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ArticleRed Delicious crop down but moving out
Projections for Washington’s Red Delicious apple crop have been revised downwards, but the outlook for exports remains bright
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ArticleMorrisons unveils Christmas savings card
Morrisons has said it will deliver £100 million of savings for customers this Christmas as Britain’s grocers step up the battle for cash-strapped shoppers in the run up to the festive period.
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ArticleMyth and misinformation: A closer look at making health claims for fresh produce
Professor Leon Terry:Head of Plant Science Laboratory, Cranfield University
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ArticleMorocco awakens
After years of hard work and steady improvement, Morocco is coming into its own. Elizabeth O’Keefe and Tom Joyce talk to the Moroccan growers and suppliers making sure there is an array of winter salad on the UK market
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ArticleEx-Agrexco GM joins new Israeli produce exporter
Thousands of hectares of fruit and vegetables that looked set to go to waste after Israeli exporter Agrexco went into administration are coming on sale in Britain thanks to a new grower-owned company.
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ArticleWinter of discontent
It will be a stretch to make winter vegetables profitable this year, given that cauliflowers alone have started the season at returns less than half the cost of production. Anna Sbuttoni asks what this means for a sector that is trying to retain its value in the UK
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ArticleColombia in full bloom
The Colombian flower industry is in its element, with a huge customer on its doorstep in the US market and quality-hungry florists and retailers in the UK driving innovation and change. But as the industry looks for the golden ticket in the shape of the UK multiples, will compromise destroy all this good work? Elizabeth O’Keefe reports from Bogotá, Colombia
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ArticleHow the dinner tray can teach a generation to eat
Jamie Oliver claimed on TV last month that he had “lost all hope” for school meals. In the second of our series on public procurement, Chloe Ryan asks how to feed the next generation and finds out how the produce industry can help
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ArticleThe Whole picture
Wholesale markets are facing the challenges of a changing trade and issues around site regeneration, but there is still a huge amount of development work taking place. Alex Lawson examines the state of play around the UK
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ArticlePromotional switch drives slowdown in potato movement
Potato sales have slipped now that retailers have changed tactics on promotions, though the switch has added £60 million to the category
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Produce aisles lead festive countdown
While nuts and dates are already taking over shelf space alongside confectionery and Christmas crackers, the constant drive to
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Welcome to your new look magazine
You’ve probably noticed that we’ve had a makeover.In fact, we’ve done a little more than that. We’ve
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Article‘Disjointed’ food safety campaign slammed by trade
The industry has criticised the government’s approach to a new consumer hygiene campaign on raw vegetables as the Cabinet Office declares the supply chain must take responsibility in promoting food safety advice.
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ArticleNew marketing channels in China for US fruits
Foray into TV and Internet retailing in China reaps rewards for US fresh fruit groups
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ArticleBrett Pickering leaves GrapeExchange
The Australian grower-packer-marketer's experienced export sales manager Brett Pickering has resigned after five years with the company
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ArticleRSA registers Thailand complaint
South Africa has registered a trade concern with the World Trade Organisation over its ongoing loss of Thailand market access
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ArticleConsumption plummets in Kenya
Sales of fruit and vegetables have fallen dramatically in Kenya as a result of high prices
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ArticleMorrisons unveils ready-peeled avo
New technology peels, de-stones and packs the fruit in vacuum-packed pouch
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ArticleArgentina launches blueberry campaign
Promotions will focus on the European market and highlight the availability, reliability and quality of Argentinean fruit