All Production & Trade articles – Page 1706

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    Apple reprieve likely

    2002-09-12T00:00:00Z

    There are strong indications that US apples could escape the 100 per cent EU tariff threatened as part of retaliatory action against US steel import policy.

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    Apple reprieve likely

    2002-09-12T00:00:00Z

    There are strong indications that US apples could escape the 100 per cent EU tariff threatened as part of retaliatory action against US steel import policy.

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    Brazilian melons arrive with healthy outlook

    2002-09-12T00:00:00Z

    The first two vessels of the Brazilan melon season docked in Dover this week and the market appears far beeter prepared for the fruit than last year.

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    UK bound avos survive heat

    2002-09-12T00:00:00Z

    Two heat-waves in Israel during June and July, when temperatures soared to 40°C, have reduced the country's avocado crop.

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    Kent on show at Olympia

    2002-09-12T00:00:00Z

    The produced In Kent logo and ideals were on show at this week's Speciality & Fine Food Fair, at London's Olympia.

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    CFFA defends members

    2002-09-11T00:00:00Z

    Chilean Fresh Fruit Association president Ronald Bown has defended transparency in exporters' dealings with producers.

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    Zespri deregulation tip-off

    2002-09-11T00:00:00Z

    New Zealand press reports quote top-fruit industry veteran Joe Pope tipping kiwifruit monopoly Zespri for deregulation within a few seasons.

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    Florette officially announces UK expansion plans

    2002-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Florette officially announces expansion plans in Lichfield, as reported in the Journal two months ago.

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    ReDeva to change the face of soft fruit

    2002-09-10T00:00:00Z

    AFI Redbridge invests in long-term soft fruit breeding programme

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    Spanish citrus prices slump

    2002-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Growers' leaders in Spain's leading citrus growing area of Valencia have criticised traders for taking advantage of the uncertainty surrounding exports to the US to put downward pressure on prices.

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    NFU sets its stall out

    2002-09-09T00:00:00Z

    NFU highlights returns:prices discrepancy.

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    Farmers attempt to raise awareness

    2002-09-06T00:00:00Z

    The NFU is to launch a new campaign to show ordinary people the importance of farming.

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    Farmers' markets booming

    2002-09-06T00:00:00Z

    The farmers' market phenomenon continues to grow at an extraordinary rate.

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    Cox gets earlier

    2002-09-05T00:00:00Z

    Cox picking for long-term storage is already under way in Kent.

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    Gearing up for Eurep-Gap

    2002-09-05T00:00:00Z

    Citrus-growers in the north-western Argentinean production area of Tucumán held a seminar last week on the requirements for good agricultural practice certification with the European retailer partnership, Eurep-Gap.

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    Farm ministers Israel bound

    2002-09-04T00:00:00Z

    Thirty ministers of agriculture have already confirmed their plans to participate in the forthcoming Agritech '03 exhibition, to be held in Tel Aviv in May 2003.

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    French seek southern markets

    2002-09-04T00:00:00Z

    French onion exporters, finding competition in the UK market tough, are looking to southern Europe to boost sales.

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    Fyffes to grow?

    2002-09-04T00:00:00Z

    The banana industry awaits, as speculation rises about a potential Fyffes bid for Chiquita.

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    Argentinean berries suffer

    2002-09-03T00:00:00Z

    High winds and hail in the central Argentinean berry growing area of Coronda damaged about 70 per cent of the planted area of strawberries in the third week of August.

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    Caribbean dry spell

    2002-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Crops in the Caribbean's largest islands are looking for additional moisture this hurricane season, according to reports from US agronomists and meteorologists.