All Production & Trade articles – Page 1509
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Ugandan passion for Europe
Passion fruit growers in Uganda’s Isingiro district have set their sights on the European market, with the help of a local non-governmental organisation.
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ArticleIsrael brings age-old fruit back to the fore
Agrexco is capitalising on Israel’s fig potential to keep pace with a recent surge in demand.
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ArticleEdmed wins Tesco grower award
Clive Edmed has won Tesco's top English apple and pear award, being named the retailer’s Grower of the Year, based on last season's performance.
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ArticleTenderstem set for summer health-kick
Tenderstem broccoli will be marketed as a summer health food this season, perfect for those on a holiday diet.
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ArticleAyrshire new crop smashes records
Leading fresh potato supplier Greenvale AP announced a record crop of Ayrshire potatoes as the first harvest hit Tesco stores last week.
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ArticleKG hails queen of the strawbs
Specialist berry producer KG Fruits is for the first time offering retailers substantial volumes of what it says is the sweetest strawberry ever grown in the UK.
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ArticleUK lacks interest in lychees
Lychee imports to the UK have started to decline in recent years as consumers remain unexcited by the fruit.
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Stonefruit prices plummet
The Spanish stonefruit campaign is in crisis as prices plummet and seasons overlap.
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Organic exotics on verge of breakthrough
Organic exotics are set to make a bigger impact, according to several sources.
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ArticleSA mangoes on downward spiral
South africa’s mango exports have plummeted dramatically in the past five years, according to Jaco Marais, managing director of Katopé Subtropical RSA.
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ArticleFirst courgettes delivered to New Spitalfields
Despite a cold spring holding crops back, UK grower and packer Oakley Farms delivered its first English courgettes of the season to TA Hilliard at Spitalfields this week.
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ArticlePicota season gets big kick-off
Foods from Spain is set to launch this year’s UK promotion of Spanish Picota cherries.
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ArticleJazz gets fruity for cancer research
Jazz apples backed the Fruity Friday campaign to get people to eat more fresh fruit, and helped to raise money for the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) UK.
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ArticleKids mad for potato day
The British Potato Council’s (BPC) ‘Potato Day’ proved a hit with school children this year.
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Hot property up for grabs down under
A fruit producing business of significant size is on the market for realisation as a going concern, in Australia’s New South Wales.
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ArticleKiwifruit harvest disrupted
The New Zealand kiwifruit season has suffered delays to picking due to rainfall.
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ArticleMoroccan grape sector full of beans
Moroccan grape growers are “very optimistic” about their export prospects in 2006, according to leading exporter Delassus.
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ArticleWorld Cup battle of the bananas
Costa Rica take on Germany in the first game of the World Cup today backed by the nation's favourite fruit - bananas
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Growers' union slates supermarkets
The NFU has lashed out at the UK’s major supermarkets, accusing them of abusing their power, creating a climate of fear among suppliers, and putting supply chains at risk.
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ArticleAgrexco set for privatisation
Israel's Minister of Agriculture Shalom Simhon is acting to privatise Agrexco and transfer the ownership of the company to growers.