All Production & Trade articles – Page 1400
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ArticleBrazil and Peru target US grape window
Imports of seedless varieties from Brazil and Peru have surged in the past five years according to US trade figures
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Strong start for Apofruit's Sicilian vegetables
The Italian marketer says it has significantly expanded output at one of its Sicilian processing and packing operations
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Exosect team homes in on targets
New product marketing team at Exosect to drive international sales.
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ArticlePrice crash mars SH blueberry season
Southern Hemisphere suppliers suffered a major downturn in prices last season following low temperatures
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Fruit protest sparks Kashmir chaos
Fruit growers have sparked violent clashes in the Kashmir valley, vowing to take their produce across the Line of Control (LoC), which divides the Indian and Pakistani-controlled portions of the disputed territory.
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ArticlePest alert for New Zealand apples to China
Woolly apple aphids have been found on New Zealand apples exported to China
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ArticleAustralians pick Pacific Island workers
Australian farmers are backing a proposal to let Pacific Island workers into the country to pick produce
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ArticleMurcian harvests face “drastic” reduction
Murcia’s citrus and vegetable autumn harvest could be set to fall by as much as 50 per cent if the region’s current drought continues, claims a top grower group
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'No evidence' that organic is better
There is no evidence to support the argument that organic food is better for you than conventional produce, new research in the Society of Chemical Industry’s (SCI) Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture has shown.
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ArticleIndustry warned about 'catastrophic' recruitment
The consequences of failing to attract and retain the best staff could be “catastrophic” for the fresh produce industry if it does not take action, members of the SCI Horticulture Group were told last week.
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ArticleUniversity of Warwick to close Kirton research site
The University of Warwick is to close its 120-acre research site in Kirton, Lincolnshire, which is operated as part of Warwick HRI.
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ArticleWAPA consolidates southern figures
The World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) has released consolidated figures for the 2008 southern hemisphere top-fruit crop.
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ArticleIntercitrus' pips squeak
Beleaguered spanish citrus body Intercitrus will get a second chance at salvation in September, but producers have all but given up on the organisation.
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ArticlePlums duffed by frost
The British plum season is just beginning, with a vastly reduced crop on offer.
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NFU and HDC to hold forum on EU pesticide proposals
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and the Horticultural Development Company (HDC) plan to co-ordinate a united way for horticulture to address two key EU pesticide proposals at a two-day conference in October.
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ArticleUS strengthens Chilean trade links
The signing of an updated phytosanitary protocol will further facilitate the shipment of Chilean fresh produce to the US
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ArticlePrice drop hits French producers
Some French producers have started to destroy produce, Interfel said, as prices for many products take a tumble
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ArticleCosta Rica to join EU banana tariff battle
Following Ecuador's announcement that they may pursue legal action after the collapse of the banana tariff agreement, Costa Rica is preparing to join the battle
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Vietnam struggles with GAP expansion
Vietnam is having difficulties expanding good agricultural practices in farming
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ArticleIrish multiples spark mark-up fury
A survey claiming that the mark-up multiples charge on vegetables in the Irish Republic can be as high as 250 per cent has provoked a storm of protest, with demands for government intervention.