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SPS entitlements deadline looms
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is appealing for growers to apply for new entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme (SPS), available this year only as a result of a change in EU policy.
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ArticleProducers ready to rally, says FNSEA
France’s main farmers’ union, the FNSEA, has hit back at the government’s request that producers reimburse a decade of aid
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Argentine lemons caught in freeze
Freezing temperatures on the night of July 23-24 in western Argentina are likely to bring an abrupt end to the lemon export season from the main growing region of Tucumán.
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ArticleCapespan celebrates shipment landmark
Capespan Exports has shipped more than 100 containers with a single service provider both in week 27 and 28 in a first for the company.
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ArticleLa Palma fires hit banana plantation
Wildfires damage a small banana plantation on the Spanish island of La Palma, although most producers are said to be unaffected
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ArticlePhilippines works on banana export increase
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has said that the government is working on better market access for bananas in the US
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ArticlePayback time for French farmers
Brussels has demanded that French fruit and vegetable producers return the state handouts given them in 1992-2002
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Bayer CropScience to launch UK first
An insecticide with the active ingredient Spirotetramat is set to be launched into the UK market by Bayer CropScience.
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ArticleVOG publishes updated quality guide
New version of apple quality publication offers information on various quality characteristics for all major commercial varieties
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ArticleGrowfair expands into Wales
Local premium label Growfair has reached Wales, following its earlier launches in Cornwall and Devon
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ArticleInvestigation targets other Dutch firms
The Greenery, ZON and Fruitmasters all asked to provide details of their sales structure, according to leading Dutch industry paper
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ArticleUS passes landmark food safety reform
New legislation will give government more resources to safeguard food supply, including more frequent inspections
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ArticleClimate change to hit Californian crops
A new study in the US has claimed that global warming could make California unsuitable for fruit and vegetable growth in the future
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ArticleNZ apple and pear exports to fall
The ministry of agriculture and forestry predicts topfruit production will rise but shipments will fall as growers diversify their ranges
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ArticleZespri rides out European storm
Fresh produce market experiencing falling demand, higher stocks and tumbling sales as economic crisis continues to have an impact
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ArticleZespri continues marketing push
Blogging, dieting and competitions are at the heart of the kiwifruit marketer's North American promotional strategy this season
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ArticleStrong demand boosts Zespri sales
Positive performance in company's key Asian marketing regions puts total deliveries significantly ahead of last year's figure
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ArticleProtests hit French-Spanish border
French fresh produce growers blocked the motorway on the border with Spain yesterday to protest against dwindling returns
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ArticleSpain holds stonefruit crisis talks
Competition and market saturation have this month pushed down prices for Spanish peaches and nectarines to below the cost of production
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ArticleAuthorities raid Dutch and Belgian firms
Investigations focus on suspected fixing of prices and sharing of market information within Benelux fresh produce trade