All Production & Trade articles – Page 1408
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Ilex Organics to unveil new range
Ilex Organics is set to launch its most comprehensible range of biodegradable mulching films at Fruit Focus next week.
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ArticleAlara plans exports drive
Alara expects fig exports to increase by 20 per cent this year, according to the company's Kerim Taner
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ArticleMango woes persist for Mexican suppliers
Production is down in the state of Sinaloa while international demand for the fruit has failed to materialise
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ArticleCalifornia freeze dents pear crop
The April freeze in California’s mountain district will reduce this season’s pear volumes, according to the California Pear Advisory Board.
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ArticleCalifornia ups effort to fight citrus pest
An aggressive campaign has been mounted to prevent the introduction of Asian Citrus Psyllid into the state’s groves
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ArticlePakistan looks for export growth
Pakistani growers are looking to add value to their exported produce
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ArticlePest disrupts NZ pepper trade
The insect responsible for an export ban has been found in more hothouse
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Survive the crunch in credit
Top troubleshooter John Whiteman offers SMEs five financial protection areas to not only stave off the credit crunch blues, but also set themselves up for expansion when the worst is over,
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ArticleCrop shortfall fails to dent Uruguay exports
Despite the projected reduction in citrus production this year, export volumes are expected to remain on a par with 2007
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ArticleUruguay anticipates citrus stability
Exports are expected to remain on a par with 2007 despite the forecast reduction in production this year
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California sues New Jersey importer
The State of California is suing a New Jersey import company for $1.7 million (around £850,000) for allegedly smuggling fruit into the US that could contain a harmful pest.
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ArticleFamily food bills to rise £1,000 a year
Families could be set to spend at least an extra £1,000 on food shopping every year, a new study has found.
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ArticleFresh-cut sector important for Murcia
Recent data shows that the fresh-cut sector is rapidly becoming a major business for growers in the Spanish region
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Agricom poised for avocado export growth
The grower-shipper says new plantings will offset volume shortfalls caused by last year’s freeze
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ArticleRecord results for Peruvian initiative
The Sierra Exportadora outreach programme has achieved record avocado exports during the first four months of this year
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ArticleChilean avos seek greater gains
The country’s avocado industry has been urged to adopt new technologies and open up new markets
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Fruit Focus ready for kick off
More than 90 exhibitors are set to showcase at Fruit Focus 2008, to be held at East Malling Research Centre in Kent on Wednesday.
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ArticleDesperate veg growers lobby customers
Today’s Daily Telegraph says that “desperate British vegetable growers are lobbying supermarkets to increase the price they pay for cauliflowers, cabbages and broccoli”, as the industry faces financial ruin.
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ArticleFPJ archives see NFU to glory
FPJ archives proved pivotal to the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) winning the Best in Show, Millennium Award (The Doncaster Cup) and Premier Exhibit Award at the Great Yorkshire Show earlier this month.
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Water saving potential at Fruit Focus
Trials showing the potential for cutting water demand in soft fruit grown in containers using an innovative compost additive will be on show at the Fruit Focus event, at the East Malling Research Centre, Kent on July 23.