All Production & Trade articles – Page 1708
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Criminal nitrate
Producers affected by the creation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZ) are lacking an appropriate means of appeal, said the National Farmers' Union.
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Ishida cuts down on manpower
A new check-weigher for soft fruit – developed by Ishida – is said to reduce manpower packing costs by 40 per cent.
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Potato upturn forecast
UK potato yields are likely to be up this season on last despite a reduction in planted area.
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Defra clarifies labelling issue
The horticultural market inspectorate at the department of the environment , food & rural affairs has issued revised advice on the labelling of fresh produce exports from Israeli occupied territories.
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Argentinean export rise
According to latest figures from the national food health and safety service in Argentina, Senasa, fresh fruit exports for the first six months of 2002 are up 13 per cent on the same period in 2001.
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BPC issues ring-rot warning
The British Potato Council has issued a warning to levy-payers to be vigilant for the notifiable potato disease ring rot as reports of its continued incidence on the continent come through.
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German apples suffer
Poor weather during the crucial blossoming period has reduced the German Cox and Braeburn crops from the Lake Constance area.
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Sunshine state seeks symbol
The Florida Citrus Commission is considering introducing a Florida quality logo on orange juice to develop a brand identity.
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Flamingo swoops on Sulmac
Plans have been finalised for the sale of horticultural business, Sulmac to Flamingo Holdings Limited, parent company of Homegrown Ltd, a leading flower and organic veg producer in Kenya.
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Fyffes in the running
Fyffes' bananas were the official fruit of the London Triathlon, which took place at ExCel in London's Docklands last weekend.
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Get LOC-ed in
Defra has awarded grants to two family-run horticultural businesses, to pump-prime the companies' existing investment under its English Rural Development Programme.
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India inspects
The Indian Directorate-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has declared that all fresh fruits and vegetables exported to the European Union (EU) may be inspected and certified by the Directorate of Marketing and Inspection of the Ministry of Agriculture.
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Extra-EU apples down
The apple harvest from European countries outside the EU is expected to decline in 2002 by 12 per cent compared to the previous season although this still represents an increase of some 18 per cent on the five-year average.
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Spanish trees battered
Hailstorms, high winds and heavy rainfall struck eastern Spain last Thursday causing euro106 million of damage, according to Valencia producers' association Ava-Asaja.
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More hail blasts Italy
Hailstorms, high winds and heavy rains continued to batter several parts of Italy through last week and into the weekend as the country's growers still try to come to terms with the effects of a whole variety of inclement weather conditions over the past year.
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Chilean flowers see EU opening
Floriculture in Chile stands to benefit from the bi-lateral trade treaty ratified with the EU in May, according to a high-ranking official.
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Reject reduction tops talks
A four-day workshop in Panama this week organised for Central American nations by the Food & Agriculture Organisation aims to help producers improve reject rates on their fresh produce for export.
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Brown rot test enhanced
The British Potato Council has announced that a new, faster test for potato disease brown rot is available.
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Sakata on pole with F1
Sakata UK, formerly Samuel Yates, showcased Cool F1 at its official name-changing and office-opening ceremony in July.