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Costa Rica counts flood costs
Banana production areas on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica have suffered following heavy rainfall and flooding on Sunday and Monday this week.
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Exporter fights liquidation order
A South African exporter is fighting back against a provisional liquidation order made against it in the Cape Town High Court.
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ArticleSainsbury's trims apple supplier base
Sainsbury’s has moved quickly to quash speculation it may reduce its commitment to English-grown top-fruit after its latest round of supplier rationalisation left Worldwide Fruit out in the cold.
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ArticleWhat to worry about this week
So, this week, fruit and vegetables aren’t as good for you as they were last week. Fruit is not as nutritious as it was
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ArticleSainsbury's disappoints and faces challenge
Food sales have continued to fall at Sainsbury’s and the supermarket chain this morning (Thursday) warned that there are still challenging times ahead.
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Sliced apples get a fresher lease of life
Auckland company Fresh Appeal has sold innovative technology, which can keep apple slices fresh for 21 days, to a UK-based manufacturing company.
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UK food retailers enjoy record quarter
TNS Superpanel data reveals a record quarter for supermarket takings in the UK in the final quarter of 2004.
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Record low year for Belgian auction
A leading Belgian fresh produce auction has described 2004 as the worst year in its history, as turnover tumbled 24 per cent compared with the previous year.
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Fruit and veg cancer debate rumbles on
The cancer fighting properties of fruit and vegetables continue to be debated with the findings of a new survey.
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Chiquita completes $150 million revolving credit facility
A new five-year committed facility will provide Chiquita with much needed liquidity to fuel growth at the produce multi-national.
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ArticleGrower support for BPC work
NFU Scotland has expressed its support for the work of the British Potato Council (BPC) which is currently undergoing it statutory five-year review.
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Elkind caps off pepper development
Israeli developers are hoping to lead the way in the race to develop new peppers, one of the hottest items on the global agriculture market.
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ArticleChristmas sales flat at Morrisons
Shares in Morrisons fell 5.6 per cent yesterday after the Bradford-based chain reported flat Christmas sales.
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Government funds for organics
DEFRA has agreed to fund Cambridge-based plant science company NIAB and the Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA) to extend organic vegetable and potato trials across the country.
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Food and drink bucks disappointing Christmas sales trend
Food and drink retailers managed to buck the trend following the worst UK retail figures in 10 years, the British Retail Consortium said.
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Fyffes court case continues
The landmark €85m insider dealing civil case, being taken by Fyffes against DCC and its chief executive Jim Flavin, will continue in Ireland’s High Court today.
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ArticleGomez Reserv™ expands into grapes
Gomez has announced the launch of the latest product to join its Gomez Reserv™ range.
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Morrisons under scrutiny
Analysts will be watching Morrisons’ Christmas trading results carefully when they are announced today.
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EurepGAP workshop set for Cologne
EurepGAP, the global partnership for safe and sustainable agriculture, is running a Train-the-Trainer Workshop on February 23-25, in Cologne.
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Interflora battle continues
Rebel florists have announced they are confident they will be able to derail an agreed buyout of Interflora by private equity group 3i.