All Production & Trade articles – Page 1521

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    Chiquita upbeat despite losses

    2006-02-23T14:01:01Z

    Chiquita has announced triumphant results for 2005 despite severe losses.

  • Re:fresh - your shout
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    Re:fresh - your shout

    2006-02-23T10:01:01Z

    The next phase of the Re:fresh Partnership’s research project, being carried out with agricultural consultancy Grant Thornton, got underway this week.

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    Digital upgrade for transport

    2006-02-22T15:01:00Z

    One in two haulage fleets will be fitted with a digital tachograph within a year, said the Freight Transport Association (FTA).

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    Chiquita pays dividend

    2006-02-21T12:01:01Z

    Chiquita’s shareholders will receive a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share on the company’s outstanding shares of common stock.

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    Palestinian growers look to Europe

    2006-02-21T10:01:00Z

    Germany, the Netherlands and the UK are to be the main marketing targets for the fresh produce grown by Palestinian farmers.

  • Strong year for Fairtrade
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    Strong year for Fairtrade

    2006-02-21T08:01:01Z

    Fairtrade fruit organisation AgroFair UK has announced a successful year’s trading, recording a 50 per cent year-on-year increase for Fairtrade pineapple sales.

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    India goes down GAP route

    2006-02-20T12:01:00Z

    India is planning to increase grape production and introduce a good agriculture practices (GAP) programme.

  • Enza cancels Jazz contracts
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    Enza cancels Jazz contracts

    2006-02-20T10:01:00Z

    Enza is cancelling contracts for several NZ growers who will lose the right to grow more Jazz apples.

  • Article

    Chilean grape investment

    2006-02-19T17:01:01Z

    Agricola Oro Verde and Ben David open a huge new grape facility in the VI region of Chile.

  • Article

    Ethical training for produce

    2006-02-19T15:01:00Z

    UK Produce companies are showing their commitment to ethical trading with a significant number signed up for the Ethical Trading Initiative’s brand new training programme.

  • NZ apple industry optimistic
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    NZ apple industry optimistic

    2006-02-19T11:01:00Z

    Another poor season could cause serious problems for the NZ apple sector, said Ian Palmer, chairman of Pipfruit NZ.

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    Labour pressure on for NZ apples

    2006-02-18T16:01:02Z

    The New Zealand apple harvest is due to start next week with Royal Gala, but pressure for seasonal labour is mounting.

  • First arrivals from Cape
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    First arrivals from Cape

    2006-02-18T10:01:01Z

    The first volumes of 2006 Cape Royal Gala apples arrived in the Port of Sheerness on February 14, aboard the vessel the Snow Crystal.

  • Florida facing cold snap
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    Florida facing cold snap

    2006-02-17T12:01:00Z

    Florida fruit and vegetable growers are taking steps to prevent the state’s recent cold snap from affecting crops.

  • The South Tyrolean Apple Consortium chairman Matthias Josef Gamper addresses delegates at Fruit Logistica 2006
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    South Tyrol apples get a rebrand

    2006-02-17T10:01:01Z

    The South Tyrolean Apple Consortium has announced a protected geographical indicator (PGI) label for its fruit and total image rebranding.

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    EurepGAP to hold new training workshops

    2006-02-16T17:01:00Z

    EurepGAP, the global partnership for safe and sustainable agriculture, is holding a “Train-the-Trainer” workshop to present the structure and documentation needed to successfully implement the EurepGAP framework for Integrated Farm Assurance.

  • High Priest of Tomatoes wins prize
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    High Priest of Tomatoes wins prize

    2006-02-16T15:01:01Z

    Israel’s “High Priest of Tomatoes” Professor Nachum Kedar, of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Faculty of Agriculture in Rehovot, is the recipient of the 2006 Israel Prize in Agriculture.

  • Bennett: close gate on oppressive atmosphere
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    Growers back call for retail clampdown

    2006-02-16T11:01:01Z

    NFU president Tim Bennett has called for action to eradicate the climate of “fear and oppression” characterising the relationship between growers and their retail customers.

  • Bacteria key to drought solution
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    Bacteria key to drought solution

    2006-02-16T09:01:00Z

    Bacteria may be able to keep some plants growing through short periods of drought and save valuable crops from being lost, scientists claimed.

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    Thai exports to US expand

    2006-02-15T17:01:00Z

    The US government has agreed to import expanded quotas of fresh Thai fruit but has warned Thai exporters that they must strictly follow its agricultural and health safety regulations to assure their shipments are pest-free, a senior Thai official has announced.