All Production & Trade articles – Page 1493
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Garbutt call for EurepGAP unity
EurepGAP chairman Nigel Garbutt has called for the industry to unite behind the principles of the European retail partnership’s now global production standard, and embrace the desire for transparency throughout the supply chain.
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Zespri revises losses forecast
New Zealand kiwifruit marketer Zespri International has revised its forecast for on-shore fruit losses on figures released last month.
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Israel set for citrus boom
Press reports in Israel suggest that the country’s citrus industry is ready for a return to its heyday of the 1980s.
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French seeds spread to Israel
French seed company Vilmorin Seed has gained control of Israel’s largest and oldest seed company Hazera Genetics.
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Greenery berry pack to extend shelf life
The Greenery has launched soft-fruit packaging specifically designed to prolong product shelf life.
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Slow progress for plant health refunds
Importers expecting a refund from Defra for unfulfilled plant health inspections must now decide whether to accept the standard offer or press for an individual assessment.
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Dole completes JP shares purchase
Jamaica Producers Group Limited (JPG) yesterday accepted an offer from Dole for the purchase of JPG’s 65 per cent interest in the UK’s JP Fruit Distributors.
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Toms line up for National Fruit Show
Tomatoes, pumpkins and walnuts will be included for the first time in the National Fruit Show 2006 - and the exhibition is set to be the bigger than ever, according to its organisers.
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Kendall turns Bournemouth green
NFU president Peter Kendall outlined the challenges facing the British farming sector at today's Conservative Party Conference.
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EA&P hosts press tasting event
Celebrating the launch of the English apple season, representative body English Apples & Pears last week invited members of the press to sample some early varieties at an exclusive tasting event in London.
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Growers advised to Fazor out re-growth
Root-vegetable growers can use Fazor (maleic hydrazide) to suppress re-growth and help maintain quality in carrots and parsnips until 2007, without fear of exceeding the MRL, Dow AgroSciences has advised.
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EE countries still playing catch-up
Eastern European member countries still have a long way to go in meeting the requirements of western supermarkets as far as both good agricultural practice and marketing is concerned. And growers should never lose sight of the fact that food safety is an ongoing discipline.
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Growers encoded on produce packs
Grower images and other useful information are now available to Japanese shoppers with just a swipe of a barcode.
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Spanish in lemon debacle
There is disagreement in Murcia over official forecast figures for the lemon crop.
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Mitchell's multiple warning
Competition on pricing of English apples among retailers risks future availability, says EA&P's Ian Mitchell.
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Less is more for Argentina
Less top fruit over this past season and a greater empasis on quality looks to be paying off for Argentina.
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Italy takes a battering
Rain has continued to belt down in Italy over the past week, putting up to 70 per cent of towns and villages at risk of flooding and causing “incalculable” damage to horticultural crops.
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Foreign gangmasters unchecked as GLA enforcement begins
Gangmaster Licensing Authority chief executive Mike Wilson said this morning [Friday] that the problem of monitoring of labour provision from outside the UK remains unsolved.
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Labour let-down for Israelis
Israeli growers are warning European customers that a labour shortage may compromise their ability to fulfill orders.
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EurepGAP changes priorities
EurepGAP has committed to prioritising harmonisation in its protocol overhaul following massive pressure from suppliers at its annual conference.