All Production & Trade articles – Page 1670
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"Superweed" fears played down
Scientists are playing down fears following the discovery of a so-called “superweed” at a site where GM crop have been trialled.
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Dutch glasshouse technology arrives
Rovero Roll-Air greenhouses are set to come to the UK with Cambridge Glasshouse Company already appointed sole distributor for the Dutch technology.
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Soft fruit on a high
A cooler spell this week is proving a welcome boost to soft-fruit production, particularly raspberry and blackberry crops.
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ArticlePesticide use on target
The UK fresh produce industry is making excellent progress when it comes to raising standards in the use of pesticides, a report has claimed.
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Russo embraces togetherness
Speaking at the Zeraim Gedera seminar on vertically integrated marketing, Jimmy Russo, director of UK-based Valley Grown Salads, stressed the importance of supply chain togetherness.
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Israelis look to vertical integration
Israeli seed company Zeraim Gedera has held a series of seminars and open days during the last three weeks.
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ArticleTesco questions Discovery
Tesco apple and pear buyer Martin de la Fuente has questioned the logic of launching the English apple season with “the worst apple there is”.
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Agrexco aims high
After a flying start to the Israeli stone fruit season, exporter Agrexco is concentrating on varieties developed for the premium end of the market.
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US holds off on farm export subsidies cut
Africa must await a global trade deal before the US will cut farm export subsidies, it is claimed.
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ArticleEngland expects... a good top fruit season
The English Cox crop is expected to be 20-25 per cent higher in volume this season
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Apple market pressure mounts
With just weeks to go before the harvest of European apples begins, the apple market in the UK is under pressure from old season stock and southern hemisphere supplies.
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ArticleBetter communication needed for asparagus
There needs to be greater communication throughout the supply chain when it comes to marketing asparagus to avoid consumer disappointment, British suppliers claim.
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ArticleSoft-fruit growers fined
Four defendants have been fined a total of £80,000 and ordered to pay costs, following the deaths of two Polish workers on a Berkshire fruit farm.
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Israel greenhouse settlement
Israel's Ministry of Agriculture announced it will help Gush Katif farmers move their greenhouses to the new settlements.
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ArticleChilean round table - take 3
Importers from around the world are again being invited to participate in Chilean grower federation Fedefruta's annual business round table.
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Czechs forage for fruit
Czech forest fruits and mushrooms to the value of 3.3 billion koruny (£75m) were harvested last year.
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ArticleEU investigates French aid to growers
The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into potentially illegal French state aid for the fruit and vegetable sector over an 11-year period, which could see growers and other beneficiaries forced to repay subsidies with interest.
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Apples melt on trees
Apple growers in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, have reported that the recent heatwave has cooked many of their apples on trees and will cause losses of up to 15 per cent of their crop.
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Fyffes' insider dealing case concludes
The long-running Fyffes’ insider dealing case has come to a conclusion, but the judge has reserved judgement until a later date.
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ArticleBritish asparagus success
Asparagus growers are celebrating what they described as an outstanding season, during which sales doubled.