All Production & Trade articles – Page 1382
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ArticleM&S profits tumble
Marks & Spencer has reported a 40 per cent dive an annual profits, prompting the retailer to cut its dividend payout by a third.
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Food inflation to fall flat by end of year
Retail food price inflation is forecast to continue falling and will become flat by the end of the fourth quarter of 2009, according to English Farming & Food Partnerships (EFFP).
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ArticleChilean apple exports to UK down
Chilean apple volumes to the UK are down year on year, some estimate by as much as 20 per cent.
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ArticleNZ hail damages 2.5m kiwifruit trays
Estimates put New Zealand kiwifruit losses from last week’s hail at 2.5m trays, 3 per cent of the total crop
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ArticleAgritech highlights water issue
At the latest Agritech fair in Israel, the spotlight turns to combating the region’s water shortages
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ArticleMurcia’s melon exports set to fall
The Spanish region of Murcia will have 10 per cent fewer melons and watermelons under production this year, according to Proexport
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ArticleM7 to replace Navelina oranges
A new, Australian-developed citrus variety is expected to completely replace Navelina within the next five years, according to leading Spanish growers
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ArticleAfghan pomegranate focus increases
Moves within Afghanistan to replace opium poppies with pomegranates and saffron are gaining speed
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ArticleFreshtrop opens juice plant
Indian fruit group Freshtrop has commissioned a major fruit juice plant in Nashik
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LC Packaging acquires Image
Netherlands-based packaging company LC Packaging has acquired Image Packaging Ltd, forming new company Image Flexibles (UK) Ltd in the process.
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ArticleMitchells celebrate centenary
The Mitchell brothers, Ian and Robert, celebrated the centenary of Foxbury Farm, their family’s home and workplace since 1909, with a party at the farm last weekend.
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ArticleFirst South African citrus leaves for US
The year's first shipment of summer citrus has left Cape Town at the start of a season that will run through to October
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ArticleCitrus growers urged to fight greening
Growers in the US and Brazil have been exhorted to come together to fight a common enemy: citrus greening
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ArticleDutch exports fall by a quarter
Statistics for the first three months of the year show a significant fall in the volume of Dutch fresh produce shipments
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ArticleCo-op Farms plays host to minister
The Co-operative Farms recently welcomed farming and environment minister Jane Kennedy to its operation at Tillington, near Hereford.
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Western Australia costs apple scab options
Western Australia is considering the cost of apple scab management after an outbreak earlier this year
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ArticleAustralian kiwifruit exports decline
Australia’s kiwifruit export volume has fallen, but traders are not worried by the decline
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ArticleAsda Q1 sales rise
Asda beat its targets to post an 8.4 per cent rise in like-for-like sales for the first quarter.
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ArticleFirst NZ fruit hits Port of Wilmington
The first New Zealand-produced apples and kiwifruit of the season have arrived at the US port this week
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Musgrave sales rise five per cent
Musgrave Group has reported sales of €4.8 billion (£4.3bn) for the year ending December 2008, while pre-tax profits fell by 20 per cent.