All Production & Trade articles – Page 1513
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ArticlePippy on the road again
The alternative English apple campaign is back for a second year, as Worldwide Fruit’s Mr Pippy UK Tour returns in October.
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Mandatory code to protect Aussie growers
Australia's fruit and vegetable growers will be protected by a mandatory code of conduct for the industry, after the country’s federal government formally committed to its election promise.
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ArticleJacket pack to boost spuds in school
The British Potato Council (BPC) has produced a Jacket Potato Bar pack to help school caterers push healthier choices at lunchtime.
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ArticleGlenn Lucas dies of heart attack
Glenn Lucas, direct sales manager of Fesa, died of a heart attack last Thursday. He was 55.
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Heveco creditors blame fire
Administrators for Heveco Mushrooms have blamed a fire at the company’s Thakeham premises for hastening the company’s descent into their hands.
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FoE: supermarkets crushing farmers
Friends of the Earth campaigners have accused supermarkets of “crushing farmers” and killing off local shops in their evidence for the Competition Commission (CC) inquiry into the £120 billion UK grocery market.
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"Devious" Tesco forced to withdraw crisps
A Hertfordshire-based crisp company has branded Tesco “devious” after it stocked its brand without permission.
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ArticleGerman scheme benchmarked to EurepGAP
EurepGAP has taken a further step towards its goal of harmonising requirements for producers, by benchmarking QS Germany to its protocols.
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Oregon gets the blues
Soaring temperatures in the US north-west have damaged the region’s blueberry crop.
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FTA condemns UK road haulage costs
The Freight Transport Association has supported conservative shadow transport secretary Chris Grayling in calling for a revised form of the Lorry Road User Charge (LRUC), similar to the one scrapped by the present Government in July 2005, to be introduced.
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ArticleItalian farmers face €1bn losses
Heavy rainstorms have flooded the Italian countryside, leaving farmers uncertain of the Italian grape harvest and facing a €1bn loss.
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LCL launches Egyptian reefer service
Lauritzen Cool Logistics (LCL) is continuing its global expansion with the launch of a new Egyptian reefer service, LCL Egypt.
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Israeli pomegranate push
Israel’s plant production and marketing board has revealed a dramatic increase in pomegranate export values.
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ArticleCranberries weather US storms
Figures released by the US department of agriculture’s national agricultural statistics service indicate a large cranberry crop this winter, despite recent hail damage.
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ArticleTesco pomelos take flight
The Israeli citrus season has started and for the first time, MTEX UK has airfreighted its pomelo into the UK for Tesco.
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Banana figures reveal changing trend
The latest EU banana import figures show that as feared by Latin American producers, ACP countries are gaining ground under the new banana import regime.
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ArticleFresca overcomes frustrations
The UK’s largest fresh produce company, Fresca Group, has announced a 20 per cent rise in turnover, to £359.9 million in the year to April 30, 2006, and a pre-tax profit of £6.75m.
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ArticleCanary salads suffer the heat
Sweltering heat in the Canary Islands is damaging new tomato plants.
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ArticleSpain predicts raspberry rise
Berry sector bosses in Spain are predicting a huge increase in the planted area of raspberries this winter.
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ArticleSundowner sales soar
Sales of Sundowner apples received a significant boost in July and August, rising by 48 per cent compared to the same period in 2005.