All Production & Trade articles – Page 1368
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ArticleUpdate: Quake impact on Chile fruit
Chilean Exporters Association does not anticipate a major disruption in fruit supplies despite damage to many cooling and storage facilities as well as transport infrastructure
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ArticleChile set for record European campaign
Shipments to Europe and the UK will reach their highest level by the end of this season, eating into export share to the US
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ArticleMEPs propose wonky veg ban
The UK could fall victim to backtracking from Europe on the sale of misshapen fruit and vegetables.
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ArticleSouth Africa to ship record pear crop
Country set to export bumper pear volumes this season, with South African topfruit set to battle it out in a crowded European market
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ArticlePomegreat sources from Afghanistan
Leading pomegranate juice company purchases 500 tonnes of fresh fruit and 500 tonnes of concentrate from the country
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ArticleAPEB attacks Spanish ‘banana policy’
European banana association APEB accuses Spain and EU of backing Latin American importers over European growers
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ArticleNew strawberries help Haiti
Hoogstraten’s first strawberries of the season have been sold to Special Fruit, with all the revenue going to a charity aiding Haiti
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ArticleGlobal warming reshapes horticulture
A new book from the CSIRO has warned Australian growers face significant changes in the face of global warming
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ArticleCalifornia water allocations down
Californian farmers are doing it tough, with news that both state and federal water allocations are at record-low levels
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ArticleMajor earthquake shakes Chile
Chile’s biggest quake in 50 years has struck the heart of fruit-producing regions and damaged road, port and airport infrastructure
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ArticleArgentina doubts re-access to US
The release of a number of new tough import demands mean Argentina’s re-entry onto the US lemon market is looking less likely
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ArticleSpanish growers call for aid after floods
Fresh produce organisations have called on the country’s authorities to aid growers following floods in Andalusia
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ArticleLower demand hits T&G profit
New Zealand group reveals falling fruit and vegetable consumption was the main factor behind a 34 per cent fall in group profit
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ArticleChiquita Q4 loss narrows
Chiquita has reported a smaller loss than last year as it was helped by an upturn in banana sales as the company looked ahead to a strong 2010.
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ArticlePeruvian FTAs to boost employment
Job opportunities could grow fourfold on the back of Free Trade Agreements with the US, China and the European Union
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ArticlePeru showing avocado strength
Europe now receives almost as many avocados from Peru as Chile, as the Andean nation continues to carve out a position of importance on the market
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ArticleStrong response to red kiwifruit
New Zealand fresh produce marketer Turners and Growers has had a strong response to its red kiwifruit at Fruit Logistica
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ArticlePeru releases bumper mango forecast
This season marks a return to form for the South American supplier, following a poor 40,000-tonne output in 2008/09
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NFU re-elects Kendall
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Peter Kendall has been re-elected for a third term, after securing more than 75 per cent of the vote from NFU Council members during their annual general meeting in Birmingham yesterday.
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ArticleUpdate: Chile readies for sluggish start
The beginning of the Chilean topfruit export campaign is set to be challenging as the nation’s increased output meets with higher local stocks