosta is looking to wow visitors to this year's Fruit Logistica in Berlin by introducing three new product innovations.
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Convenience drive for Morrisons
Morrisons has acquired seven stores from closing camera chain Jessops as part of its convenience drive this year.
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‘Engineering can boost farming’ says Tacon
The first Groceries Code Adjudicator, Christine Tacon has called for an increased focus on agricultural engineering to support an increase in food production.
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Industry teams up to tackle new fruit fly
The soft-fruit sector is leading a co-ordinated industry response to ward off the potentially devastating effects of a new fruit fly.
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Spanish forecast onion increase
Spanish onion producer-exporters are forecasting an increase in output for the 2013-14 season.
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Quasar system boosts celery shelf life
Len Wright Salads has replaced its traditional celery-cutting technique with a water-jet system to extend product shelf life.
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English growers win grant support
The Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has won a grant worth £490,000 from the Regional Development Programme for England (RDPE) to help knowledge transfer of advanced technical skills for growers and farmers.
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Isle of Ely backs a winner
A fish and chip shop in Brae, Shetland is celebrating after winning a national award sponsored by Isle of Ely Produce at the 2013 National Fish & Chip Awards organised by Seafish.
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Scots launch Sourcing for Growth
The Scottish government has launched a knowledge hub to match food-manufacturing companies with producers of quality Scottish produce.
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Uruguayan apples suffer hail damage
The Uruguayan apple crop is likely to be down on last season following a hailstorm on 24 January.
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Ronny be good
2013 is shaping up nicely for Ronny Liu as he celebrates Chinese New Year with an extended Morrisons contract and the stepping up of plans for his own version of Westfield. Samantha Lyster met the fresh produce entrepreneur
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Frozen comes in from the cold
As one of the categories experiencing growth, frozen produce has benefited from the austere economic climate, as consumers perceive it as better value for money. Lisa Kjellsson reports
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Coming to America
In recent years, British fresh produce brands have been exploring stateside opportunities. Samantha Lyster reports
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Unite to host two AWB protests this weekend
Unite will stage two protests this weekend - one outside London-based hotel the Savoy and another in the Somerset constituency of farming minister David Heath to increase pressure on the government to save the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB).