All Production & Trade articles – Page 441
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ArticleEly hosts "most keenly contested potato race yet"
Eighth annual Ely Potato Race fiercely fought with £1,500 raised for charity
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ArticleFyffes honoured for supply chain transparency
Dutch retailer Plus rewards Irish banana giant for CSR project to provide climate-neutral and Fairtrade bananas
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ArticleExport growth for Chilean cherries
Chile is a step closer to gaining access to Vietnam for its cherries as the industry predicts record export volumes for the upcoming season
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ArticleVietnam and South Africa strengthen trade ties
Joint trade sub-committee meets in Hanoi, Vietnam with aims to improve bilateral economic and trade partnerships
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ArticleUSDA buys US$30m of table grapes
Fruit to be repurposed and extra funding allocated to help promotion in export markets
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ArticleFurther investment for Hummingbird Technologies
UK smart-farming startup, which uses drones to help growers make better decisions, remains popular with capital markets
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ArticleShort but sweet
British supermarkets ran low on sweet potatoes in August, however NPD and expanding usage are boosting the category. Fred Searle speaks to Barfoots’ supply chain category manager Ketan Dave and commercial manager Rebecca Charnley
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ArticleLidl invests £15bn in British suppliers
Discounter pledges to support suppliers to grow and source more produce from UK as it continues its expansion
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ArticleEmergency measures for tomato virus
Spread of Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus has prompted the EU to take action with new trade controls being introduced
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ArticleVertical farming research centre opens
The Innovation Hub for Controlled Environment Agriculture in Scotland hopes to find solutions for sustainable production
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ArticleAustralian horticulture exports perform strongly
A prosperous 2018/19 season for Australia’s horticulture industry sees an increase in nut, fruit and vegetable exports
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ArticleEnvironment Bill promises binding targets
New office will be created to hold government to account over environmental targets
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ArticleFareShare ties the Waste Knot with Ferryfast
The UK’s biggest food waste redistributor has begun taking surplus produce from Midlands-based supplier Ferryfast thanks to Defra funding to help make food rescue commercially viable
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ArticleDanper exports first mangoes from Ecuador
Company shipped 25 containers with unnamed Colombian partner
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ArticleStonefruit prospects looking up
Drought still has an effect on volumes, but generally there is a welcome return to normality for South African stonefruit
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ArticleEcuador counts cost of strike
Acorbanec said stoppage has caused “huge, unrecoverable losses” to banana sector
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ArticleHaciendasBio builds up premium organic offering
Arra grapes and flat white nectarines are among the newest additions to the company’s growing portfolio
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ArticleGreat-sun Foods invests in Malaysia
Chinese fresh produce company to construct a tropical fruit planting base in Malaysia with a focus on durian
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ArticleCool Fresh becomes Jupiter Group Europe
New name for Cool Fresh International after its acquisition by Shropshire high flyers, Jupiter Group, in May
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ArticleGLAA homes in on Lincolnshire
Unannounced compliance inspections last week do not turn up any evidence of worker exploitation