All Production & Trade articles – Page 1472

  • Ronald Bown
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    Chile set to address sector crisis

    2007-07-15T09:01:01Z

    The Chilean Fresh Fruit Association is calling for 1,000 delegates to come to an emergency industry meeting on August 8 to urge the national government to take action in the face of the Chilean fruit sector’s “dramatic loss of competitiveness”.

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    Panama call for diversification

    2007-07-14T17:01:01Z

    Panamanian labour minister Reynaldo Rivera has surprised the banana sector in his central American country by saying the trade is “especially delicate” and that producers should look to other crops.

  • Vegetable alarms ringing
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    Vegetable alarms ringing

    2007-07-14T12:01:01Z

    The wettest June on record and a below-par July so far mean that most crops are suffering at a time when demand for them is unseasonably high.

  • Lineker goes local for Walkers
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    Lineker goes local for Walkers

    2007-07-13T17:01:01Z

    Gary Lineker is going local. The Walkers mascot will front a new series of campaigns for the company in September, as the firm attempts to cash in on local sourcing initiatives.

  • Energy crisis hits citrus
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    Energy crisis hits citrus

    2007-07-13T12:01:01Z

    The energy crisis in Argentina is affecting the citrus sector and will have an impact on lemon exports, sector leaders warn.

  • Grower's price: €0.50, Retailer's price: €1.55
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    Irish retailers milk margins

    2007-07-13T10:01:01Z

    A head of cauliflower in Ireland more than quadruples in price between the time it leaves the grower’s farm and arrives on the supermarket shelf, according to a new survey.

  • Cox: +15 per cent
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    English growers set to be stretched

    2007-07-13T08:01:02Z

    English top-fruit growers are unlikely to be able to meet the demand of their multiple customers this season, despite encouraging early crop forecasts.

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    Destructive moth found in California - again

    2007-07-12T16:01:01Z

    The destructive Light Brown Apple Moth has been found again in California, although it has not yet been traced in Central Valley.

  • WTO launches banana investigation
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    WTO launches banana investigation

    2007-07-12T14:01:01Z

    The World Trade Organisation (WTO) today launched a panel to investigate whether the European Union (EU) has upheld a prior verdict against its banana import rules.

  • Article

    CLA: widen the local debate

    2007-07-11T16:01:01Z

    The Country Land and Business Association has called for an extension of the debate on local sourcing.

  • md John Dennis
    Article

    John Dennis in liquidation

    2007-07-11T11:12:04Z

    Barnsley-based John Dennis Fresh Produce went into liquidation on Monday.

  • Article

    Moverley wants to RASE awareness

    2007-07-09T16:01:01Z

    The overall picture for UK farming appears gloomy, but awareness is now building that the sector cannot be allowed to die, according to John Moverley, chief executive of the Royal Agricultural Society of England

  • Article

    Fepex to harmonise Spanish protocols

    2007-07-09T11:01:01Z

    Spanish producer and exporter federation Fepex is to develop new, harmonised GAP protocols for the country’s fresh produce sector.

  • LFP spring onion growers Philip Lilley, left, and Rob Moss
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    UK spring onions make splash at Asda

    2007-07-09T08:01:01Z

    Lincolnshire Field Products (LFP) launched its new, certified organic spring onions into Asda stores for the very first time last week.

  • Article

    Farmers well placed to fight climate change

    2007-07-08T14:01:01Z

    Farmers have plenty of options at their fingertips to help adapt to climate change, NFU President Peter Kendall has said.

  • Article

    CLA says local is best

    2007-07-08T10:01:01Z

    The Country Land and Business Association has called for an extension of the debate on local sourcing.

  • Red Tractor moves through the gears
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    Red Tractor moves through the gears

    2007-07-08T08:01:01Z

    The Red Tractor and its role in farm assurance is set to undergo a major overhaul under plans announced by the NFU and Assured Food Standards this week.

  • Kendall calls for 'early warning' system
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    Kendall calls for 'early warning' system

    2007-07-07T16:01:01Z

    Calls are afoot for an ‘early warning system’, to safeguard Britain’s food security.

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    US spinach growers off the hook

    2007-07-07T14:01:01Z

    US spinach growers and processors will not face criminal charges over an E. coli outbreak last year that caused the death of three people and sickened 200 others.

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    NFU set to take red tractor to next level

    2007-07-07T08:01:01Z

    The NFU has announced ambitious new plans to support Assured Food Standards (AFS) in taking the increasingly trusted food chain assurance logo, Red Tractor, to another level.