All Production & Trade articles – Page 1426
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ArticleFyffes dip has a positive spin
Fyffes pre-tax profits dropped by 30 per cent last year, from €19.1 million to €13.2m, but things could have been worse.
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ArticleHuelva glut fears
Recent warm temperatures in Huelva are leading the Spanish strawberry sector to fear a glut in production.
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UK cues in at Asda
Asda kicked off its UK salad season this week with its first arrivals of Yorkshire cucumbers into local stores.
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ArticleSouth African size matters
Apple size from South Africa is likely to be on the small side across most varieties but quality is looking good.
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Brazil set to make an impact in Berlin
A whole host of Brazilian fruit companies are preparing to present their products and services at the Fruit Logistica trade show in Berlin, from February 7-9.
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ArticleMorocco sings the blues
A blueberry project in Morocco is set to reshape world production, following a link-up between UK soft-fruit specialist The Summerfruit Company and Australian berry grower and breeder Mountain Blue Orchards, with input from Morocco-based berry company Agro Gailes.
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Labelling proposals meet mixed views
EU proposals on food labelling are a mixed bag for UK growers, according to the NFU.
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SCI launches horticulture group
The Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) has set up a new horticultural technical interest group to join its list of specialist groups.
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ArticleItalian kiwifruit down by almost a third
Production of Italian kiwifruit could be down by as much as 30 per cent this season, it has been reported.
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ArticlePoupart expands into veg and salads
Poupart Imports has announced its expansion into the salad and vegetable market.
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Southern Chinese crops devastated by snow
Farmers in southern China are fighting the worst snowfall in five decades, and working hard with local agronomists to keep crop losses to a minimum.
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ArticleSpanish toms in crisis
The newly formed Andalusia supply chain trade body Hortyfruta made its first major move this week when it suspended sales of class II round tomatoes as a price crisis hit the sector.
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Israeli potato supply freeze
Recent frosts in Israel have hit winter potato volumes this season, with bakers worst affected.
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ArticleCPM to take on Polehouse Nurseries' site
A three-year exclusive marketing arrangement for the strawberry crops previously grown by Polehouse Nurseries has been taken on by CPM Retail Ltd.
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ArticleGrape feast and famine
As the grape harvest kicks off in the central regions of Chile, exporters are working to stave off oversupply in the markets later on this month that could bring prices right down as South Africa still struggles on volume.
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ArticleHerbs cause Agrexco trouble
Agrexco has said it is having great difficulty in trying to supply all of its herb lines from Israel in the wake of damaging frosts in January.
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Poll shows industry feeling
Almost two-thirds of respondents to last week’s freshinfo poll believe that the price structure in the UK fresh produce market is alienating growers and exporters targeting this market.
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ArticleNZ Braeburn drop cheers French
The French apple sector has been cheered by the news that the New Zealand Braeburn crop is likely to be some 20 per cent down on last season.
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ArticleWaitrose warms to tomatoes
A new Waitrose store in Hertfordshire is buying all its electricity from a supplier that sources the energy from two Waitrose tomato growers.
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ArticleVeggies head ethical stakes
A vegetarian diet is the only high ethical food ground - and reducing our dependency on meat is vital in tackling a potential global food shortage, said Lord Haskins during the seventh annual City Food Lecture.