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Organic exotics on verge of breakthrough
Organic exotics are set to make a bigger impact, according to several sources.
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ArticleSA mangoes on downward spiral
South africa’s mango exports have plummeted dramatically in the past five years, according to Jaco Marais, managing director of Katopé Subtropical RSA.
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ArticleFirst courgettes delivered to New Spitalfields
Despite a cold spring holding crops back, UK grower and packer Oakley Farms delivered its first English courgettes of the season to TA Hilliard at Spitalfields this week.
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ArticleQuickfire solution for Christian Salvesen
UK frozen green vegetables supplier Christian Salvesen Foods, has implemented the mobile auditing software solution Quickfire in a bid to improve efficiency and meet both industry-wide and retailer-specific standards.
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ArticlePicota season gets big kick-off
Foods from Spain is set to launch this year’s UK promotion of Spanish Picota cherries.
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ArticleJO Sims breaks into bakery
The increasing demand for fruit ingredients in the baked goods sector has lead to significant outlay by the UK’s leading fruit ingredient supplier, JO Sims.
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Top turnout for PLMA show
The International Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) is celebrating after witnessing a record turn-out at its 21st annual trade show, World of Private Label.
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ArticleJazz gets fruity for cancer research
Jazz apples backed the Fruity Friday campaign to get people to eat more fresh fruit, and helped to raise money for the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) UK.
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Israeli transaction close to completion
As predicted on freshinfo last week, Fishman Holdings, a company controlled by Eliezer Fishman, has sold part of its holdings in citrus company Tnuport to Mehadrin Tnuport Export for US$16 million
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Lincolnshire hosts climate change warning
Global warming could be far worse than anyone is prepared to admit, climate-change consultant Pete Taylor told a group of Breton and Lincolnshire growers and media at a meeting last week.
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ArticleKids mad for potato day
The British Potato Council’s (BPC) ‘Potato Day’ proved a hit with school children this year.
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Hot property up for grabs down under
A fruit producing business of significant size is on the market for realisation as a going concern, in Australia’s New South Wales.
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ArticleKiwifruit harvest disrupted
The New Zealand kiwifruit season has suffered delays to picking due to rainfall.
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ArticleMoroccan grape sector full of beans
Moroccan grape growers are “very optimistic” about their export prospects in 2006, according to leading exporter Delassus.
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ArticleWorld Cup battle of the bananas
Costa Rica take on Germany in the first game of the World Cup today backed by the nation's favourite fruit - bananas
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ArticleTunnels and temp workers targeted
Conservative Party agriculture spokesman Bill Wiggin MP has stunned the industry by calling for planning permission for soft-fruit polytunnels and worker accommodation.
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Growers' union slates supermarkets
The NFU has lashed out at the UK’s major supermarkets, accusing them of abusing their power, creating a climate of fear among suppliers, and putting supply chains at risk.
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ArticleAgrexco set for privatisation
Israel's Minister of Agriculture Shalom Simhon is acting to privatise Agrexco and transfer the ownership of the company to growers.
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ArticleWhat’s so special about carrots?
Producers hope that a high-profile campaign designed to boost the image of carrots will have far-reaching consequences. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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ArticleBrassicas feel bite
Growers up and down the country have been welcoming the arrival of the summer brassica season in recent weeks, although the cool spring temperatures have delayed the start of many lines. Emma Twyning finds out how growers think the season will pan out and what challenges lie in store for the sector in the long-term, as brassica consumption rates fall.