All Production & Trade articles – Page 1625

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    A month of strawberry success

    2003-07-27T00:00:00Z

    National Summer Fruits' (NSF) fourth British Strawberry Day on June 12 – extended to events throughout the month –proved to be the most successful yet.

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    Soft fruit for the future

    2003-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Fruit for the Future was held at the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) in Dundee last week. An extensive schedule included seminars on raspberry breeding programmes, raspberry genomics research, climate change and integrated crop management.

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    Make certain with Certis

    2003-07-27T00:00:00Z

    It is important not to dilute the message to consumers of the benefits of fresh produce, said crop-protection company Certis this week.

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    Sweet sensation for Barfoots

    2003-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Sweetcorn supermarket supplier Barfoots of Botley has installed three Ulma horizontal form fill and seal Nevada wrapping machines.

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    European producers ask for emergency assistance

    2003-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Producers in Europe are calling on the European Commission and the Council of Ministers for urgent emergency aid.

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    Reynolds predicts UK apple shake-up

    2003-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Orchard trials at two undisclosed sites in east and west Kent could ultimately lead to a change in the varieties which dominate the UK apple industry, predicts Dr Drew Reynolds, technical director of Worldwide Fruit.

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    Fruit Focus adds flavour

    2003-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Fruit Focus returns to HRI East Malling in Kent on July 30, after coming of age there last year.

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    Rustler and the Supasweet revolution

    2003-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Rustler Produce, one of the UK's leading suppliers of top quality onions and leeks, is working with the Supasweet onion consortium to bring the tear free onion to market.

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    Big plus for BerryWorld

    2003-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Soft-fruit marketer BerryWorld has joined forces with Edward Vinson, US breeder Harry Swarz and the Hall Hunter Partnership to form BerryWorld Plus with the specific aim of developing new raspberry varieties.

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    Producers shun futures at their peril

    2003-07-24T00:00:00Z

    Potato producers who fail to make use of futures markets are placing good returns at risk in this season of extremely low plantings, warns potato futures broker ADM Investor Services International.

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    Fireblight: Oz growers deluded?

    2003-07-24T00:00:00Z

    New Zealand apple growers could clash with their Australian counterparts as they push for trade barriers to be lifted following the WTO ruling on Japan's fireblight restrictions on US apples.

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    Florette expansion nears completion

    2003-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Bagged salad giant Florette has completed the first phase of a factory extension at its Staffordshire site.

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    Potato trade advised to invest in futures

    2003-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Potato producers who fail to make use of futures markets are placing good returns at risk in this season of extremely low plantings, warned potato futures broker ADM Investor Services International.

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    NZ sees new apple markets open up

    2003-07-21T00:00:00Z

    The New Zealand government and its country's top-fruit growers are welcoming a World Trade Organisation ruling this week that could pave the way for New Zealand apples to enter new markets.

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    HRI welcomes Warwick move

    2003-07-18T00:00:00Z

    Horticulture Research International and the University of Warwick (UoW) have welcomed Defra's decision on the future of HRI Wellesbourne and Kirton.

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    Go dotty about Polka

    2003-07-18T00:00:00Z

    New raspberry variety to be launched by Hargreaves Plants at Fruit Focus.

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    French pears kick off

    2003-07-17T00:00:00Z

    French summer pear production appears to have escaped largely unscathed the late spring frosts that have hurt top and stone fruit production in many parts of Europe.

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    Spanish berry industry counts its losses

    2003-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Growers in Huelva were licking their wounds at this month's strawberry roundtable in south-western Spanish region.

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    Spanish citrus growth

    2003-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Spanish citrus trade organisation Intercitrus is forecasting increased exports and earnings in the 2003-04 season.

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    Supasweet onions on the map

    2003-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Supasweet, the trade-marked, UK-bred, mild-tasting sweet onion was launched officially this week in Bedfordshire.