All Production & Trade articles – Page 1489
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ArticleUK veg firm is inaugural World Grower of the Year
Southern England Farms was crowned World Grower of the Year at an awards ceremony in Amsterdam on Friday.
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A pick and a click keeps track of soft fruit
A ‘pick and click’ data system that keeps track of soft fruit from the moment it is picked in the field has been introduced by Kent and Sussex Scales.
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ArticleCo-operative takeover
Grower-owned co-operatives must continue to expand with members acting more like shareholders.
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ArticleSouthern stones kicking off
As the South African stone-fruit season gets underway with first arrivals of nectarines this week, importers are warning that the supply situation on some lines is likely to be tight.
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ArticleScottish garlic company rescues French growers
Scotland’s only garlic grower, The Really Garlicky Company, has repaid French growers for their support last year, by springing to the rescue in a time of French shortages.
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Fruit recalled in another US produce scare
According to Associated Press in the US, a Norfolk-based fruit distributor is recalling packages of fruit from supermarkets and military commissaries in Virginia and North Carolina.
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ArticleCitrus production rising
Production from the Mediterranean Basin is forecast to rise in 2006-07.
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Top UK grower-marketeers recognised
G’s Marketing, KG Growers and Worldwide Fruit have ranked in the top 10 of Farmer Controlled Businesses just released.
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ArticleChiquita makes losses in third quarter
Chiquita Brands has reported a loss of $96 million (£49m) in the third quarter of its financial year.
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More rain causes Brazil pain
A tight grape supply situation has become tougher as weather conditions in Brazil compound the situation.
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British countryside paying for government mismanagement
The countryside is paying the price for the government’s mistakes over the single payment scheme at a time when funding for the environment should be a political priority, said NFU president Peter Kendall.
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Trade stands firm on Stern report
The Fresh Produce Consortium has said it will oppose any additional tax burden on the fresh produce industry in the UK following the Treasury’s publication on Monday of Sir Nicholas Stern’s climate change report.
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Irish call for mushroom boycott
A member of the Irish parliament has called for a consumer boycott of major supermarket chains and their suppliers in a bid to end what he claims is the exploitation of mushroom pickers, most of them migrant workers.
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Don't change pesticide charging structure, says NFU
Changing the charging structure for pesticides could lead to the loss of a substantial number of minor horticulture crop sectors in the UK, the NFU warned today.
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Producers urged to have their say on levy spending
NFU president Peter Kendall is calling on all farmers and growers to have their say on how their levy money is spent, by taking part in telephone or online questionnaires.
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ArticleEuropean produce CMO set for reform
The European Parliament Inter-group for fruit and vegetables has announced plans to reform the sector’s Common Market Organisation (CMO).
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Israel suffers value drop
Israel is reporting a 9.3 per cent decline in value of its agricultural production for the first six months of 2006, to US$4.27 billion (£2.5bn), compared with US$4.71bn (£2.23bn) in the corresponding period last year.
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ArticleAvo brotherhood reunited
The Avocado Brotherhood - an ever-increasing assembly of suppliers, retailers and food writers united by their love of the fruit - held its second annual reunion at one of London’s top restaurants last week.
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ArticleZespri profits down
New Zealand kiwifruit giant Zespri has announced a 10 per cent decline in half-year profits, posting a consolidated, unaudited after-tax figure of $24.9 million (£8.7m) for the six months to September 30.
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Poland demands attention
The British Polish Chamber of Commerce is hoping to improve relations between Polish exporters and UK food processors, buyers and marketers with its first Agrifood forum.