All Production & Trade articles – Page 1317
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ArticleAustralian banana glut cuts profits
Ideal growing conditions in Australia have come back to bite banana growers, with fruit prices plummeting due to oversupply
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ArticleKorea to cut tariffs on some imports
The escalating price of kimchi in the country has led the government to remove tariffs on some of the food staple’s main ingredients
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ArticleDole Europe reveals restructuring plan
Jean-Christophe Juilliard and Fouad Foukra depart as group sets out plan to move its European head office from Paris to Hamburg
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ArticleUK pineapples 'come at a cost'
Investigation by Consumers International claims to have found a "catalogue of damage" caused by intensive tropical fruit production in Costa Rica
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ArticlePeruvian mango sales improve
Export value rose 70 per cent during the January-July period to some US$85.4m
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ArticleDole responds to Costa Rica allegations
EXCLUSIVE: Dole responds to report and documentary by Consumers International and Guardian Films on intensive tropical fruit production in Costa Rica
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ArticleFPC concerns over additional checks
The Fresh Produce Consortium fears additional checks on 'high risk' Egyptian products will have major ramifications
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ArticleSchools work to save UK apples
The Fruit-Full Schools programme has been set up to rescue the UK’s endangered orchards
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ArticleRijk Zwaan launches Mexican site
Group officially opens new production facility in Guanajuato, with the site benefiting from high light intensity and good climate
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ArticleAsian growth bolsters Tesco profits
Tesco countered “modest” UK sales growth to return a 12.5 per cent increase in half-year profits.
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ArticleAus citrus sector fears fruit-fly security breach
South Australian citrus growers fear border security cut-backs could threaten their region's fruit-fly-free status
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ArticleQueensland growers buy Timbercorp assets
Queensland-based fruit growers Simpson Farms and OneHarvest are poised to buy former Timbercorp plantations in northern Australia
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ArticleNFU: Horticulture remains key for DEFRA
Horticulture is still very much at the government’s agenda despite the imminent spending cuts, the National Farmers’ Union has told growers.
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ArticleChile hints at China market opening
China could shortly receive its first blueberries from Chile as the South American nation targets further expansion in Asia
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ArticleSteady performance for Chilean fruit
Sendings in 2009/10 rose by 2.9 per cent, buoyed by table grape, apple and kiwifruit growth and progress on emerging markets
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ArticleVietnam enjoys export price hike
Exported produce sold for higher average prices in August when compared with the same period of 2009
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Wight Salads posts successive losses
Wight Salads has insisted it is on course to return to profit in the near future despite posting a second successive year of heavy losses.
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ArticlePakistani produce spreads its wings
National minister notes that country has been successful in enhancing exports in new Asian and European markets
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Primafruit bounces back after Tesco withdraws
Primafruit’s sales and profits have taken a hit in the past year following the loss of major customer Tesco.
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ArticleNFU hits out at Unite over AWB abolition
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has defended its support for the coalition government’s proposals to abolish the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) in the face of vigorous campaigning by trade union, Unite.