All Production & Trade articles – Page 1620
-
Article
Monsanto raises the stakes
GM giant Monsanto has raised its second-quarter earnings forecasts on the back of successful results from its seeds and traits business.
-
ArticleKiwifruit defies twister
Zespri explains hopes for the 2005 kiwifruit season after a tornado swept the Bay of Plenty.
-
ArticleGrapes recover from late start
Chilean grape exports have settled down with exporters reporting that some three per cent more fruit was exported in the season to March 20 compared with 2004.
-
Article
Row grows between New Zealand and Australia
New Zealand has lashed out at Australia, describing the country’s ban on its apples as unacceptable.
-
Article
Stone fruit freeze
Unseasonable frosts in Spain earlier this year have had a considerable impact on stone-fruit production.
-
Article
BA swoops to support Re:fresh
The Re:fresh awards have been strengthened this week with the addition of the British Airways World Cargo Importer of the Year Award.
-
ArticleChiquita reveals banana performance
Chiquita today announced regional information on banana prices and volume for the first two months of the 2005 first quarter.
-
ArticleRetailers could blow it when it comes to quality
The retailer obsession with price over quality could undermine the healthy eating campaign, a leading buyer has warned.
-
ArticleM&S claims first with Jersey Royal
Marks & Spencer is claiming to be the first to stock Jersey Royals this Easter, although the premium priced potatoes cost as much as a steak.
-
Article
Indians to test new grape variety in UK market
Indian exporters are hoping to boost their credibility in the UK with a new variety of grape.
-
ArticlePrepared produce a winner at IFE
Tapping into the potential for convenient fresh produce was a theme uniting companies across the sector at IFE05 this week.
-
ArticleAvocado collaboration to boost consumption
Growers from Chile and South Africa are set to pilot international collaboration to increase consumption of avocados in the UK.
-
Article
French leeks looking good
French early leek producers from Nantes are confident that the campaign due to begin in May will be positively affected by Spanish frosts.
-
ArticleSA avocados in for a rollercoaster season
South African avocado producers are anticipating an up and down season in the UK, with a swing from initial under-supply to over supply later in the year.
-
ArticleBanana war kills off Banana Group
The ongoing banana war has claimed a new victim - promotional body the Banana Group.
-
Article
Europech to discuss cold snap
European stonefruit congress Europech will be held April 27 and 28 in Perpignan.
-
ArticleAirfreighted salad volumes soar
BA World Cargo has seen its throughput of salad crops for the UK market rise by four times the weekly volume year-on-year in the last six weeks.
-
ArticleRobots to save UK mushroom industry
A new robotics model developed by Warwick University could prove the salvation of the UK mushroom industry within a year.
-
Article
Swansea's door-to-door produce offer
Swansea volunteers unite with Gower grower to deliver fresh produce to local residents’ front doors.
-
ArticleMurcia takes a big value hit
The fall in value of exports of fresh produce from the Spanish region of Murcia was steeper in 2004 than at almost any other time previously, industry bosses warn.