All Production & Trade articles – Page 1697

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    freshinfo update: The Summerfruit Company

    2003-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Redbridge AFI and Worldwide Fruit comment on launch of The Summerfruit Company.

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    Carrot-eaters want choices

    2003-01-30T00:00:00Z

    Consumer research on carrots carried out by Isleham Fresh Produce (IFP) has shown consumers want more choice.

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    New Berry Alliance

    2003-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Rationalisation in the European berry sector brings two supply giants on opposite sides of the Atlantic together.

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    Butternut squash makes UK debut

    2003-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Turkish butternut squash is making its debut on the UK market and enjoying considerable success.

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    Guernsey's rose demise

    2003-01-29T00:00:00Z

    More glasshouse production acreage is being sold for other uses.

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    Southern hemisphere grape squeeze

    2003-01-29T00:00:00Z

    The South African grape season is likely to finish slightly earlier than usual in February rather than March due to a reduced Orange River crop.

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    Six and out

    2003-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Top-fruit and blackcurrant supplier Four Wents Farm has ceased farming after six generations followed each other into the family business in High Weald, Kent.

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    Florida freeze boost

    2003-01-28T00:00:00Z

    Freezing weather conditions in Florida at the end of last week have left grapefruit unscathed and may actually have proved a boon to producers.

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    Redbridge AFI / Worldwide Fruit seal marketing jv

    2003-01-27T00:00:00Z

    Established retail suppliers set up Summerfruit Company as "one-stop soft fruit shop".

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    Florida gets frost warning

    2003-01-27T00:00:00Z

    Hard freeze warnings were in place over many counties of Florida last night with temperatures hitting 0°C.

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    Spanish warning on green fruit

    2003-01-27T00:00:00Z

    Valencia producers' association Ava-Asaja has condemned early harvesting of immature Ortanique fruit.

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    Picota in the spotlight

    2003-01-27T00:00:00Z

    The denomination of origin (DO) Cereza del Jerte, which represents cherries from Spain's Jerte valley, has reported substantial interest from its stand at the Fruit Logistica exhibition in Berlin this month.

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    EurepGap: NZ growers undaunted

    2003-01-26T00:00:00Z

    According to New Zealand kiwifruit marketer, Zespri, the message from its growers is that EurepGap "isn't as daunting as it seems".

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    Potato growers get free advice

    2003-01-24T00:00:00Z

    The British Potato Council is urging growers and agronomists to take advantage of its free business advice workshops.

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    MTEX shows Suntina delight

    2003-01-23T00:00:00Z

    The UK will receive at least 10 per cent more Suntina from Israel through MTEX this season.

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    Keevy SAAGA ends

    2003-01-23T00:00:00Z

    Chris Keevy has stepped down as ceo of the South Africa Avocado Growers' Association after five successful years at the helm.

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    Stubbins goes west

    2003-01-23T00:00:00Z

    Just two weeks after the exchange of contracts with HumberVHB, salad specialist Stubbins has made significant progress towards its first tomato crop at Wales's largest area of glass, Rhymney Valley Nursery, pictured.

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    Isleham makes Oxford landing

    2003-01-23T00:00:00Z

    Two of the UK's leading root vegetable suppliers have revealed how they restructured their business to allow for greater efficiencies across the supply chain.

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    Chile: 2003 is crucial in Europe

    2003-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Chilean weekly Revista del Campo reports Fresh Fruit Association president Ronald Bown saying 2003 is "Chile's year in Europe".

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    Spanish production slows

    2003-01-22T00:00:00Z

    A cold snap across southern Spain at the start of last week has been making its effects known on field crops such as iceberg, broccoli and strawberries.