All Production & Trade articles – Page 1090
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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.
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ArticleSeafreight service aids Israeli mangoes
A new seafreight service via France is benefiting exports to the UK by reducing the need for airfreight
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ArticleCloud hangs over mushroom supplier
Venlo-based company Prime Champ at centre of Dutch police investigation into alleged mistreatment of Polish workers
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Seafreight service aids Israeli mangoes
UK-based Univeg Katopé has announced the first arrivals of the new season's mangoes from Israel, with higher yields expected compared with 2011.
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ArticleCamposol foresees good exotic prospects
As the Peruvian group reports on Q2 and H1 growth, it predicts further exotic opportunities in the US and Europe in particular
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ArticleSeeka raises new Psa alert
New Zealand kiwifruit grower Seeka has warned of new Psa symptoms in kiwifruit varieties believed to be Psa-disease-resistant
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ArticleFresh Partners unveils Indian subsidiary
New Zealand produce distributor Fresh Partners has opened an import-export arm in India
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Turners and Growers to refocus on apples
New Zealand's Turners and Growers has decided to put its domestic flower auction business on the market because it wants to refocus on the top-fruit sector, reports Radio New Zealand.