All Production & Trade articles – Page 1043
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ArticleItalians form kiwifruit consortium
Nine companies create Kiwifruit of Italy, which will work to establish minimum quality standards and promote export sales
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ArticleICOP 2012 marks 20 years of GFA
Annual conference for European producer organisations set to reconvene in Brussels on 20-21 November
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ArticleDutch exports fall in first half of year
Industry association Productschap Tuinbouw reveals 3 per cent decline in export volumes between January and end of June
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ArticleSlight downturn for Chilean exports
Despite a minor contraction in volume, Chile’s fruit export industry enjoyed a positive season in 2011/12 with further growth to come
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ArticleRecord number of varieties at plum festival
This year's Pershore Plum Festival will feature the largest selection of plum varieties in its five-year history.
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ArticleThailand and Chile close in on FTA
Chile and Thailand have reached an important steppingstone in efforts to secure a Free Trade Agreement
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ArticleANI to buy-up banana plantations
AgriNurture announces plans to buy up Philippine banana plantations as smaller growers there struggle with restrictions imposed on exports to China
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ArticleFresh faces for the Rubens Consortium
Rubens Consortium has elected a new president and vice president following elections in July.
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ArticleFreshmax in kiwiberry agreement
Freshmax NZ has secured the rights to commercialise four new proprietary kiwiberry varieties from Plant & Food Research’s breeding programme.
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ArticleIrish authorities underline benefits of GM
Irish potato growers could save more than £275/ha if they switch to a blight-resistant genetically modified (GM) potato variety, scientists claim.
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ArticleUS pear prospects looking good
Pear Bureau Northwest is looking ahead to the upcoming campaign after what it called a "great export year" in 2011/12
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ArticleCalavo expands Mexican capacity
The expansion of the company’s Michoacán packhouse is designed to keep pace with high US consumer demand for avocados
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ArticleAsda sales rise 0.7 per cent
Asda has released its second quarter results, from the period of April 1 to June 30, with a like-for-like sales increase of 0.7 per cent.
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ArticleChinese pomelo volumes to fall
Chinese pomelo shippers are predicting a drop in exports to Europe this season due to lower yields and tighter EU residue rules
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ArticleFreshmax in kiwiberry agreement
New Zealand’s fledgling kiwiberry industry has received a boost with the introduction of four new varieties
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ArticleKronen targets lettuce with new machine
German-based fresh produce technology giant Kronen has developed a new machine for coring and cutting lettuce.
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ArticleExploitation claim hangs over Prime Champ
Authorities in the Netherlands have released without charge the financial director of Prime Champ, the main supplier of mushrooms to Asda, following his arrest last week on suspicion of being involved in the alleged exploitation of Polish migrant workers.
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£270 million acquisition for Bayer CropScience
Bayer CropScience has completed its acquisition of farming pest management firm Agra Quest for around £270 million.
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ArticleNorthern Mushrooms FD blasts the RPA
The financial director of one of the five producer organisations facing the axe from the EU Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme has claimed the Rural Payments Agency “could have acted illegally”.
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Online shopping makes a comeback for Iceland
Iceland will re-open its online store, which was closed six years ago, following rising demand from customers.