All Production & Trade articles – Page 1306
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ArticleFrost trims Argentina blueberry output
The country's blueberry sector is still counting on a good season in 2009/10 despite losing some volume to poor weather
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ArticleFrench producers refuse to repay aid
Despite government efforts, French producers have restated their refusal to reimburse €500m in state handouts
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ArticleGreen Seed replaces Food from Britain
International consulting network The Green Seed Group has opened up in Food from Britain’s stead as the UK looks to promote its food and drink overseas and create trade links at home.
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ArticleJapan hungry for Taiwan's mangoes
Export volumes to Japan increased this year following greater premium orders and improved quality control
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Online food and fairness debate launches
An online public debate into food and fairness has launched today.
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Ecuador to ‘resume’ banana talks
According to reports in Ecuador, the country is ready to re-enter talks with the EU over the reduction of the latter’s banana tariff
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ArticleCampéol makes progress
French potato specialist Campéol has just achieved some major objectives for development, including GlobalGAP certification
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AMS-WellPict European reach administration
Beleaguered soft-fruit group AMS-Wellpict European is going into administration.
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Chilli expert to hit BBC airwaves
Bedfordshire chilli expert Joanna Plumb has been filmed for a new BBC programme that aims to show viewers how to cut food bills and make the most of good ingredients.
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ArticleEarly Kashmir apple crop up
Kashmir’s apple crop is expected to do well this year following good levels of rainfall and favourable temperatures
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ArticleUK plum season on right track
English plum growers are reaping the benefits of a cold winter period to report on a high quality crop
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ArticleConcerns over Chinese onion imports
Possible Chinese onion imports in New Zealand have raised concerns about competition and disease
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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.