All Production & Trade articles – Page 1801

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    Banana regime clarification

    2001-05-30T00:00:00Z

    The Fresh Produce Consortium has clarified the terms for traditional operator C under the new European Union banana import regime.

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    Zespri posts "reasonable" first year

    2001-05-30T00:00:00Z

    Zespri has come through its first financial year as a grower-shareholder owned company in "reasonable shape," executive chairman Doug Voss said as he announced the company's results last week.

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    National Summer Fruits launches crisis management committee

    2001-05-29T00:00:00Z

    To protect against unwanted media attention National Summer Fruits, the association set up to promote UK summer fruits, has formed a crisis management committee comprising three marketing executives.

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    Flandria gets more lettuce under label

    2001-05-29T00:00:00Z

    Three alternative lettuce varieties have been produced under the Flandria label.

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    Argentinean lemon sector feels squeeze

    2001-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Crisis in Argentinean agriculture is starting to bite in the lemon sector too.

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    The Blight Watch project

    2001-05-24T00:00:00Z

    A new potato blight warning service has been launched on the potatocrop.com web site.

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    Chile recovery strengthens

    2001-05-24T00:00:00Z

    Fruit exports from Chile are performing well as more fruit comes into the UK this year via the Continent.

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    Grapefruit makes debut

    2001-05-24T00:00:00Z

    First sendings of Outspan grapefruit were due to arrive in Sheerness on board the Pacific Reefer on May 24.

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    HRI sponsors new award

    2001-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Research and development will play a bigger part at next year's grower industry back-slapping ceremony thanks to a new award announced by HRI.

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    NFU wins intervention right

    2001-05-23T00:00:00Z

    The National Farmers' Union has won permission from the Court of Appeal to put forward its views in a legal case between the ministry of agriculture and the Crop Protection Association over access to cheap crop protection products from abroad.

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    USDA proposes cranberry cut

    2001-05-22T00:00:00Z

    Cranberry producers in the US are debating whether to limit their own production for the second year running.

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    NFUS name change

    2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

    The National Farmers' Union of Scotland has announced a name and status change.

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    Silver lining for Anecoop

    2001-05-17T00:00:00Z

    One of the leading lights in Spain's production base is celebrating its silver anniversary this year.

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    Israel breaks grape record

    2001-05-17T00:00:00Z

    The Israeli grape season kicked off in the UK on May 15 ö the earliest start in the history of exporter Agrexco.

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    BPC issues blight advice

    2001-05-16T00:00:00Z

    The British Potato Council is encouraging potato growers to take extra precautions against potato blight.

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    Beetle battle stepped up

    2001-05-16T00:00:00Z

    The ministry of agriculture is stepping up its annual information campaign against Colorado beetle this year.

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    Spanish strawberry drama

    2001-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Supplies of strawberries from Spain have met yet more problems as demand picks up in northern Europe.

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    Italy starts citrus plan

    2001-05-13T00:00:00Z

    The long awaited plan to rescue Italy's beleaguered citrus sector is now up and running.

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    Growers urge US congress to stand firm

    2001-05-13T00:00:00Z

    Producers in the US are lobbying congress to oppose measures by the country's trading partners which might weaken its anti-dumping laws.

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    LauritzenCool makes new stop

    2001-05-13T00:00:00Z

    Reefer service LauritzenCool will be making an additional stop on its South African service.