All Production & Trade articles – Page 1026

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    NZ strikes back on frozen produce claims

    2013-04-16T10:16:37Z

    New Zealand growers are hitting back at claims by an Australian trade body that its trans-Tasman neighbour is sending sub-standard frozen vegetables to its shores.

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    EWT revamps business following trading loss

    2013-04-16T10:16:32Z

    Top-fruit grower, packer and supplier Empire World Trade (EWT) is bouncing back from a “very tough year” which saw it post a loss for the 12 months to 28 April 2012 of £174,000 after tax.

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    Pom Wonderful outlines UK push

    2013-04-16T10:16:31Z

    Pom Wonderful, the 100 per cent Californian pomegranate juice, is set to hit UK television screens during March and April with a £1.2m (€1.42m) advertising campaign.

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    'Pear volume down 20 per cent', says BFV

    2013-04-16T10:16:29Z

    Belgium-based pear producer Belgische Fruitveiling (BFV) has confirmed that there has been a 20 per cent decline in current volume.

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    Industry teams up to tackle new fruit fly

    2013-04-16T10:16:25Z

    The soft-fruit sector is leading a co-ordinated industry response to ward off the potentially devastating effects of a new fruit fly.

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    Turnover improvement for ND

    2013-04-16T10:16:22Z

    French logistics organisation Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has announced an increase in annual turnover of 8.5 per cent for 2012, up to €3.88bn from €3.58bn the previous year.

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    Abel & Cole success 'can boost veg box category'

    2013-04-16T10:16:21Z

    Analysts have predicted a bright future for the organic box-scheme sector after Abel & Cole posted an impressive set of financial results.

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    Spanish imports on the rise

    2013-04-16T10:16:19Z

    Spain's fresh fruit and vegetable imports grew 1.4 per cent on a year-on-year basis for the 11 months to November 2012, according to new data published by Fepex.

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    Chiquita reveals preliminary results

    2013-04-16T10:16:17Z

    Chiquita Brands International has outlined its preliminary results for the fourth quarter and full-year of 2012, with sales forecast to remain stable and yearly income expected to fall on the previous 12 months.

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    Fresh produce behind Eurotunnel success

    2013-04-16T10:16:16Z

    Eurotunnel says that flowers and fruit and vegetables helped it to achieve record revenues of £843.8 million for 2012.

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    UK Fairtrade Foundation announces new CEO

    2013-04-16T10:16:16Z

    The UK's Fairtrade Foundation last month announced the appointment of Michael Gidney as its new CEO to replace Harriet Lamb, who became chief executive of Fairtrade International last summer.

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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.