All Production & Trade articles – Page 1388
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FPC calls for labour survey participants
The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) is encouraging its members to take part in a survey of labour users in the UK food industry.
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ArticleEMR launches Strawberry Breeding Club
Twelve major industry players have raised nearly £1 million to fund the newly launched East Malling Research (EMR) Strawberry Breeding Club.
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ArticleSolid gains for Southern Hemisphere pears
The Southern Hemisphere pear marketing season has got off to a strong start as exports continue to climb
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WTO talks failure splits banana deal
A new EU banana import regime and an end to the long-running dispute between Latin American exporters and the European trading bloc was more elusive than ever after the Doha round of WTO trade talks failed this week.
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NZ produce prices set to rise
Expect the price of New Zealand-grown fresh fruit and vegetables to rise, warns industry head at Horticulture New Zealand’s annual conference
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Price pressures prevail down under
Illustrating that the food price issue prevails on both sides of the world, New Zealanders have been told they are going to have to get used to paying more if they want to buy home-grown fresh fruit and vegetables.
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'Time to get radical' for Ethical Trading Initiative
The Ethical Trading Initiative’s (ETI) 10th anniversary conference is to look ahead to the next 10 years as a “time to get radical” in which it will be “no longer acceptable for companies to hide behind their audit reports”, it revealed this week.
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ArticleWFV reveals programme line-up
The forum programme has been revealed for this year’s World Fruit & Vegetable Show, to be held at London ExCeL on October 8-9.
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ArticleGlen Fyne canes make a debut
Canes for new raspberry variety Glen Fyne were launched for members of the Scottish Raspberry Breading Consortium last week.
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ArticleFruit flies detected in north Chile
The outbreak in Region XV does not appear to have affected the region’s agriculture sector
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ArticleBrammy award for Tesco
Tesco was last week awarded a 2008 Brammy award in recognition of its support for the Bramley apple industry in the last 12 months
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ArticleGrowers called to give labour evidence
Growers have been urged to fight labour shortages by providing empirical evidence for the effects the shortfalls have had on their businesses this season.
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ArticleQ2 net profit drop for Fresh Del Monte
Soaring costs have attributed to a fall in second quarter profit at the fresh produce group
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SMEs face crippling claims costs
SMEs are leaving themselves wide open to potential crippling losses and legal claims amounting to more than £3billion, by failing to have the right level of business insurance.
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ArticleBanana wars set for peace deal
European and Latin American negotiators are close to a deal that could see the end of long-running banana disputes, it has been reported.
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ArticleLiverpool Produce Terminal on track for October
Work is well underway on the £6 million fresh produce terminal at the Port of Liverpool, planned for completion in October.
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ArticleUruguay projects blueberry export hike
Shipments to the US could reach 1,500 tonnes this season, compared with just 120 tonnes in 2007
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ArticleMurcian watermelon deal suffers setback
This year’s Murcian watermelon crop is set to be 5 per cent lower than the 2007 campaign, due in part to water shortages
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ArticleCoastline branches into Kent
Foodservice provider Coastline is on course with its expansion plans, following the acquisition of fresh food wholesaler GJ Jones and Sons in Kent.
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ArticleLemon melon first at Tesco
A melon that tastes like a lemon has hit shelves at Tesco this week.