All Production & Trade articles – Page 1453
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ArticleFarming Futures secures £250,000
The Farming Futures coalition is to receive £250,000 from Defra to enable it for the project to continue raising awareness about the opportunities and threats linked to climate change.
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ArticleUK avo consumption doubles in three years
Consumption of avocados in the UK market has more than doubled in just three years, and in 2007, it will hit the milestone of 1kg a person, the World Avocado Congress heard.
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ArticleCongress hears of avo expansion
Chile, one of the avocado industry’s emerging superpowers, hosted the World Avocado Congress for the first time, welcoming delegates and speakers from 22 countries to the picturesque coastal city of Viña del Mar.
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ArticleJamaican government pledges £2.03m banana loan
The Jamaican government has launched a rescue plan for banana jobs with a guaranteed US$4.2 million (£2.03m) loan from the Development Bank of Jamaica to preserve the export market to the European Union.
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ArticleNew website from SEFGP
The South East Food Group Partnership (SEFGP) has launched a new website, www.southeastenglandfoodanddrink.co.uk, that will allow restaurants, pubs and bars to easily source high-quality food and drink produce from across the South East.
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ArticleGarlic overpowers market
Demand for gourmet garlic is on the up, according to Bedfordshire-based Parripak Foods.
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ArticleNew pepper report released
Pepper production in the Netherlands decreased and returned to the level of 2004 last year according to a report released by Productschap Tuinbouw, the Dutch horticultural board.
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ArticlePromotional accord for avo marketers
Continuous promotional campaigns for avocados and collaboration between major producing countries on promotion were key themes recurring throughout the sixth World Avocado Congress, in Viña del Mar, Chile.
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ArticleEU banana protection delight and dismay
EU banana production in the French Antilles and Spanish Canary Islands looks set to be protected by a safeguard clause.
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ArticleHort image needs revamp
The horticulture industry must change its image and raise its profile if it wants to be an attractive career choice for young people delegates heard at a seminar this week.
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ArticleKaki crop suffers cold snap
A sharp fall in temperatures at the weekend in the Valencia region has played havoc with the kaki crop.
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ArticleWealmoor begins to pick up pieces
Wealmoor, the fresh produce supplier thrust unwittingly into the nation’s conscience by a fatal fire at its Warwickshire packhouse three weeks ago, is beginning to put the pieces together that will ensure the future of both its business and its employees.
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Deman breaks into the UK
Vegetable Harvesting Systems (VHS) has sold its first Deman’s specialist-harvesting machine for Brussels sprouts to Merseyside farming business, James Heyes and Sons.
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Israeli crops hit by storms
Storms hit crops in Israel yesterday, with heavy rain and hail seen across the southern and central coastal plain, the northern Negev and the Valley of Jezreel.
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Dole offers virtual passports through web
Dole Europe has re-launched its pan-European website to include an interactive feature, called Planet Dole, which combines human stories with the latest in internet technology.
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French strikes hit produce
French strike action since last week was starting to make itself felt on the fresh produce trade on Wednesday as unions entered talks.
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ArticleFarmers urge government rethink
Growers and farmers leaders have called on the government to have a radical rethink of its attitude to production agriculture and horticulture.
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ArticleAnother week, another gong for Stubbins
For the second week in a row, salads specialist Stubbins Marketing Ltd has been parading a trophy round its Waltham Cross head office - this time having picked up one of the “Oscars” of the Welsh food industry.
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Israeli growers in anti-levy drive
Hundreds of Israeli vegetable growers have joined forces with fruit growers forming a strong group opposing the imposition of levies to the Plant Production & Marketing Board.