All Production & Trade articles – Page 1339
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M&S poised to cut 1,000 jobs
Marks & Spencer is reportedly set to cull more than 1,000 jobs in the wake of its worst Christmas trading performance for 80 years.
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ArticleChilean avocados take a plunge
The Chilean Hass Avocado Association has had to drastically cut its production forecast for the 2008/09 season, following an audit of avocado groves in Chile.
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ArticleFrost hits Chile's Hass avocado yield
A revised forecast for the 2008/09 season has predicted that Chilean Hass avocado exports will hit 85,000 tonnes
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ArticleTaiwan boosts anti-tangerine subsidy
Taiwan has raised a subsidy encouraging tangerine farmers to move to other crops
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Eversheds offers business tips
Legal giant Eversheds has offered some tips to businesses to help manage, and protect themselves from, risk in the recession.
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ArticleSecurity ruling could hit US cherry exports
The Washington cherry industry is discussing ways to manage new security laws for produce exported in passenger planes
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Philippines poised to boost banana exports
The Philippines is hoping a pending trade deal with Japan will boost its farmers’ banana exports
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ArticleExotic fruit sales plunge in Italy
CIA reports 25 per cent year-on-year fall in sales of pineapples, bananas, avocados and mangoes during festive period
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New industry standards look to a sustainable future
A plan to outline a formal set of standards underpinning the development of sustainable and environmentally friendly practices in the food and drink industry has been rolled out for consultation among employers.
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ArticleItalian minister "misguided" says trade
Leading fresh produce association Fruit Imprese expresses dismay at Luca Zaia's calls for a boycott on pineapples
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ArticleSunnyRidge receives first Mexican raspberries
The berry giant welcomed the inaugural shipment of raspberries from company-owned farms in December
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ArticleStudy to improve US-Mexico food security
The project aims to help develop an intelligent food-defence system following last year’s salmonella outbreak caused by Mexican peppers
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ArticleOlympic Fruit acquires TNI shares
Leading import-export company becomes major shareholder in Dutch vegetable supplier alongside growers group FrEsteem
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ArticlePlanned boom for Indian cashews
India hopes to more than double its cashew nut exports by 2020
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Guernsey growers battle through
The Guernsey Growers Association (GGA) has enough financial reserves to continue operating for the next few years, despite a big reduction in membership.
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Wasteful children cause huge food costs
British families could save hundreds of pounds a year on food bills by reducing the effects of wasteful children, according to new research.
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ArticleIrish minister issues price war warning
A grim warning about the future of the Irish Republic’s horticulture industry, and the 7,500 workers it employs, has been sounded by the country’s minister for food, Trevor Sargent.
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DEFRA issues PEACH update
The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) has been issued an update from DEFRA PHSI regarding the latest problems with the PEACH system.
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Lambert calls for strong leadership
Click here for a New Year's message from CBI director-general Richard Lambert.
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Australian growers count stonefruit losses
Stonefruit growers throughout Australia’s Granite Belt (Stanthorpe) region south west of Brisbane have reported major production losses this year, due to larger numbers of flying foxes than usual.