All Production & Trade articles – Page 1233
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ArticleEgyptian exporters target Far East
Egypt's leading fruit grower-shippers are looking to Asia to absorb their rising volumes and reduce dependence on European markets
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ArticleTesco UK triples Thai mango volumes
UK retail giant Tesco is trebling its Thai mango imports and extending promotions in a bid to raise the fruit's profile among British consumers
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ArticlePeru revamps country image
The brand, which aims to improve the quality of Peruvian exports, marks a new era for the country’s foreign trade industry
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ArticlePeru container space in short supply
The country’s mango suppliers are being forced to look for alternative distribution outlets as their bumper season nears a close
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ArticleApples losing their lustre
Following the recent UK ban on Morpholine as a chemical emulsifier in the process of waxing fruit, concerns are now being raised for this season's apple imports into Europe
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ArticleCoconut prices sprial
Fresh coconut prices have spiralled to their highest levels in at least 30 years due to strong prices for coconut oil and dessicated coconut on global commodity markets.
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ArticleUSDA increases orange forecast
Department revises its new-season estimate following 4m-carton upturn in output of early and mid-season varieties
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ArticleEcuador tightens banana regulations
Ecuadorean Ministry of Agriculture brings into force new measure to establish fixed price per box of exported fruit
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ArticleDole to expand in South America
Group to open vegetable processing plant in Argentina as part of its globalisation plans for South America
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Peru achieves grape export record
The country’s table grape sendings reach a record high of 90,000 tonnes during the 2010/11 season
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ArticleChile readies for pomegranate season
Harvesting will shortly begin in the South American country with high-quality fruit available through the month of June
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ArticleCauliflower growers face crisis
Cauliflower could be in danger of becoming a niche product in the UK as growers are threatening to switch out of the crop.
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ArticleEnglish asparagus in at Waitrose
Waitrose offered its first English asparagus of the season last week at John Lewis food halls on Oxford Street and Bluewater.
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ArticleRenar and Pomifrai complete merger
Renar ranks among top three Brazilian apple producers with savings of US$8.5m (€6.1m) after integrating Pomifrai into its business
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ArticleMorrisons acquires US fresh stake
Morrisons has acquired a stake in a US grocery business in a deal which will see ceo Dalton Philips join the company's board.
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ArticleUSDA stresses importance of US-Korea FTA
The US agricultural secretary Tom Vilsack has said the country must act quickly to ratify a Free Trade Agreement with South Korea to prevent losing market share in that country
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ArticlePakistan fails to hit kinnow export target
A short crop and poor infrastructure has been blamed for Pakistan’s failure to reach its kinnow export target of 260,000 tonnes this season
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ArticleEuropean Parliament slams trade deals
Resolution criticises trade agreement with Morocco and talks with Mercosur, calling for possible impact to be studied
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ArticleStandard Chartered invests in Afrifresh
Banking group takes 30 per cent share in South African grower-exporter, a leading supplier of citrus and table grapes
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ArticleMetro outlines direct sourcing plans
German group's Cash & Cary division understood to be approaching producers in order to establish direct supply lines