All Production & Trade articles – Page 1291

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    Australian stonefruit looks to Taiwan

    2009-10-22T01:35:36Z

    Australian stonefruit exporters are hopeful the Taiwanese market could reopen to them in time for this season

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    Chilean exporters sue inspection agency

    2009-10-21T11:09:33Z

    A decision is expected next month on a US$108m lawsuit brought by Chilean exporters against government inspection agency SAG

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    Voluntary Initiative hits targets

    2009-10-20T17:01:01Z

    The Voluntary Initiative (VI) is continuing to meet its targets and will help ensure UK farmers are well placed to meet the requirements of the Sustainable Use Directive, the initiative’s annual report has revealed.

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    Strong demand for Midnight Beauty

    2009-10-20T11:27:27Z

    South African producers reportedly investing in new plantings of Sun World's proprietary variety Sugrathirteen

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    London Assembly makes growing plans

    2009-10-20T11:01:01Z

    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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    T&G delays apple payments

    2009-10-20T09:50:02Z

    Turners & Growers will delay paying New Zealand apple growers after difficult late-season sales

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    Rain hampers Indian pomegranates

    2009-10-19T16:48:09Z

    India’s pomegranate crop has been struck by significant blossom drop after heavy rains in Karnataka

  • Bananas
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    Imports soar to Iran

    2009-10-19T14:38:53Z

    Imports into the Middle Eastern country are significantly up compared with the same period in 2008

  • Bell peppers
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    US tightens bell pepper access

    2009-10-19T10:19:33Z

    Dutch peppers have been banned and Canadian supplies are restricted under a temporary US import rule

  • Tomato supply threatened
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    Tomato supply threatened

    2009-10-19T09:01:02Z

    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

    2009-10-18T10:01:01Z

    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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    PBGEA members aid typhoon victims

    2009-10-16T10:11:02Z

    Members of the Philippine Banana Growers and Exporters Association have donated bananas to provide relief for typhoon victims

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    Dry spell sends costs skyward

    2009-10-16T10:01:01Z

    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

    2009-10-16T09:15:04Z

    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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    New apple varieties signal organic growth

    2009-10-16T07:29:08Z

    New Zealand apple exporter Heartland Fruit Co is gearing up to launch two disease-resistant varieties suited to organic cultivation

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    Dole expands Philippine avocado production

    2009-10-16T02:25:11Z

    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

    2009-10-16T02:22:08Z

    Raised Iranian tariffs on Pakistani kinnows have caused concern about the export markets future

  • ECSH
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    Cape Town hosts leading industry event

    2009-10-15T16:46:31Z

    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

    2009-10-15T10:01:01Z

    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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    US industry leaders unite in GAP effort

    2009-10-15T09:56:03Z

    Key representatives from across the US produce industry are joining forces under a new audit harmonization initiative for food safety