All Production & Trade articles – Page 1809

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    MPs find fault with UK organic boom

    2001-01-25T00:00:00Z

    A cross-party parliamentary agriculture select committee warned on January 24 that booming demand is causing problems for the industry.

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    Egypt's Eurep first

    2001-01-25T00:00:00Z

    A leading Egyptian supplier has been approved under the Eurep-GAP scheme.

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    Israel perks up

    2001-01-25T00:00:00Z

    Israeli exporters are gaining confidence as their export season progresses.

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    Organic premiums under pressure

    2001-01-25T00:00:00Z

    At last week's Hortex 2001 show, growers were warned that premiums for organic produce are not a foregone conclusion.

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    Shamouti season starts

    2001-01-25T00:00:00Z

    The new Israeli Shamouti season gets under way next week.

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    Chilean exports rise on 1999-2000

    2001-01-23T00:00:00Z

    Sendings of fruit from Chile for the season to January 7 rose by almost a third on last season, but volumes to Europe are sliding.

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    Caricom slams banana decision

    2001-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Governments of the Caribbean Community trading bloc have expressed their dismay at the EU decision on reform of its banana import regime.

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    US to probe EU horticultural policy

    2001-01-21T00:00:00Z

    The US International Trade Commission is launching a fact -finding investigation on the effects of European Union policy on competition between EU and US horticulture.

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    Hail strikes in New Zealand

    2001-01-21T00:00:00Z

    A freak hailstorm struck apple orchards in the Masterton area of New Zealand's north island earlier this month.

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    Glen Avon gets early cue

    2001-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Glen Avon Growers has laid down the gauntlet to UK salad producers, by producing what it believes to be the country's earliest cucumbers.

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    Leeks may become trickle

    2001-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Leek yieldsand quality have suffered considerably in recent months, according to the Leek Growers Association (LGA).

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    Costa Rica seeks alternatives

    2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

    Costa Rica is hoping that industrial expansion and the arrival of high-tech companies will reduce its dependence on bananas for export revenue.

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    Rains boost lemon crop in Tucuman

    2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

    Weekend rainfall in Tucuman, Argentina has been welcomed by lemon producers.

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    Chilean citrus opportunities

    2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

    There are exciting opportunities for Chilean citrus in export markets if the sector revitalises its varietal mix, according to a leading Chilean agronomist.

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    Farmers hit tractor trail

    2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

    Producers themselves will be doing the leg work to find out how widely the UK public thas accepted their red tractor logo.

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    Sweet potato success

    2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

    Crops of sweet potatoes may soon become the norm in the UK following successful trials.

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    Green changes squeeze growers

    2001-01-16T00:00:00Z

    UK growers face extra costs of hundreds of millions of pounds as a result of a gamut of new environmental regulation, according to a National Farmers Union report released at this weeks HortEx 2001 event in Telford.

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    South African grape volumes slip

    2001-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Production of grape from South Africa is likely to be down on volumes forecast at the outset of the season and red seedless varieties are running short.

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    Growers embracing GAP

    2001-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Fruit production in Chile is already well advanced on the road to good agricultural practices, according to Felipe Espinosa, second vice-president of Chilean producers' association, Fedefruta.

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    Geest completes 5eme deal

    2001-01-11T00:00:00Z

    Prepared salads specialist Geest has taken over a leading French supplier.