All Production & Trade articles – Page 1634
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ArticleSainsbury's launches Fairtrade avocados
Sainsbury’s has introduced Fairtrade avocados in 150 stores.
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ArticleFirst Fairtrade avos hit UK shelves
HL Hall & Sons and Westfalia have supplied the first Fairtrade avocados into the UK market from their farms in South Africa.
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ArticleHalls hands land over to Mdluli clan
Nelspruit-based avocado specialist HL Hall & Son is the facilitator in a Mpumulanga land reform deal that sees more than 6,000 hectares of the company's prime commercial land handed over to members of the Mdluli clan.
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ArticleSainsbury's puts faith in Trinity
Sainsbury's launched a new lettuce into 360 stores on August 4.
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ArticleChiquita solid after Colombian sale
Chiquita Brands International saw second quarter 2004 net income of $30 million (£16.3m), or $0.73 (40p) per diluted share, including an after-tax loss of $4m (£2.2m) on the sale of its Colombian banana production division.
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Watermelon destruction
Spanish watermelon growers are already destroying their crops in parts of the Valencia region as prices dive still further.
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ArticleUK top-fruit to drop
English apple and pear volumes are likely to be down this year and there are appearance issues on some varieties too, according to Adrian Barlow of English Apples & Pears.
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Defra report slammed
The farm-gate retail price spreads report sneaked out by Defra recently has disappointed producers and suppliers.
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ArticleHargreaves boards blueberry bandwagon
Hargreaves Plants is developing its blueberry plant numbers after promising UK sales this season.
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ArticleCalcagni calls for trader recognition
Freshfel Eport Division vice-president Pino Calcagni has called for the role of traders to be fully recognised in the European Commission’s revision of the Common Market Organisation for Fruit and Vegetables (CMO).
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ArticleKiwifruit returns under pressure
New Zealand kiwifruit growers may receive 20 per cent lower returns per tray this year compared to 2003-04 following a bumper harvest.
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ArticleBarlow issues Discovery warning
Declining production of Discovery worries English apple sector.
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ArticleHarwood moves in at Syngenta
Syngenta Seeds Ltd has appointed Keith Harwood as UK sales manager for vegetables.
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ArticleRetailers scoop Brammy honours
The Bramley Campaign Group has announced the winners of this year's prestigious Brammy Awards.
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Residue reduction starts pre-planting
Certis launched the CleanStart brand at Fruit Focus, emphasising the need to reduce pests and diseases to a minimum before planting.
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ArticleRocha volumes hit record levels
Volumes of Rocha pears will reach their highest level since meaningful exports began, in the 2004-5 season.
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ArticleIndustry defended after pesticide scare report
The Food Standards Agency has leapt to the defence of fruit and vegetables after the latest pesticide scare report from Friends of the Earth targeted imported apples and pears.
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ArticleRaspberry demand not keeping up with supply
BerryWorld md says retail market is not yet geared up to handle increasing early raspberry volumes.