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Rabobank: "industry must look east for growth"
A new report from Rabobank suggests that the fresh produce sector should look to the new EU member states for growth when CAP reforms come into effect in January next year.
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Aid package disappoints Canadian growers
Apple growers in the Canadian province of Ontario are dismayed that their federal and provincial governments have rejected their application for disaster relief funding.
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Helicopter crash causes market evacuation
New Covent Garden Flower Market was evacuated and one person was taken to hospital with minor injuries after a helicopter crash on Wednesday morning.
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Tesco to stock sweet lemon variety
Retail giant Tesco has claimed another fresh produce first after revealing it plans to stock Meyer, a sweet lemon variety, in around 400 of its stores in the UK.
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Unite lobbies peers to keep AWB
The fight to save the Agricultural Wages Board has stepped up gear as the Unite union announces it is lobbying peers ahead of tomorrow's debate.
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Pepper man honoured with MBE
Gary Taylor, managing director of Valley Grown Nurseries has been selected as part of the new year's honours list with an MBE for services to the UK pepper industry.
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Fruit can reduce allergies according to study
Eating regular portions of fruit can reduce cases of severe asthma and allergies according to a new study.
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Fire devastates Sheerness produce warehouse
Five people have been injured in what firefighters have described as a “massive blaze” at a reefer warehouse at the Port of Sheerness.
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Nunhems celebrates Amaregal anniversary
Seed-breeder Nunhems is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its Galia melon variety Amaregal.
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NFU offers negotiation summit
The National Farmers Union is holding the first summit of its kind to help UK horticulture and potato growers improve their negotiation powers, particularly in dealing with contracts with processors.
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Researchers find orange-juice clue to HLB
Amino acids in orange juice may hold the key to winning the battle against citrus greening (Huanglongbing) disease.
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Asda's COO set to leave
It has been reported that Asda's chief operating officer Judith McKenna will leave to take on a new role with parent company Walmart, the world's largest retailer.
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Chile responding to fruit fly issue
The Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (Asoex) is confident that the fruit fly situation at the Port of Valparaíso will return to normal within two weeks, according to a press release from the organisation.
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Strong growth predicted for fresh produce
Financial analyst Plimsoll has predicted that the average growth of fresh produce businesses will be as high as five per cent this year despite poor weather resulting in a difficult 2012.
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Violence surges in Western Cape
Johan van Niekerk, chairman of the South African Table Grape Industry has called for urgent intervention by all stakeholders to bring an end to violence in the Western Cape area.
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FPC slams waste claims
The Fresh Produce Consortium has hit back at claims regarding waste in the supply chain.
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Technical breakthrough
What does it take to bring successful British technology across the pond and sell it to the US market? Michael Barker speaks to the newly formed LINKFresh, Inc to find out
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Sweet times for lemons
All Lemon’s Martina Delacroix tells Lisa Kjellsson what Argentina has in store for its export markets
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Greg Pavett: Similarly different: United state of waste and quality improvement?
Similarly different: United state of waste and quality improvement?
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Potato Council's new competition for students
The Potato Council is giving secondary school students the chance to name a brand new potato variety.