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ArticleLondon Assembly makes growing plans
London’s city planners need to move commercial growing higher up the policy agenda, promote food mapping and the integration of growing sites into housing, introduce greater flexibility into the use of greenbelt land and look at how to grow more fruit in the capital, a panel of so-called experts told the city assembly’s planning committee last week.
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ArticleT&G delays apple payments
Turners & Growers will delay paying New Zealand apple growers after difficult late-season sales
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ArticleRain hampers Indian pomegranates
India’s pomegranate crop has been struck by significant blossom drop after heavy rains in Karnataka
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ArticleImports soar to Iran
Imports into the Middle Eastern country are significantly up compared with the same period in 2008
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ArticleUS tightens bell pepper access
Dutch peppers have been banned and Canadian supplies are restricted under a temporary US import rule
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ArticleTomato supply threatened
The changeover in tomato seasons between northern and southern Europe is being overshadowed by late availability from the north and the threat of reduced plantings in the south as well as disease issues.
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Chile eyes up top ten spot
ProChile aims to transform itself into one of the world’s top-10 food and beverage exporters by 2015, the promotional body’s director Alicia Frohmann told FPJ.
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ArticlePBGEA members aid typhoon victims
Members of the Philippine Banana Growers and Exporters Association have donated bananas to provide relief for typhoon victims
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ArticleDry spell sends costs skyward
Unseasonably dry conditions so far this autumn are leading to increased irrigation costs for potato and vegetable growers on a scale not seen in more than a decade.
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Greyfriars to move on after planning rejection
Greyfriars UK has described the rejection of its plans for a multi-million pound extension to a mushroom site in North Yorkshire as a “temporary setback”, as it waits for planning permission on a new site to come through within eight weeks.
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ArticleNew apple varieties signal organic growth
New Zealand apple exporter Heartland Fruit Co is gearing up to launch two disease-resistant varieties suited to organic cultivation
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ArticleDole expands Philippine avocado production
The Philippines’ largest banana exporter, Dole, is ramping up production of avocados bound for export to Japan
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Iran boosts Pakistani kinnow tariffs
Raised Iranian tariffs on Pakistani kinnows have caused concern about the export markets future
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ArticleCape Town hosts leading industry event
Eurofruit Congress Southern Hemisphere 2009 kicks off with conference sessions on branding, logistics and innovation
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Big guns see market share growth
Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons have all seen their growth fall back on the last quarter but in each case have added market share as their growths have been higher than the overall market, according to new data from TNS Worldpanel.
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ArticleUS industry leaders unite in GAP effort
Key representatives from across the US produce industry are joining forces under a new audit harmonization initiative for food safety
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ArticleUS citrus players upbeat on season
Leading US citrus players are reporting a positive outlook for the new California navel and Florida grapefruit seasons
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ArticleIndia develops taste for Australian navels
Australian citrus exports to India are enjoying a bumper year, according to leading trade figures
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ArticleOppenheimer unveils fresh blueberry deal
This season's roll-out of Oppenheimer’s new fresh blueberry program with Ocean Spray will be cross promoted with blueberry juice
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ArticleBlueberries set to flood markets
Blueberry markets will be flooded with South American supplies in November as late Chilean and Argentine seasons collide