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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.
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KG Jubilee blasts off
KG Fruits used Fruit Focus as the launch pad for its Driscolls everbearer Jubilee, which has started small scale production this year and was named in honour of Her Majesty the Queen's Golden Jubilee year.
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Gomez supports child's play
Importer and supermarket supplier Gomez is the first in the trade to come out in support of Tesco's community football project with Newcastle United unveiled last week.
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Guernsey time trial
Guernsey flower growers have been alerted to the need to adhere to collection times for export blooms.
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No change for Neal
Graham Neal of S&A Produce says that you get what you pay for from employees.
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Greenvale AP realises ambition
Major potato supplier Greenvale AP has undergone a management buyout just six years since its senior team bought the company out from Dalgety plc with the help of venture capitalists.
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Pear crop parity
The EU pear crop is forecast to increase by some 13 per cent on last season and be just 0.5 per cent down on the five-year average.
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Fyffes makes Czech deal
Fresh produce multinational Fyffes has entered into an acquisition agreement for 70 per cent of Czech produce distributor Hortim International.
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Enza makes Eurepgap demand
New Zealand top-fruit marketing group Enza has said Eurep-Gap certification is a vital component to be able to supply product to Europe from 2003.
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Enza's Eurep first
New Zealand top-fruit marketing group Enza has said Eurep-Gap certification is a vital component of being able to supply product to Europe from 2003 as it announced one of its growers has become the first top-fruit producer in New Zealand to be awarded full certification under the European retailer standard for good growing practices.
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Pink Lady supply tight
Pink Lady demand in the UK is almost outstripping supply as growing conditions in southern hemisphere production areas have affected volumes of fruit for export.
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KG's excellent year
The spectre of an imposed wage increase did not detract from KG's proclamation of an excellent year, at Fruit Focus.
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Pseedco gets smart to save time
Pseedco launches seed to improve returns by up to 30 per cent.