All Production & Trade articles – Page 1092
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ArticleUS northwest pear crop set to fall
Pear Bureau Northwest forecasts a fresh pear crop of 19.3m boxes, down on 2012 but up on the five-year average
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ArticleAustralian access for Malaysian pineapples
Australian quarantine officials have provisionally given approval for fresh Malaysian pineapples to enter the Australian market
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ArticleSmaller sizes could limit grapefruit deal
The switch from US to South African grapefruit supplies has been a smooth one in Japan, but a shortage of the right sizes could curtail the RSA deal
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ArticlePhilippines certifies banana packers
Philippine quarantine officials have certified 312 banana packhouses as meeting Chinese import requirements
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ArticleJapanese April imports fall
Unsettled weather dulled import demand in Japan in April, market report reveals
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ArticleGirona Fruits makes apple investment
Spanish co-op looks to boost capacity by some 5,000 tonnes through a €5m investment
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ArticlePotato event focuses on R&D
Potatoes in Practice, the annual field-based potato event for the potato industry, will focus on the subject of herbicide sensitivity this year.
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ArticleRain threatens early cherries
Northwest cherry growers in the US are worried bad weather could affect the first harvest of Chelans.
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ArticleSenate decision welcomed by United Fresh
UFPA president and CEO Tom Stenzel has welcomed the decision to advance the 2012 Farm Bill to the Senate Floor
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ArticleProduce imports top exports in US
Latest USDA trade forecast points to trade deficit for fresh fruit and vegetables in favour of imports from overseas
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ArticleFirst British Tenderstem crop arrives
Growers seeing a positive start to the campaign as retailers across the UK begin to stock the broccoli variety
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ArticleCalifornian prunes get health certification
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has confirmed that Californian prunes are good for digestion.
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ArticleFirst British Tenderstem crop arrives
The first batch of this year’s British Tenderstem crop has hit the shops following the recent warm weather.
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ArticleFarmers create armchair allotments
A farm supplying asparagus to royal grocer Fortnum and Masons is offering the public the opportunity to grow their own posh produce without leaving home.
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ArticleMaersk unplugs Cork's banana bung
Fyffes bananas return to southern Irish port for first time in almost three decades following arrival of new Maersk Line service
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ArticleRefugees 'exploited' by banana industry
Despite its environment-friendly reputation as the world's largest exporter of organic bananas, the Dominican Republic's treatment of banana workers is being called into question.
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ArticleM&S hits green targets
M&S claims it’s the first major UK retailer to become carbon neutral in a new report which says 100 per cent of its waste in 2011 was recycled.
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ArticleCropWalker Mapping 'will aid farmers'
A new online mapping system allows farmers to view crop data at the click of a button.
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ArticleCrown Jewels expands South American deal
US produce marketer to develop a new import programme from Chile, Peru and Brazil after setting up an office in the region
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ArticleHonduras posts export upturn
A growth in shipments of bananas, melons, pineapples and watermelons have pushed up overall agricultural sendings from Honduras in the first quarter