All Production & Trade articles – Page 1506
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ArticleFPC to do Customs duty
The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) will meet today with Defra officials as plant-health procedures for many importers continue in disarray.
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Ramsay rips into organics
Outspoken celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, has ripped into the organic food industry, accusing its products of being “overpriced” and “overhyped”.
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ArticleNew berry company formed by merger
Merger plans announced to form a new European berry company.
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Tornado hits El Ejido, Almeria
A tornado and accompanying heavy rainfall that hit El Ejido in Almeria yesterday morning have damaged crops and caused havoc across the region.
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ArticleAll eyes on citrus exports
Several key Mediterranean Basin countries are likely to make the going tough for Spanish citrus growers this year as they increase their exports, even despite lower production in some cases.
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ArticleZespri man bigs up monopoly
Zespri chief executive Tim Goodacre has defended the single desk system for selling New Zealand kiwifruit despite a recent dip in profits.
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ArticleCheery cherry forecast
Chile’s cherry exporters are forecasting a record season as the harvest gets under way.
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Carrots storm the NEC
Carrots will make their debut at the BBC Good Food Show as part of the Red Tractor Stand, promoting British food and farming, from November 22-26.
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ArticleSeeds of hope for spud sector
There are bright prospects for UK seed potato growers if the industry can find a co-ordinated and disciplined approach to supplying the market.
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ArticleJamie puts kids off school dinners
Caterers are blaming Jamie Oliver for a drop off in school meal consumption.
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Easiweigh launches low-cost weigh-pack solution
Easiweigh Ltd has launched an integrated weighing and bagging system for start-up operations and low-volume producers.
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ArticleCapespan to adapt to world order
Capespan Fruit Division’s ceo Louis Kriel has vowed that Capespan will see changes in the fruit trade as opportunities for global growth and that the company will continue to “adapt in tandem with the world.”
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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.