All Production & Trade articles – Page 1505
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ArticleAgrexco releases strawberry forecast
Israeli exporter Agrexco forecasts 1,300 tonnes of strawberries, comprising mostly its premium and exclusive variety Yuval®, and Tamar.
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ArticleChilean grape harvest underway
The Chilean grape harvest began two weeks ago with fruit being picked in the Copiapó valley.
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ArticleMDS launches new qualification
At a dinner to celebrate its 20th anniversary, groundbreaking management training programme Management Development Services (MDS) launched a new academic qualification for the fresh produce industry.
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ArticlePurple plans for Hargreaves
Spalding-based Hargeaves Plants has announced plans to supply purple asparagus to the Dutch market.
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Spain waits for more rain
Exports and production are still reeling in Spain following heavy rainfall and a tornado last week as more rains are forecast for the end of this week.
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ArticleThe slowdown on soft fruit
A slowdown in the growth of the soft-fruit market was in the spotlight at the British Berry Conference, in Birmingham, on Tuesday.
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ArticleSouth Tyrol Rubens on UK shelves
A new apple variety that crosses Gala and Elstar will be sent to the UK from South Tyrol this week as a premium line at one of the “big four” supermarkets.
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ArticleEarly Sweet on the march
Early Sweet, the licensed white seedless variety bred by Israeli company Grapa, is set to make even bigger strides in the UK market next year.
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ArticleOrganics hampered by mixed standards
A plethora of standards worldwide is hampering trade in the organic sector.
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ArticleWashington counts frost costs
Frost in Washington State has seen the apple season shortened and overall volumes will be down by nine per cent on last season, according to officials.
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FTA blasts foreign vehicles' low standards
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is urging the government and transport industry not to let the UK’s high lorry safety standards be compromised by allegedly low standards being used by foreign-operated vehicles.
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Weather hampers veg supply
Erratic weather conditions are hampering the supply of several vegetable lines across Europe and sending wholesale prices on some lines sharply upward.
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Aussie oil protects export citrus
Australian researchers have developed an oil which protects export citrus from surface pest, light-brown apple moth.
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ArticleSolanum to invest £1m
Solanum, a leading UK potato supplier and part of Produce World, is set to spend £1 million on new production facilities over the next 12 months.
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Egyptians to take action
Egyptian potato suppliers will take action to restore their share in the UK market after exports slumped 10.5 per cent this season.
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ArticleAsda's brand new East Anglian spuds
Asda has introduced a branded 1.5kg pack of East Anglian new potatoes into stores in the region.
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Aussie growers to wear hail costs
In Australia, Growcom has said fruit growers whose crops were damaged in Wednesday's hail storms on the Sunshine Coast will have no recourse to compensation.
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ArticleCountry Crest runs with new offer
Country Crest, a leading Irish potato supplier, has added a ‘ready to cook’ consumer product range to its array of fresh potato products.
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ArticleVelasco in as FPC president
Michael Velasco, who has been acting president of the Fresh Produce Consortium since the beginning of the year, was appointed president of the FPC at a recent Council meeting.
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Irish authorities launch pesticide probe
The Irish Health and Safety Authority has launched an investigation into the alleged use of dangerous and banned pesticides in the Republic’s mushroom industry.