All Production & Trade articles – Page 1587
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Moroccan soft-fruit ahead
Moroccan strawberries are arriving in the UK two months ahead of schedule.
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Room for growth in onion market
International trade in onions is enormous and the Netherlands is already one of the largest onion producers in the world.
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ArticleColombia hopes for freeze-dried gras success
Colombian producer Erupción has developed freeze-dried asparagus, which it believes will be ready for export by January 2006.
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ArticleCauliflower supply plummets
Cauliflower production is down by about 80 per cent, one of the UK’s largest growers has warned.
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NZ growers welcome report
New Zealand apple growers are celebrating the release of a report on the fairness of entry to Australia.
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ArticleHorticulture in the eye of the storm
As Canary Islanders count the cost of tropical storm Delta this week, UK farming bosses issued their own report on the threats and opportunities of climate change calling for urgent action.
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ArticleBarfoot wins top accolade
Peter Barfoot of Barfoots of Botley has won the coveted BBC Radio 4 Farming Today award for the UK’s farmer of the year.
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ArticleBanana decision splits trade
The European Union has divided opinion among banana producers and traders with its e176 a tonne tariff-only banana import regime.
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ArticleChiquita announces storm damage
Some Chiquita banana farms in Honduras could be out of production for months.
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New coating technology for seeds
Sakata Seed and the Hyogo Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Technology Center announced this week in Tokyo that they have established an innovative coating technology for seeds.
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ArticleDelta damages Canary crops
Tropical storm Delta has affected salad crops in the Canary Islands.
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ArticleBartlett earns sliver
Airdrie-based roots supplier Albert Bartlett & Sons has won silver at the 2005 Green Apple Awards
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ArticleClimate threat to UK production
Climate change could lead to a global food shortage, farming bosses have warned.
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ArticleStorm threatens Canary Islands
Tropical storm Delta was due to reach the Canary Islands on Monday afternoon.
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Cauliflower feels the chill
Cauliflower is already beginning to run short on UK markets as cold weather starts to bite.
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ArticleOrganic waste tackled
More than a third of organic potatoes and 40 per cent of organic carrots do not make it onto supermarket shelves, new research published by the Food Chain Centre has revealed.
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Bengalese growers break into Europe
Herbs and vegetables from Bengal are being exported to Europe for the first time following a promotional campaign.
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Report release on Aussie access for NZ apples
The Australian Apple Access Group (AAAG) is in Wellington to finally collect a crucial but overdue report on the rules for exporting apples to Australia.
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Italian weather toll
The harsh weather conditions are beginning to take their toll in Italy, with growers reporting damage.
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EU drops banana levy proposal - again
The European Union has agreed to a levy of 176 euros a tonne on Latin American banana imports, a further drop from the 179 euros a tonne proposed last week.