All Production & Trade articles – Page 1247
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ArticleFresh produce companies 'losing value'
A new study has found that nearly 350 UK fresh produce outfits have lost over a third of their value in a year
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ArticleChiquita reports surprise Q1 loss
Chiquita has reported an unexpected $9 million (£5.9m) quarterly loss and cut its revenue forecast for the year, after cold weather and a weak economy hurt banana sales in Europe.
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ArticleAustralian exporter bids to battle on
Owner of JAK Fruit Jason Kotz vows to fight on after the company goes into voluntary administration with debts of over A$10m
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ArticleSmaller garlic for China
A cold winter in China has led to a crop of smaller garlic, although overall yields will be similar to that of last year
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ArticleNew kiwifruit varieties stir industry
Zespri’s new kiwifruit varieties, due for a commercial verdict in under two months, have begun to stir the New Zealand industry
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ArticleBumper UK asparagus season expected
Asparagus Growers Association is anticipating a record year as consumption and retail market value increases
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ArticleUS widens South American papaya access
Papayas from Colombia and Ecuador will be permitted entry into the US from late May onwards
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ArticleLettuce growers count cost of rainfall
Producers in Spanish regions of Murcia and Almería predict average export falls of 35 per cent during weeks 17, 18 and 19
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ArticleAustralian export firm collapses
Australian fruit export company JAK Fruit has gone into voluntary administration, with debts of over A$10m
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ArticleOrange River citrus growers join WCCPF
Suppliers from the Orange River will coordinate their first grapefruit and orange exports to the US with the Western Cape Citrus Producers’ Forum
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ArticleEmirates establishes Dutch trade channel
New passenger flight between Dubai and Amsterdam will be loaded with additional products, including fresh fruit
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ArticlePeru records garlic success
Sendings have risen markedly over the last four years as exports during the first bimester of 2010 soar again in value
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ArticleSpain's stonefruit sector ‘faces losses’
Heavy rains earlier this year could lead to losses in Spain's stonefruit crop, while lower volumes are also expected in Italy
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ArticlePalestinians ban settlement-grown goods
The Palestinian president has made it illegal to sell goods produced in Israeli settlements in effort to curb expansion
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Fyffes warns on banana pricing
Fyffes is warning that it will only hit the full-year earnings target it announced in March if EU banana-import tariff reform is implemented this year.
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Import preference views sought
The European Commission is preparing proposals for a future regulation to succeed its existing Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) to aid developing countries through trade.
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ArticleHeat turned up on RPA "fiasco"
Farmers have expressed their anger and dismay over the Rural Payments Agency’s (RPA) “mapping fiasco” during a National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Council meeting this week.
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ArticleSpanish melon harvest likely to fall
This season’s crop in Almería is expected to be down by 10 per cent, although Anecoop is confident for its own volumes
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ArticleFrench cherries face delays
The French cherry season is set to start around two weeks later this season, due to the weather conditions
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ArticleFyffes maintains earnings target
Despite difficult conditions that have resulted in lower selling prices, Fyffes has held steady on its EBITDA forecast