All Production & Trade articles – Page 1687
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NZ apples light
Volumes of apples from New Zealand could be lower than forecast earlier in the season, according to Alasdair Robertson of Worldwide Fruit, Enza's joint venture partner in the UK.
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Cornish potato crops air-lifted
British Potato Council (BPC) chiefs have been out and about promoting the new crop throughout the nation.
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Organic standards overhauled
The Soil Association has given its organic standards a major facelift for the first time in a decade.
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Solanum unveils Jubilee potato
Potato marketing group Solanum is introducing a new salad potato variety this season to mark the Queen's golden jubilee.
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Chiquita still deep in the financial mire
US fruit giant Chiquita remains heavily in debt after restructuring.
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AFI casts its eye on new season strawbs
AFI chiefs and growers are pleased with the upcoming crop, now being picked. It could be earliest on record, say firm bosses.
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India unveils mango promo
Indian mango suppliers have launched a major awareness campaign in the UK market in order to develop the existing sector and stimulate mainstream consumer interest in new varieties.
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Cape runs for life
The Cape team is pictured finishing the Race For Life at Battersea Park, London and collecting competitors' goody bags.
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English apple-cart upset
UK top fruit supply is set for a shake-up come the 2002 season with some key growers switching marketing groups in the wake of a dismal 2001-02 campaign for English apples.
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Fyffes fare way ahead
Fyffes has been showing its support for sport by providing fresh fruit to celebrity players and fans at the recent Youth Sport Trust Yellow Ball Golf Challenge.
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Apricot diversity hope
Apricot producers in Murcia in southern Spain are setting up a committee to look at growing new varieties to diversify their offer away from Bulida, a variety grown primarily for processing.
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Cherry debut in time for Jubilee
California cherry arrivals are just in time for Golden Jubilee celebrations in the UK.
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Portuguese toms on the up
Tomato production in Portugal is forecast to rise six per cent to 1.13m tonnes in 2002-03.
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Management measured
An ambitious survey of UK farmers is launched to find out how farmers feel about green farming issues.
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Lemon season under way
The lemon export season in Argentina has kicked off despite the country's financial difficulties.
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Euro citrus shortfall
Indicators suggest there has been a shortfall of Greek citrus this season, but a marginal rise in Italian citrus to 3.2 million tonnes.
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US apples braced for EU battle
US apple chiefs and UK importers express deep concern for their business as the EU slides towards a tit-for-tat trade war with the Bush administration.
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NZ growers give in to GPG
Top-fruit grower shareholders in New Zealand exporter Enza have sold 90 per cent of their shares to the Guinness Peat Group.
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Zespri welcomes meat man
New Zealand kiwifruit exporter Zespri has announced the appointment of a meat industry chief executive to its board of directors.
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NFU fights for HRI
The National Farmers Union met with officials from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on May 7 to express its concern about proposed cuts to funding for horticultural research and development (R&D).