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Europech to discuss cold snap
European stonefruit congress Europech will be held April 27 and 28 in Perpignan.
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ArticleSun World appoints Unifrutti as grape marketer-licensee
Chilean fruit giant joins seven other distributors of Sun World varieties worldwide.
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ArticleRHG improves its fitness
The 2004 grape tender at Tesco left Kent-based Richard Hochfeld Group (RHG) in a much stronger position with the UK’s leading retailer. Not only has the company benefited from larger programmes, RHG has examined every facet of its business to emerge a fitter organisation, better equipped to meet the expectations of its major UK customer. Tommy Leighton reports.
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ArticleLow demand hits soft-fruit producers
Weak demand has hit home for strawberry producers in a year in which volumes have doubled.
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ArticleChilean exports smash through 200 million case mark
Chilean Exporters’ Association celebrates milestone season.
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ArticleClimate change to create garden of Scotland
A report in The Times predicts that the garden of England will move to Scotland long before the end of the century, while Kent will become a stonefruit haven.
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ArticleChile cools after fast start
In this week’s focus on kiwifruit the Journal looks at the Chilean market, where a strong start to the season gave hope for an exceptional performance, but oversupply towards the end of the campaign have marginally dampened spirits.
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ArticleUK stonefruit expecting heavy volumes
The UK cherry crop is still expected to be larger in volume than last year despite recent rainfall.
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ArticleSummer of success on French horizon
The heat is on for French fruit. Despite expectations for a bountiful summer season across the varied product range, growers and exporters will have to contend with strong European competition as well as the effects of increasing costs of labour. Emma Hatfield reports.
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Strawberries light up the aisles
My spies tell me the English strawberry crop is already at full stretch thanks to a combination of excellent growing
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ArticleThe big benefits of British summer fruit
On May 24, to celebrate the beginning of British berry season, British Summer Fruits released to all national and regional media the results of a research study into the benefits of strawberries and raspberries. The research was conducted on the association’s behalf by leading nutritionist and founder of the Institute for Optimum Nutrition Patrick Holford, and is part of British Summer Fruits campaign to shift the emphasis of eating strawberries and raspberries from special-occasion, dessert fruits to everyday, any time, super foods.
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ArticleStones play mixed tune
European stonefruit will offer a mixed bag this year. Although excellent internal conditions and good sizing have characterised much of the sendings thus far, in Spain, which has been badly affected by climatic conditions, things are far from peachy. Emma Hatfield reports.
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ArticleDavis eye on export targets
This year has been viewed as difficult for organic vegetable growers in some quarters. Davis (Louth) Ltd is not going to be despondent, however, as it looks to cast its net far and wide across the organic markets, both import and export. John Broy reports.
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ArticleSCA’s storage solution
In this week’s focus on packaging SCA launches its new range of palletainers designed for the storage and movement of fresh produce, Ulma Packaging showcases a recent addition to its range, EFSIS discusses the importance of its standard for food packaging materials and Sharp Interpack produces a range of solutions for Tesco.
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ArticleFrosts damage European stonefruit
Winter frosts have damaged stonefruit crops across Spanish and French producing areas to varying degrees.
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Asoex plays down Chile GM talk
The Chilean Exporters Association (Asoex) has distanced itself from reports concerning the development of genetically modified products in the country.
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ArticleChileans pack their bags for Europe
A 20-person delegation led by the Chilean Exporters Association, ASOEX, will be among the many thousands of visitors to the 12th annual Fruit Logistica Fair held in Berlin, February 5 to 7.
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ArticleStePac Xtends itself
The Journal introduced StePac to its readers last year. The company’s president Israel Ben-Tzur tells Tommy Leighton that a customer-driven development strategy continues to pay rich dividends for the post harvest solutions provider.