All Production & Trade articles – Page 1580
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Farm profits continue to fall
Environmental concern is on the up but farmers are losing money producing food according to Deloitte's latest farm income survey.
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ArticleCook aims for closer connection
An award-winning retailer is looking for closer links with suppliers to help reconnect consumers with the supply chain.
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Chiquita's ethical move
Banana giant Chiquita has signed up to a new scheme by the Ethical Trading Initiative to improve the labour rights of its workers in developing countries.
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ArticleScots farmers hit streets against multiples
Scottish farmers will be on the streets tomorrow (Saturday) to continue their action in protest against supermarket margins.
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ArticleWallace gets tender
Former greengrocer turned Masterchef judge, Greg Wallace, has been signed up as the new face of Tenderstem broccoli.
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£1m booster for waste scheme
A new farm plastic-waste collection programme has received £1million funding from Defra.
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ArticleMore produce lines join ECR elite
Three produce lines join elite as record number of products score 100 per cent in the quarterly ECR UK On-Shelf Availability survey.
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90-day RhiNo restriction lifted
The restriction limiting potato seed treatments with RhiNo (flutolanil) to within 90 days of planting has been lifted, allowing applications to next season’s seed to be made from now on.
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Farmers down tools in supermarket price protest
Rebellious farmers have launched a series of strikes over the prices supermarkets offer for their produce.
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Kibbutz sued for its seeds
Israeli Kibbutz is successfully sued for providing seedless watermelon seeds that yielded seeded fruit
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Aussies make China breakthrough
Australian citrus has broken down the trade barriers and will be exported to China next year.
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Banana decision "devastating"
Jamaican officials have described the WTO rejection of the proposed EU banana tariffs as “devastating”.
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Consultation opens on gangmaster licensing
A consultation exercise is underway involving several questions on the future work of the Gangmaster Licensing Authority (GLA).
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ArticleFlorida grapefruit slashed by Wilma
The cost of hurricane Wilma to Florida’s citrus sector is estimated to hit $180m, early reports claimed.
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Free trade with EU for 16 more countries
An agreement to create a Pan-Euro-Mediterranean zone will give 16 countries preferential access to the EU market.
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ArticleZim minister seizes citrus export land
A Zimbabwean government minister has seized one of the country’s largest citrus fruit estates and forced out the white owner, as senior government and security officials step up a fresh round of farm seizures.
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Margins sacrificed for volume by one in three
One in three fresh produce companies has taken a hit on margin to maintain sales levels.
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Levy bodies combine online to educate
The British Potato Council, Home Grown Cereals Authority, Horticulture Development Council, Meat and Livestock Commission and Milk Development Council are jointly developing a comprehensive interactive website for all foods.
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European Commission expresses banana disappointment
Here in full, is a statement made this afternoon by the European Commission following the WTO’s rejection of its banana proposals.
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EU suffers further WTO banana rebuttal
WTO rejects latest EU banana proposals, as nine-year dispute refuses to go away.