All Production & Trade articles – Page 1466
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Guernsey changes channels
Tomatoes and the wider edibles sector are bucking the trend of decline in glasshouse production on the Channel island of Guernsey.
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English skew apple sales
The UK multiples’ focus on English apples in store this autumn is having a mixed impact on imports depending on variety and source, suppliers told freshinfo.
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ArticleConference time for pears
Sales of the Class I English Conference pear crop to multiples are a staggering 58.6 per cent up on last year.
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FCC saves farms £14.4m
The Food Chain Centre (FCC) said its five-year pilot programme to test a variety of business methods to boost profitability for UK farmers and growers has saved the sector £14.4 million.
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Russet maintains niche share
Egremont Russet sales are set to extend to the end of January, as the traditional home-grown variety continues to maintain its position on shelf.
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Online local shop launched
A new web-based initiative Localfoodshop that brings together everything from beef farmers to wine producers, organic vegetable suppliers to brewers, via an online and easy-to-use website has been launched this week.
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ArticleBramley hits high point
Fresh sales of Bramley hit unprecedented levels in September and October, driven partly by the introduction of a new identification sticker on fruit.
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Defra scientist lined up for Oxford event
Defra’s new chief scientist, Professor Robert Watson, is to speak at the Oxford Farming Conference, which will be held on January 2-4 2008.
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Best compost on the block
Specialist growing media producer, Scotts, has announced that its Levington B2 is the best selling blocking compost in the UK.
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ArticleCrimbo cheer for JO Sims
Importer JO Sims has reported soaring demand for both its cranberry and date imports.
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ArticleGhanaian delegation hits UK shores
A selection of Ghanaian agribusiness companies visited the UK last week, on a mission to raise the African country’s profile as an exporter and re-establish historical trading links.
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ArticleFirst stones roll in
The first seafreighted South African stonefruit of the season arrived in the UK on Tuesday aboard the Mol-Springbok.
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ArticleWTO rules against EU banana regime
The World Trade Organisation yesterday ruled that the EU’s banana importing practices violate international trade, according to diplomatic sources.
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ArticleU40s pick Leipzig for 20th outing
The 20th U40s Fruit Growers’ Conference will be held in Leipzig, Germany, at the beginning of February 2009.
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ArticleTrade distress at PEACH disarray
The disarray of Defra’s PEACH computer system this week is lessening, but widespread concern among importers and their agents remains that it will not be able to cope with the peak Christmas trading period approaching.
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Nunhems' novelties make a splash
Several new Nunhems melon and watermelon varieties have proved a hit on the European market in 2007, according to the seed company, helping push up sales of the fruit.
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ArticleVictory for polytunnels
The future of the UK soft-fruit industry looks more certain following the resolution of a long running planning application for the use of polytunnels at Tuesley Farm in Surrey.
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Irish growers under fire for nutrition
Irish growers are producing vegetables that are “nutritionally deficient”, because of pressure from the multiples to supply more at less cost, according to a chef at one of the republic’s leading cookery schools.
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Slowdown in Fuji shipments
Exports of Chinese Fuji apples to Europe are set to drop in volume by the end of 2007, compared to the year-earlier period.
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Government advisor: GM the way forward
GM crops are the right way to feed the world’s growing population and are probably safer than conventional crops, said the government's chief scientific adviser, Sir David King yesterday.