All Production & Trade articles – Page 1275
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ArticleEurope readies for new Peruvian crop
Peru is gearing up to ship around 47,000 tonnes of Hass avocados to Europe when the new season gets underway this week
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ArticleSlow start for California cherries
Cool and windy spring weather has meant a slow start to the season for the California cherry industry
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ArticleFruit fly outbreak in Australia
A new outbreak of Queensland fruit fly in eastern Australia has growers worried about the increased costs of treating the fruit
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ArticleProexport hails deal with Murcian bank
Association, based in Spain’s Murcia region, says agreement with Cajamurcia will benefit more than 3,000 producers
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ArticlePolice break up fresh produce mafia
Authorities make arrests following investigation into illegal control of fresh fruit and vegetable trade in central-southern Italy
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ArticleFrench cherries survive wind
Strong winds in southern France failed to upset the burgeoning French cherry season, but further storms are forecast
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ArticleHail damages Maharashtra mangoes
An untimely spell of spring rain and hail has damaged Maharashtra’s Kesar mango crop, leading to fears for exports
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ArticleIndia increases garlic share in Asia
With a drop in Chinese garlic supplies over the last couple of years, India has increased its market share in Asia
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ArticleSlide for US exports to Europe
USDA reports that exports to 27 EU member states fell for both fruit and vegetables between 2005 and 2009
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ArticleFrench eye better stonefruit prices
Although consumption of stonefruit was up among French shoppers last year, ultra-low prices succeeded in hitting sales
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ArticleBoost for Southern Hemisphere citrus
Citrus production from Southern Hemisphere countries is tipped to rise by 0.5 per cent according to the latest data
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ArticleBlack spot spreading in Florida
A further ten cases of the citrus disease have been discovered since the confirmation of two outbreaks in March
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Too many supermarkets, say Irish farmers
The Irish Republic has too many supermarkets and producer prices are being squeezed to pay for the over-capacity, a parliamentary committee was told last week.
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ArticleIndia plans horticulture growth
India’s agriculture ministry aims to boost fruit and vegetable production to 300m tonnes by 2011/12
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ArticleNew Zealand avocado orchard on market
Early New Zealand avocado producer Clearwater Orchard has been put up for tender
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ArticleKashmir rains boost strawberry production
Spring rains have boosted strawberry production in Kashmir, as the local horticulture department gets behind the fruit
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ArticleRPA furore sparks mapping meet
The leaders of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), Country Land and Business Association (CLA) and the Tenant Farmers’ Association (TFA) met DEFRA minister Lord Davies and Rural Payments Agency chief Tony Cooper last week to discuss Single Payment Scheme (SPS) and mapping issues which have flared up in recent weeks.
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ArticleSpanish crops in hail threat
High winds and hail at the weekend have been threatening Spanish grape, stonefruit and citrus crops.
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ArticleIceberg crops dip by a third
Iceberg lettuce growers from the Spanish region of Murcia are forecasting that they will close the season with an average weekly reduction in exports of 35 per cent year on year.
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ArticleLogistical headaches for RSA citrus
As rain impedes grapefruit and lemon harvesting, looming ports strike threatens to create backlog of export shipments