All Production & Trade articles – Page 1012

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    UN urges people to buy ugly fruit & veg

    2013-04-16T10:16:16Z

    The United Nations has urged shoppers around the world to buy misshapen or aesthetically imperfect fresh produce in a bid to limit the volume of fresh produce that goes to waste every year and feed millions of people around the world who go hungry every day.

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    Thanet Earth harvest first cucumbers of 2013

    2013-04-16T10:16:04Z

    Thanet Earth has begun harvesting its first cucumbers of the year and says that despite recent low light levels plants are looking strong and healthy.

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    Peru's asparagus sets sights on China

    2013-04-16T10:16:02Z

    According to Peruvian press reports, China will open up to exports of asparagus from Peru in the next two months.

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    Port of Felixstowe quash BBC weather claims

    2013-04-16T10:16:00Z

    The Port of Felixstowe has denied reports by the BBC that its service has been badly affected by today's snowy weather.

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    Co-operatives announce top-fruit partnership

    2013-04-16T10:16:00Z

    Two top-fruit co-operatives have merged to create a 16-member group that will span the south-east and east of England.

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    Met Office issues snow warning

    2013-04-16T10:15:59Z

    The Met Office has warned the fresh produce industry of the risk of severe disruption as heavy snowfall is forecasted across many parts of the UK this weekend.

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    Fresh doubts cast over veg waste claims

    2013-04-16T10:15:56Z

    Claims that up to 30 per cent of the UK’s vegetable crop is not harvested due to visual appearance have been blasted by a government advisor.

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    Rabobank: "industry must look east for growth"

    2013-04-16T10:15:55Z

    A new report from Rabobank suggests that the fresh produce sector should look to the new EU member states for growth when CAP reforms come into effect in January next year.

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    FPC slams waste claims

    2013-04-16T10:15:52Z

    The Fresh Produce Consortium has hit back at claims regarding waste in the supply chain.

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    Improved festive performance for Tesco

    2013-04-16T10:15:48Z

    Tesco is 'back on form', according to CEO Philip Clarke, after the retailer delivered a 1.8 per cent increase in like-for-like sales over the six weeks to 5 January, its strongest rate of growth for three years.

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    Total Produce completes Oppy deal

    2013-04-16T10:15:47Z

    European fresh produce giant Total Produce has announced that it has completed an agreement to acquire a 65 per cent majority shareholding in Vancouver-based fresh produce supplier the Oppenheimer Group.

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    Record-breaking Christmas for Sainsbury's

    2013-04-16T10:15:46Z

    Sainsbury's has posted positive results over Christmas and the fourth quarter as total sales, for the 14 weeks ending 5 January, rose by 3.3 per cent and like-for-like sales were up 0.9 per cent, both excluding fuel.

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    "Disappointing" Christmas results for Morrisons

    2013-04-16T10:15:44Z

    It was a difficult Christmas period for Morrisons as like-for-like sales dropped 2.5 per cent for the six weeks to 30 December.

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    Kendall's fresh policy call

    2013-04-16T10:15:42Z

    NFU president Peter Kendall has called for fresh thinking on farm policy as growers and farmers try to recover from a year of devastating weather.

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    Flooding causing chaos on roads

    2013-04-16T10:15:40Z

    Roads have been blocked and train services disrupted as flooding hit parts of the UK.

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    EU crop diversity 'under threat'

    2013-04-16T10:15:38Z

    Ten leading agricultural food-chain members have urged the European Commission to act immediately to address what they say is the limited availability of Plant Protection Products for minor uses and speciality crops in Europe.

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    British Onions chairman calls for retail support

    2013-04-16T10:15:38Z

    The UK onion harvest is showing an approximate reduction of 20 per cent in gross yields with most of the crop gathered in.

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    Murcia issues broccoli warning

    2013-04-16T10:15:36Z

    Producer-exporters in the south-eastern Spanish region of Murcia are warning that bad weather conditions could sink broccoli production and leave the market short as output plummets to barely half of usual volumes for the time of year.

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    Colombian FTA presents produce opportunity

    2013-04-16T10:15:35Z

    The European Parliament has approved the free-trade agreement between the EU and Colombia.

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    Total Produce announces Oppenheimer deal

    2013-04-16T10:15:34Z

    Total Produce Plc is joining forces with the Oppenheimer Group. One of Europe's largest fresh produce companies will acquire 65 per cent of the Canadian company Grandview Ventures Ltd which trades as the Oppenheimer Group, in two stages.