All Production & Trade articles – Page 1422
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ArticleTesco sets £1bn local sourcing target
Tesco is striving to stock more local products than any other retailer and has put its eight regional buying offices at the centre of its pledge.
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ArticleCherries and apples push Washington forward
Cherries and apples played a large part in the growth of agricultural exports from Washington in 2007, which were valued at $9.26 billion (£4.66bn).
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ArticleZuckerman hands over Zeraim reins
Ohad Zuckerman, president and ceo of Israeli leading seed company Zeraim Gedera, will leave the position at the end of March.
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ArticleIsraeli citrus sector pulls together
The citrus market has responded well to the effects that frost and storms have had on Israeli production this season, thanks to ongoing communication between growers and suppliers.
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ArticlePoor top-fruit returns hit Turners & Growers
Poor top-fruit returns have caused net profit at New Zealand-based Turners & Growers to drop 17 per cent to NZ$14 million (£5.7m), in the year to December 2007.
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ArticleCalifornia makes cherry inroads in UK
Production of cherries in California has doubled in the last five years, and the UK market is seeing the benefit, Mike Rucier of the Californian Cherry Advisory Board told FPJ.
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ArticleSouth Africa bullish on citrus
South African citrus growers and exporters are bullish about the start of the season, which will start up to 10 days late, with easy peelers coming onto the market in the next few weeks.
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ArticleS&A claims early gras record
Worcestershire grower S&A Produce has broken the record to get the first English asparagus into a Tesco store by four weeks.
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ArticleSnell snaps up Grower of the Year
Herefordshire soft-fruit grower AJ & CI Snell snapped up the 2008 Grower of the Year award at the Royal Lancaster hotel in London last night.
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Lettuce growers reduced to drastic measures
Lettuce producers in Murcia have taken drastic measures to try and increase prices paid for their crops.
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Potato plantings go in early
Soil conditions in many parts of the UK are drying out well to enable slightly earlier than usual plantings of potatoes.
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UAP calls for pesticide details
Landowners in the UK must respond urgently to industry calls to supply ‘pesticide use’ information or risk losing a number of products, which currently enable them to optimise the management and performance of game cover and environmental crops, warns United Agri Products Ltd (UAP).
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ArticleEMR and Meiosis part after 18 years
East Malling Research (EMR) and its licensing agent Meiosis Ltd are to end their 18-year relationship on the commercialisation of strawberry varieties, two years ahead of schedule.
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Teesport expansion gets seal of approval
The Department for Transport has announced the approval of an application by PD Teesport to expand container terminal facilities at Teesport.
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Climate change concerns grow Down Under
Australian horticulture organisation Growcom has echoed concerns about the potential impacts of climate change on Australia which were published in the interim report of the Garnaut Climate Change Review last week.
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Fresh Del Monte reports profit
Fresh Del Monte Products Inc has reported net profit compared to loss last year, due to higher revenues and increased selling prices.
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AAA hits UK scene
AAA Growers of Kenya has seen a double-digit growth in the past 12 months in the volume of its prepared vegetable lines going to the UK.
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ArticleNFU against fuel duty increase
The NFU has voiced its concerns over what the plans to increase the fuel duty on diesel and petrol by 2p a litre from April 1 would do to the farming industry, and urged chancellor Alistair Darling to scrap the proposal.
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ArticleUK market weathers Chilean Hass dip
Unseasonable frost and snow in Chile failed to impact on the Chilean Hass avocado business in the UK during the 2007-08 season, according to the Chilean Hass Avocado Association.
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FSA DVD OK for food businesses
Caterers and food retailers have been given extra help in achieving the right standards in food hygiene, through a new DVD produced by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).