All Production & Trade articles – Page 1334
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ArticleFrench eye better stonefruit prices
Although consumption of stonefruit was up among French shoppers last year, ultra-low prices succeeded in hitting sales
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ArticleBoost for Southern Hemisphere citrus
Citrus production from Southern Hemisphere countries is tipped to rise by 0.5 per cent according to the latest data
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ArticleBlack spot spreading in Florida
A further ten cases of the citrus disease have been discovered since the confirmation of two outbreaks in March
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Too many supermarkets, say Irish farmers
The Irish Republic has too many supermarkets and producer prices are being squeezed to pay for the over-capacity, a parliamentary committee was told last week.
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ArticleIndia plans horticulture growth
India’s agriculture ministry aims to boost fruit and vegetable production to 300m tonnes by 2011/12
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ArticleNew Zealand avocado orchard on market
Early New Zealand avocado producer Clearwater Orchard has been put up for tender
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ArticleKashmir rains boost strawberry production
Spring rains have boosted strawberry production in Kashmir, as the local horticulture department gets behind the fruit
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ArticleRPA furore sparks mapping meet
The leaders of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), Country Land and Business Association (CLA) and the Tenant Farmers’ Association (TFA) met DEFRA minister Lord Davies and Rural Payments Agency chief Tony Cooper last week to discuss Single Payment Scheme (SPS) and mapping issues which have flared up in recent weeks.
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ArticleSpanish crops in hail threat
High winds and hail at the weekend have been threatening Spanish grape, stonefruit and citrus crops.
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ArticleIceberg crops dip by a third
Iceberg lettuce growers from the Spanish region of Murcia are forecasting that they will close the season with an average weekly reduction in exports of 35 per cent year on year.
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ArticleLogistical headaches for RSA citrus
As rain impedes grapefruit and lemon harvesting, looming ports strike threatens to create backlog of export shipments
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ArticlePeach and nectarine production to fall
Europech' forecasts suggest significant downturns in production in Spain, Italy, Greece and France for the coming season
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ArticleCalifornian cherry deal underway
The first cherries of the season have been shipped from California, as predictions come in on the Northwest season
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ArticleEcuador expects banana value growth
Banana shipments are expected to earn the country US$2.1bn through 2010, despite a drop during the January-April period
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ArticleMorrisons sees growth slowdown
Two years of remarkable growth at Morrisons have been curtailed and poor sales were attributed to falling food price inflation as well as wider market slowdown in its latest trading update.
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ArticleAirfreight issues linger on
Airfreight sendings of fresh vegetables from Kenya have been taking longer than expected to get back on track, following the suspension of flights due to last month’s volcanic ash cloud.
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ArticleResearch to boost persimmon exports
Australian researchers have found a way to boost the shelf life of persimmons, in a boost for fruit exporters
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ArticleSouth Africa kicks off US export deal
The season’s first Western Cape clementines depart for the US next week ahead of the Orange River’s first-ever grapefruit sendings to the market
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ArticleDel Monte posts slight improvement
Fresh Del Monte has overcome difficulties in the banana category to report a slight net income increase of $36.2 million (£23.9m) through the first quarter of 2010, an improvement on the $34.9m in the same period of 2009.
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ArticleAustralian stonefruit targets Thailand
Stonefruit exporters from the Australian state of Victoria see Thailand as a market rife with export potential