All Production & Trade articles – Page 1720
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Packaging research highlights consumer split
The US market has a different approach to packaging of fresh produce than the UK, but research suggests that consumers on the other side of the Pond are ready for change.
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Seed event to address ring rot
Keeping notifiable diseases like ring rot out of Britain and the challenges posed to the GB potato industry by changing consumer behaviour are just two topics being discussed at next month’s Seed Industry Event, organised by the British Potato Council (BPC).
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ArticleAirfreight at risk
Airfreighting out-of-season vegetables and exotic fruit from sources such as Africa and South America could be at risk through spiralling fuel costs and increased service charges
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ArticleFlorida remains upbeat
Florida citrus producers are reassuring UK customers of their crops quality, despite the recent extensive hurricane damage which has reduced the crop by 63 per cent.
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ArticleFPC urges wholesale compliance
Wholesalers are being urged to ensure they are ready to comply with the upcoming changes in pesticide use within the EU, warned Nigel Jenney, chief executive of the Fresh Produce Consortium.
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ArticleRing rot in Lincolnshire
A further finding of potato ring rot has been confirmed at a farm in Lincolnshire.
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Hutchinsons links with Adas
Crop production specialist Hutchinsons is collaborating with Adas to help its customers by offering additional technical information.
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ArticleMalet Azoulay launches Fairtrade avocados
Malet Azoulay has received its first delivery of Fairtrade avocados from Katopé in South Africa.
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ArticleApple scaremongering slammed
Environmental campaigners have been branded as 'scaremongers' for their latest attempts at fundraising.
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ArticleSainsbury's turns purple
Sainsbury’s has re-launched its purple carrot offer for the third successive year and is claiming a bumper crop this season.
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ArticleApple standards to remain
EU apple growers have rejected proposals to lower EU minimum apple standards to bring them in line with those of the UN ECE.
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ArticleHorticulture: where the CAP fits
Growers can gain valuable information on CAP reform at two NFU seminars later this month.
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ArticleFlorida growers need to move on
Florida citrus growers are concentrating on the recovery process after suffering three direct hurricane strikes in less than two months.
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Oil crisis deepens: prices reach new levels
Traders are predicting the price of oil could reach $55 a barrel in the near future as the worldwide supply crisis deepens.
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Innovative scanning concept holds resonance
Brian Hills at the Institute of Food Research in Norwich has seen the light. He believes that Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) can be the future of maturity testing for the fresh produce industry.
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Gangmasters criticise industry for condoning illegals
Gangmasters have hit out at supermarkets and packhouses for what labour providers described as “condoning” illegal working.
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ArticleKiwifruit faces tricky start
Kiwifruit growers in Europe are facing up to the prospect of a difficult campaign this winter with substantial southern hemisphere fruit still available.
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ArticleBerries switch over
As everbearer supplies give way to glasshouse fruit, the transition is easier for some than others.
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Bromopropolate gets new MRL
A new maximum residue level (MRL) for bromopropylate comes into force on October 25.
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Overtrading dangerously high in trade
Overtrading, or chasing volume at the expense of profit, could cause serious problems for the fresh produce industry, according to a recent report.