All Production & Trade articles – Page 1665
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ArticleFairtrade fortnight only a month away
This year’s Fairtrade Fortnight runs from March 1-14, as the organisation looks to build on the success experienced to date.
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ArticleCherries and berries switch sources
Chilean cherries are coming to the season's end and strawberry buyers are looking eagerly towards Morocco.
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ArticleWinds brush Valencia citrus
High winds in Valencia earlier this week and periodically throughout January have been knocking oranges from trees as the Spanish citrus season enters its second half.
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ArticleCapespan announces brand restrictions
Capespan has announced it is to restrict the use of the Cape brand to products grown in South Africa and Namibia.
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Hargreaves signs kiwifruit deal
Hargreaves Plants has signed a deal with Pico in British Columbia to work with its kiwifruit material.
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FFB predicts 2004 export increase
Eighty per cent of UK food and drinks producers from the UK expect international sales to grow in 2004, according to a survey by Food from Britain (FFB).
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ArticleCarrots build on Friends of the Earth endorsement
British Carrot Growers' Association works towards alternative crop-protection strategies.
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ArticleLauritizen Cool announces new banana service
Lauritzen Cool/Mann Reefers have started a new weekly service operating between Central America and Europe.
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ArticleFTA wants more changes to London lorry ban
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed the decriminalisation of the London lorry ban, but says it could create further issues.
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Zon reports increase in turnover
Zon, the Dutch auction, has announced it achieved a turnover of 263 million euros in 2003, an increase of 15 per cent in 2002.
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ArticleSpanish salads face cold snap
Spanish salad supplies have been suffering from unseasonably cold weather this month and there could be more cool temperatures on the way.
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ArticleGreenery UK announces MDS membership
Greenery UK has confirmed it is the latest member to join Management Development Services (MDS).
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Diamantes are forever
The quality of the Diamante strawberry crop was top of the list of priorities on Hargreaves Plants production manager Garth Baxter recent week-long trip to the firm’s strawberry plant nurseries in California.
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ArticleShamouti makes UK debut
UK supermarkets are welcoming the first arrivals of Israel’s Jaffa Shamouti oranges this week.
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ArticleRenewed calls for UK supermarket watchdog
Producers and consumer groups in the UK have renewed calls for a new code to protect consumers and small suppliers.
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EU-Israel export dispute no nearer resolution
Israel's minister of industry, trade and labour Ehud Olmert has so far failed to resolve a dispute between Israel and the EU over Israel's exports to EU member countries.
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ArticleConference to tackle water issues
Implications of new water legislation to be explained at a British Potato Council (BPC) sponsored conference.
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Major grant for benchmarking centre
Food Chain Centre awarded major grant to develop promotion of benchmarking.
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ArticleNew broccoli targets niche sector
Breeder unveils new summer cauliflower for the fast-expanding speciality market.
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ArticleBramley shortfall warning
Keen uptake from the apple-processing sector means a delicately balanced fresh market for UK Bramley.