All Production & Trade articles – Page 1449
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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.
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ArticleCapespan variety work pays off
Capespan’s work to introduce new table grape varieties to fill gaps it has identified in the season has “paid off handsomely”, according to the company’s latest newsletter.
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FPC reiterates global produce vision
The Fresh Produce Consortium has responded to a new report by the Food Ethics Council, by saying any realistic vision of future food distribution in the UK needs to have a global focus.
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Chemical-free technique controls summerfruit pest
Pesticide has met its match in a new chemical-free technique to control the carpophilus beetle
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Victoria trades up with specialities
Victoria Trading will increase its speciality tomato production in the Canary Islands this season
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Intercitrus sets size profiles
In an unprecedented move, Spanish citrus promotional body Intercitrus has fixed minimum size profiles for the harvesting of key soft citrus and orange varieties for the fresh market.
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Cool seedbeds buy time for pre-em
Growers have welcome reprieve in the race to apply pre-em herbicides due to slow crop growth.
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ArticleWashington crop estimates revised
Apple growers in Washington are predicting a larger crop than initial estimates over the summer suggested.
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United approach to supply chain management
United Fresh Produce Association has announced that the association will establish a new Supply Chain Technology & Logistics Program to serve its members in all areas of supply chain management.
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Apprentices line up for Soil Association
The Soil Association is officially launching its Organic Apprenticeship Scheme this month, following a one-year pilot phase.
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Mexican growers set to receive US$36.8m
In spite of the ongoing financial crisis, Mexico’s government has pledged substantial funds for growers in the state of Michoacán
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ArticleFreshfel hits back at NGO scaremongering
Freshfel Europe, the European fresh produce association, has hit out at scaremongering tactics of some Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to influence the current political discussions on future authorisation rules for pesticides with unnecessary alarming news on pesticide residues.
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ArticleGreenvale comes top in two-year study
Greenvale AP has come top in sustainability of food production in a two-year study of 12 companies.
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Spanish persimmons target UK
Spanish persimmon growers have their sights set on the relatively untapped UK market this season
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ArticleAcquisition activity due to accelerate
Fresh produce companies in the UK should brace themselves for a series of takeovers and sell-offs, a new report from industry analysts Plimsoll Publishing suggests.
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Zespri hands out last Gold licences
The kiwifruit marketer has finished allocating growing licences for its Gold variety
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ArticleCitrus crop down in Northern Hemisphere
A report by Freshfel Europe has forecast a 2 per cent drop in Northern Hemisphere citrus volumes for the 2008/09 season
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ArticleFreshfel slams safety "scaremongering"
The fresh produce group has dismissed claims in a new EU food monitoring report that nearly half of the bloc's fresh produce contains pesticides