All Production & Trade articles – Page 1432
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Transport taxes are no quick fix, says FTA
A leading business organisation has expressed its concern that the chancellor may look to the logistics sector to refill depleted government coffers.
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ArticleBerry Gardens to re-structure next year
Berry Gardens Holdings BV and its subsidiaries are to be re-organised to better address the markets in which it operates
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Australian citrus looks to growth
The Australian citrus industry is looking towards big demand growth in future from both domestic and export avenues
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ArticleBarlow issues warning on grower returns
English Apples & Pears chief executive Adrian Barlow congratulated the multiples for their support of the industry this season - but warned that unsatisfactory returns for growers could result in retrenchment.
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ArticleDuToit Group to market Cosberg lettuce
The company has secured exclusive rights from Seminis International to produce and sell the variety on the South African market
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ArticleIdyl gains quality recognition
Idyl, the southern France-based producer, retains Saveur de l’Année status for its cocktail tomatoes and Charentais melons
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ArticleBerry Gardens announces reorganisation
Soft fruit marketer to “separate” various segments of group to allow Driscolls to lead development of growing European business
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ArticleProexport hails rise in production
Murcian fresh produce association Proexport says its growers marketed 50 per cent more fruit and vegetables last season, despite rising costs
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ArticleFPC wins PEACH amnesty
In a major victory for The Fresh Produce Consortium, the trade body has secured an amnesty worth some £1 million on charges for plant health imports through the government’s PEACH system.
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Operation Ajax clean-up continues
A major two-part operation to protect vulnerable workers from exploitation and root out rogue gangmasters took place last week across Lincolnshire and Lancashire.
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ArticleInferno burns bright for Agrexco
Agrexco is launching a spicy pepper variety into the UK market.
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ArticleApples win prizes at National Fruit Show
Grower Alan Firmin Limited scooped the Fruiterers Company Medal for the Best Exhibit of Dessert Apples at the National Fruit Show last week.
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ArticleChina seeks to revamp agriculture
The Chinese government has vowed to establish a modern industrial system for the country’s agricultural sector
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ArticleMaes wins export award for Koppert
Peter Maes, sales and marketing manager at Koppert Biological Systems, has won a Dutch export manager award.
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ArticleBritish Food Fortnight generates mass coverage
The seventh British Food Fortnight was the biggest ever national celebration of the diverse and delicious range of food produced in Britain.
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ArticleGuatemala recognises top exporters
Six Guatemalan companies, including fresh produce groups, have been awarded top gongs for their services to the export industry
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ArticleChile prepares for cherry bonanza
The 2008/09 harvest may equal or exceed last season's record yield of 8.7m cases
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ArticleItalian PO union calls official strike
Unaproa calls for action to protest at threat of liquidation among several of its producer organisation members
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Italy to require origin labelling
Minister of Agriculture Luca Zaia unveils plans for mandatory country of origin labelling
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Chilean growers sound new season warning
Chile’s fruit growers are expecting a better season in 2008-09 than 2007-08, but sound a warning on the global economic and financial crisis.