Pea and bean news archive – Page 8
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ArticleNeedles ‘found in Morrisons green beans’
Supermarket chain recalls trimmed green beans after metal needles discovered inside 13 beans in Glasgow and Manchester
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ArticleGreat British Pea Week returns for second year
British pea growers hope to reconnect shoppers with provenance of the frozen veg favourite and celebrate harvest
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Farmcare hires leading fruit grower as farm manager
Paul Smith is to head up Farmcare’s Highland Court Estate leaving his production manager role at Loddington Farms
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ArticleEast Africa drought threatens crops
Drought conditions have plunged parts of Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia into crisis, with harvests plummeting, food prices soaring and many suffering malnourishment
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ArticleSea-air service a boon for LatAm shippers
Florida’s new multi-modal programme gives Latin American suppliers faster and cheaper access to Europe and Asia
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ArticleNGO criticises Israeli spraying
Israel’s alleged spraying of herbicides near Gaza has come under fire from NGO Gisha, while the UN condemns settlement expansion in West Bank
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ArticleMore North African veg for EU
Data from Eurostat shows that Morocco now accounts for almost one-third of imports from non-EU countries
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ArticleNew deal offers The Greenery fresh start
Following several years of restructuring, the Dutch produce marketer has secured new financial backing
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ArticlePea industry launches young chef competition
Yes Peas! opens cooking competition for second year running with a new sponsor and category for secondary schoolchildren
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ArticleEthiopian veg exports halted after farms attacked
Some Dutch firms have had to halt imports from Ethiopia after protesters burnt packhouses and damaged land
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ArticleSpecial report: Keeping up with Kenya
With new global competition, a burgeoning domestic market and the possibilities created by Brexit, Nina Pullman looks at the changing face of UK-Kenyan produce supply
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ArticleMoroccan exports to Spain on the up
In the first three months of 2016, Spanish imports of Moroccan fruit and vegetables grew by a sizeable 26 per cent
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ArticleFresh pea sales treble at the Co-op
Retailer cites warm wet temperature leading to good flavour as reason behind stellar pea sales
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ArticleMushy peas as rain hampers crop
Recent sales growth in peas may be dented by a difficult season, but Brexit may prove less problematic than for other crops and the outlook is positive
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ArticleAfriAg Global launches UK subsidiary
New division of African produce supplier will provide direct access for sub-Saharan growers to EU markets and retailers
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ArticleGPTA unveils category plan for peas and beans
Aim of report is to share information and equip the industry with tools for export success
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ArticleEx-Jacana director relocates to role with Kenya grower
Ed Cunynghame is moving to AAA Growers to develop the company’s commercial team
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ArticlePea week promotes provenance
The first Great British Pea Week launched on Monday to celebrate the UK’s pea harvest and promote the versatility of the ingredient
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ArticleVeg growers facing 'worst crop situation in 40 years'
Heavy rain and hail across Europe has decimated vegetable crops with large parts of carrot and pea crops “totally lost”
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ArticleFloods hurt French fruit and veg growers
Cherries and lamb's lettuce among products affected, as producers call on government to provide assistance