All Production & Trade articles – Page 1325
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ArticleEconomic slump dents Chilean returns
Last season’s poor prices in major export destinations is prompting Chilean fruit suppliers to reduce dependency on markets like the US and Europe
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ArticleThanet Earth recognised for impact
The UK-based greenhouse complex has been handed the Norah Stucken award for its impact on the horticulture industry
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UK's trading standard improved
The UK has improved its international import standards and is now ranked the 16th-easiest country to trade with.
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ArticleCosta Rica firing on all cylinders
Exports of Costa Rican bananas to Europe and the US are projected to rebound next year as the industry closes a door on flooding damage
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ArticleSpar summer sales surge
Spar has reported a significant sales rise as it capitalises on the relaunch of its own-brand range and a number of promotional offers.
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ArticleUK apple sales on the slide
New figures have shown that sales fell by more than 3 per cent over the past year, with industry players expressing concerns over the findings
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ArticleMindanao gets fruit development plan
The Philippine Department of Agriculture has announced a 12-step plan to develop Mindanao’s fruit industry
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ArticleRebels attack Philippine banana farm
Communist guerrillas have attacked a Dole banana plantation in the Philippines, burning equipment and uprooting palms
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ArticleIsraeli export boycott condemned
A move to implement a targeted boycott of Israeli exports has been chastised as the Trade Union Congress (TUC) looked to put pressure on the country’s political forces.
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ArticleSicilian citrus bears brunt of Italian storms
Damage to fruit and vegetable production being assessed by Coldiretti across large swathes of country's Tyrrhenian Coast
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ArticleWestern Australian mango volumes rise
The region will see production increase by 30 per cent this season, according to the latest forecast by the national mango association
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ArticleWaitrose buoys ailing John Lewis
Waitrose’s resurgent sales performance is buoying the fortune of its ailing parent company, John Lewis.
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ArticleMedfly worry for Californian produce
A new discovery has been made in San Diego county, leading to the establishment of an agricultural quarantine
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ArticleUS farmers push Korea FTA
The American Farm Bureau is pushing the US government to move ahead with the Korea-US FTA
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ArticleNew chairman for access body
Cherry grower Tim Reid has been installed as Australia’s Horticulture Market Access Committee chairman
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ArticleGlobal cashew association discussed
Cashew bodies in Vietnam, India and Brazil have discussed a global cashew association
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Consumers still cautious, confirms BRC
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has said that today’s retail figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) confirm the BRC’s findings, published last week, “that strong retail sales in June and July were not sustained”.
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ArticleBrazil to increase exports to Russia
The country is looking to increase its presence in the Russian fresh produce market, according to a government official
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Budgens boom follows own-brand sales
Budgens has seen an uplift in sales of up to 24 per cent with the relaunch of its own brand ‘better’ tier, as it continues to develop its own brand range.
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ArticleAgrexco readies red grapefruit season
The Israeli exporter’s Carmel-branded red grapefruit is set to be exported later this month