All Production & Trade articles – Page 1184
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ArticleItalian TV star calls for Pachino boycott
Sicilian tomato sales under threat after Rai consumer affairs presenter accuses mafia of controlling trade in the variety
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ArticleFlooding hits Australia's southeast
The weather is causing more headaches for growers in Australia, with heavy rain leading to flooding in some key growing areas in the southeast of the country
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ArticleFunding boost for Chinese vegetables
The Chinese government has put Yn1.5bn (US$227.96m) of funding behind efforts to boost winter vegetable supplies to the country’s north
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ArticleFreeze hits Mexican vegetables
A freeze in Mexico last week has crippled winter vegetable supplies from the region and sparked price spike forecasts
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ArticleDutch pear exports approach record
Fresh pear exports soared during 2010, growing 53 per cent for the January-November period, new figures have revealed
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ArticleEurope approves banana deal
MEPs vote in favour of tariff reduction agreement, effectively ending 16-year international trade dispute
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ArticleFood report sends 'urgent message'
Farming Futures Foresight report offers timely reminder of food security challenges, according to European Crop Protection Association
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ArticleNew phone app aids ethical shopping
A new iPhone app has been launched in the UK to assist consumers who wish to shop in an ethical fashion
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ArticleBelgian pears arrive in China
Belgian pears have arrived in Chinese supermarkets for the first time after three and a half years of negotiations between the two countries
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ArticleHuge banana plantation slated for Philippines
The Philippine banana industry has received a boost with Del Monte signalling it will create a 5,000ha plantation in the country
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ArticleBanana shortage opens Australian opportunities
Australian banana shortages caused by Tropical Cyclone Yasi could open the market for Philippine exporters
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ArticleEgypt turmoil could cause UAE price rise
Traders in the UAE fear that the chaos engulfing Egypt could lead to an increase in fresh produce prices in the Emirates
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ArticleUK strawberry supplies take a hit
The turmoil in Egypt and the late start to the Spanish season have left the UK short on strawberry volumes
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ArticleBanana war persists, says APEB
APEB has warned that adoption of the Geneva agreement on bananas will not resolve the banana war
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ArticleFrench apples face UK challenge
Increasing competition and unfavourable currency fluctuations have made life tough for French apple exporters to the UK
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ArticleEgypt grinds to halt as protests build
Massive protests in Egypt have brought the country to a virtual standstill, leaving produce stranded in coldstorage facilities
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ArticleCyclone Yasi hammers Australian banana crop
Australia’s banana crop has taken a battering by Cyclone Yasi, with reports 75 per cent of North Queensland’s crop has been affected by the category-five storm
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ArticlePresident urges aggressive exports to Asia
Pakistan’s President wants to push fruit exports to Asia following news that Japan will open its doors to Pakistani mangoes
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CNY preparations drive up fruit prices
The price of round fruits soared in the Philippines' capital in the hours leading up to Chinese New Year
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ArticleValencia ‘suffers €125m in frost losses’
Citrus and vegetable growers in Spanish region hit by major volume losses as a result of recent frosts, says La Unió