All Production & Trade articles – Page 1481
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Weather requires spray review
Biological control specialist Exosect is advising growers to review their spraying regimes urgently in response to increasingly unseasonable weather.
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Dean ravages Caribbean banana industry
Hurricane Dean has wiped out entire swathes of the banana crop on three small eastern Caribbean islands.
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ArticleSainsbury's pledges £1m to Fairtrade farming fund
A £1 million fund to help farmers in the developing world to join the Fairtrade initiative has been drawn up by Sainsbury’s.
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ArticlePeril for Israeli pomegranate suppliers
The Israeli Plants Production and Marketing Board has declined export approval for 1,000 tonnes of pomegranates, grown by two farmers who refuse to pay the levies imposed by the board.
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Report published on GLA activities
The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) has published an independent evaluation of its activities.
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Totally British for McCain chips
McCain Foods (GB) has announced that it will become the first frozen food manufacturer in the UK to use only British potatoes for the productions of their full range of chip products.
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SMEs have web ambition
The internet is having a positive impact on the success of small retailers, a new study has found.
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ArticleParripak thumbs up for UK chillies
Fresh vegetable processor Parripak Foods has found its “perfect supply partner” for chilli peppers in Genovese Chillies - based in none other than Blunham, Bedfordshire, just 10 miles from Parripak’s own site.
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ArticleWashington apple crop slightly down
Although it is early to provide concrete predictions for the upcoming Washington apple crop, there is already some insight as to what to expect for the 2007/08 season.
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Truffles gear up for bumper crop
The summer’s bad weather has been a blessing to UK truffle growers, who are predicting a bumper crop this year.
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Israeli fruit growers go to High court
Israeli fruit growers who have been denied licenses to employ foreign workers by the ministry of agriculture have taken their case to the High Court of Justice, asking the court to sever the connection between what the farmers feel is an unfair tax and the awarding of the licenses.
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ArticleStrawberry grower in administration owing £5.9m
Polehouse Nurseries, the strawberry growing business owned by Peter Wensak, has gone into voluntary administration, owing nearly £6 million.
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ArticleGrower share unfair, says CC
The Competition Commission (CC) has offered a glimmer of hope to the growing industry, stating that growers have been missing out on their fair share of profit, whilst retailers benefit from higher margins.
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ArticlePeterson resurfaces at Naturipe
Bruce Peterson, the man who until recently was the most powerful fresh produce buyer in the world, has accepted a position as president and chief executive officer of Naturipe Farms LLC.
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ArticleSEF acted properly on labour use
Southern England Farms, which was named on Wednesday as a user of labour indirectly sourced from a gangmaster operating illegaly, told freshinfo it has acted entirely properly and within the law at all times.
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China’s fruit and veg platform set for November
SFT, ‘the world fruit and vegetable unique business platform in China’, will be held on November 10-12, 2007, at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Centre, Guangdong, China
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Richard Hirst - Chairman NFU Board for Horticulture
“It is now that the long term supply chain relationships which have been spoken about so much must bear fruit if we are to retain a growing base that can ensure a supply of quality British produce.”
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Indian grapes see residues plummet
Indian grapes have enjoyed a drop in pesticide residue, a new report has found.
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The Greenery signs soft-fruit link up
A new strawberry breeding collaboration with the aim to develop varieties for the North European market was launched this week.
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ArticleWashington apple crop three per cent down
The 2007-08 Washington state apple crop is expected to be three per cent lower than last season’s output, which will finalise at 98.9 million cartons.