All Production & Trade articles – Page 1384
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ArticleRain damages Indian mangoes
Indian mangoes in Chittoor have been hit hard by unseasonal rains ahead of a Japanese visit
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Expert advises on buy British trend
UK agriculture should make the most of consumers’ enthusiasm to buy British, according to HSBC’s head of agriculture, Patrick Tomlinson.
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ArticleInterfel sees global strategy as key
Interfel held its general assembly last week in Paris, where the notion of a global strategy was once again discussed
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ArticleFreshfel Europe outlines future agenda
The group has set its goals for 2009 following its annual general meeting in Valencia at the end of April
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Greenery links with BTGA
The Greenery UK has joined the British Tomato Growers’ Association (BTGA).
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ArticleUS broccoli exports to Taiwan uncertain
Western flower thrip-inspired phyto protocols are squeezing US broccoli exports to Taiwan
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ArticleNW cherries poised for record volume
The US Northwest cherry industry is expecting a huge crop, rebounding from 2008’s frost-bitten production drop
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ArticleCo-op reveals record results
The Co-operative Group has reported an 11 per cent rise in profits, boosted by profits from the newly acquired Somerfield outlets.
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Indian region to double fruit acreage
The Poonch region in Jammu and Kashmir has pledged to double the area under fruit production
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Food inflation falls
Food price inflation fell for the first time this year amid hopes that sterling may begin to stabilise in the coming months.
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ArticleUSDA gives organics US$50m boost
To encourage greater production of organic produce, the agricultural body is allocating substantial funding to each state
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ArticleSpain to hold tomato talks with Morocco
Two countries to stage meeting to discuss Spanish horticultural sector’s concerns over Moroccan tomato exports to Europe
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ArticleChilean Crimson falls short
The Chilean Crimson grape season is coming to a premature end, with volumes to date down some 20 per cent on 2008.
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ArticleCo-op Farms posts record profit
The UK’s largest farming and growing enterprise, The Co-operative Farms, has announced record profits for the year to January 2009.
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ArticleRapid growth in c-store value
The UK convenience store market has rocketed in value in the last year as consumers turn to local retail to counter large food bills and fuel costs.
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ArticleTotal Produce merges with Vevici Fruit
The deal is intended to offer customers a greater range of high-quality products and services, the groups have said
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ArticleAnecoop aims for expansion
Valencia-based fresh produce marketer Anecoop hopes to withstand economic pressures through expansion of its sales and grower base
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Banana talks making “good progress”
Negotiators from the EU and Latin America are confident of reaching a deal to reduce Europe’s banana import tariff by July
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ArticleOrganic interest falling, says UKCPA
Consumers are beginning to question the true benefits of organic food, according to the UK Crop Protection Association, while the ECPA says Europe is out of touch with organic reality
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ArticleSasha trials strike gold
A new glasshouse strawberry variety called Sasha has been so successful under trial that Sainsbury’s is eager to take all the fruit being grown this year by Wallings Nursery, near Dedham, Essex.