All Production & Trade articles – Page 1559
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ArticleThe sweet taste of Cyberspace
South African Golden Delicious has entered Cyperspace, with a consumer-facing website to encourage consumption of the fruit.
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ArticleSweet potatoes lead the charge
Exotic sweet potatoes have the fastest growing sales of any vegetable on-shelf in the UK, according to independent retail analysts TNS.
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ArticleBelgian brassica back on course
Belgian cauliflower is back on track and the summer season for the brassica under the Flandria quality label started this week - only a week late.
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ArticleCameo makes mark at Tesco
As the marketing season for UK Cameo comes to a close, Tesco has heaped praise on the 2006 crop of the burgeoning club apple.
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Geest ceo resigns
According to freshinfo sources, Geest chief executive officer Gareth Voyle resigned yesterday.
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ArticleHirst has high hopes
Despite rising costs, UK producers willing to invest should be confident of a bright future, according to the chairman of the board for horticulture at the National Farmer’s Union, Richard Hirst.
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ArticleUK strawbs catch up
UK strawberry plants are catching up following the cold spring and producers now expect the maincrop to start on time.
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ArticleOlins oozes optimism
Laurence Olins told Re:fresh 2006 that the future has never been more optimistic for suppliers as the fresh produce industry is much more dynamic and intellectually led than ever before.
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ArticleRustling up recognition
Packer of the Year, sponsored by World Grower, went to Rustler Produce.
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ArticleBanana sales dip despite low prices
Despite prices being at record lows, banana sales plummeted in the four weeks to April 23.
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ArticleFlorida claims unfounded
Widely reported rumours of an impending federal quarantine on citrus exports from Florida in a bid to prevent the international spread of citrus canker are unfounded, one industry leader told freshinfo.
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ArticleRains lash Italian fruit
Heavy rainfall and hail in the prime Italian fruit-growing area of Romagna has damaged thousands of hectares of stone-fruit production.
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Article2006 still tough for NZ
New Zealand top-fruit industry representatives do not believe that market conditions for their fruit have improved sufficiently on last year’s disastrous season to justify growers’ predictions of a breakeven season in 2006.
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ArticleHolding a Beacon for older staff
An award-winning Welsh company that supplies fresh and exotic vegetables to UK food manufacturing and foodservice industries is celebrating a major accolade for its employment policies.
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Organic community awaits regulation change
Members of the European organic producing community are anxiously awaiting the EU Commission’s revision of the organic regulations.
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ArticleCaught on film: Re:fresh interviewees
Click here to view the introduction video for last week's Re:fresh Conference and see how you can purchase copies for you and your team.
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ArticlePrepared for more salad growth
The maturing UK prepared salad market continues to grow at a healthy rate and the expansion is being driven by innovative products and formats.
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Spaldings targets top and soft fruit
Top-fruit and soft-fruit growers have been identified as potential new customers by Spaldings, the Lincoln-based direct distributor of agriculture and ground care machinery.
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Irish probe causes organic panic
A three-way investigation is under way following the discovery of pesticide residues in organic produce imported into the Irish Republic.