All Production & Trade articles – Page 1387
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ArticleChina officials hid citrus maggot outbreak
Chinese authorities concealed a maggot infestation in Sichuan’s mandarin orange crop from the public for more than a month, as sales continued nationwide
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Nutrition in NHS at tipping point
Nutrition care and treatment has reached its tipping point, but the NHS may have turned a corner.
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Cie Fruitière seals deal
French banana supplier Compagnie Fruitière has been given the green light for its purchase of Dole France and JP Fresh
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ArticleThree-way blues promotion to hit UK
A three-way promotional campaign between Chile, Argentina and Uruguay has been set up to promote blueberries from the southern hemisphere in the UK.
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ArticleJamaica PM calls time on bananas
Jamaica’s prime minister Bruce Golding increased the gloom enveloping the island’s banana industry with a doom-laden prognosis for it the future, during a sitting of the House of Representatives last week.
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ArticleEmission specs ignore uniqueness of horticulture
The launch of a new specification for assessing the life cycle of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of goods and services has been welcomed by farmers and growers as “a step in the right direction”. But concerns persist that PAS 2050 does not sufficiently recognise some of the unique elements of horticulture.
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Pesticide vote splits opinion
Wednesday’s EU vote on pesticides has divided opinion in the UK, with some predicting a big increase in prices of fruit and vegetables
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ArticleSilbermann sounds alarm
Industry players were challenged to seek out new opportunities in “the perfect storm” that has hit the fresh produce sector, when Byan Silbermann took to the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit stage to deliver his annual state of the industry address.
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ArticleDole announces name change in Germany
Adjustment relates purely to Dole Fresh Fruit Europe's Hamburg-based Germany subsidiary
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ArticleCMR Group opens new subsidiary in Brazil
Spanish fresh produce group opens new Brazilian subsidiary to supply Cosarica-branded melons and watermelons to Europe
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ArticleUS to rate apple research
All the available research on the health benefits of apples is to be collected, examined and put into a hierarchy by a US nutritionist to help the worldwide industry make legitimate health claims for its fruit.
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Times signals Tesco supplier "revolt"
The Sunday Times reports that food manufacturers are resisting pressure from the UK’s number-one supermarket group to reduce prices and increase kickbacks.
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ArticleWeather key to future JP banana exports
A drastic change in the regularity of major storms would be needed for the JP Group to consider resuming banana exports
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ArticleUS apples to Russia with love
The Washington Apple Commission is seeing impressive growth in export volumes this season, especially to Russia
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ArticleTorode issues rallying cry to British farmers
Masterchef presenter John Torode has urged farmers to reconnect with the public and be loud and proud when it comes to promoting their produce.
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ArticleKiwifruit sales up for Zespri
New Zealand kiwifruit marketer Zespri’s sales are up 10 per cent on last year despite the economic downturn
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Funding for South Australian irrigators
A South Australian government plan to fund irrigators in the state will give good returns, say growers
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Agrogate offers ecological surveys
Agrogate, the farm business consultancy division of Agrovista UK, has appointed a licensed ecological surveyor to assist growers.
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ArticleDentressangle reports huge sales growth
Economic situation will dampen fourth quarter performance at Norbert Dentressangle after steady growth in revenue at end-September 2008.
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ArticleFood security high on government agenda
Professor John Beddington, chief scientific adviser to the government, has assured the UK’s farming industry that the government is getting to grips with the food security issue.