All Production & Trade articles – Page 562
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ArticleEnd ‘violence’ against soil, urges Riverford founder
Guy Singh-Watson releases video rant calling for better treatment of soils to mark World Soil Day
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ArticleGreen bananas
Not all bananas come from large-scale monocrop farms, with exporters Banabio sourcing a small amount from farmers practising “agroforestry” in the Ecuadorian mountains
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ArticleSweeki takes on Malaysia
A leading Malaysian importer is “going all out” to make Italian Sweeki a kiwifruit bestseller in Malaysia this season
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ArticleUSDA assists growers in 16 states
USDA announces US$3.7m in financial assistance to fruit and vegetable growers in 16 US states
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ArticleFrench protests hamper Italian and Spanish exports
Weeks of disruption sparked by the gilets jaunes anti-fuel tax movement have apparently led to a downturn in sales
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ArticleNew Zealand eyes India opportunity
The island-nation quietly waits for negotiation of a free-trade agreement with ‘the sleeping giant’
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ArticleStemilt helps IG kickstart apple import season
Leading Indian importer to sell seven varieties grown and packed by US-based partner
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ArticleUSDA unveils export programme
In a bid to increase US opportunities, a series of trade missions have been planned for 2019
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ArticleYear of two halves for bananas
Record prices on the banana market this year came to an abrupt halt as the world caught up with a category which enjoyed a consistent start to 2018
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ArticleTong expands project management team
Dave Clarke and Elliot Stones will help deliver increasingly complex handling systems for fresh produce
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ArticleKiwi imports soar in Japan
Kiwifruit continues to buck a declining fruit import trend in Japan with a 73 per cent volume rise in October
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ArticleFall Creek announces new shared leadership
Amelie Brazelton Aust and Cort Brazelton are named co-CEOs and Oscar Verges is new president and COO
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ArticleFrugalp hunts for new markets
One of Ecuador’s biggest pineapple producers is broadening its export horizons as its volume grows
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ArticleHail hits Adelaide Hills again
Storm fronts cause crop damage and power outages in key apple growing areas
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ArticleUS$10m government grape purchase
Temporary relief for California table grape growers ahead of trade negotiations between the US and China
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ArticleCoal mines suggested for underground farms
Abandoned mines and air defence tunnels could be used for large-scale hydroponic production, say academics at University of Nottingham
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ArticleMexico set for bumper avo exports
High global demand and depreciation of peso against the dollar sets Mexico up for another prosperous export campaign in 2018/19
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ArticleAgri-tech company gets grant for new biopesticide
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority awarded £29,000 to local company to develop "frass"
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ArticleGreengrocers gain from "Blue Planet effect"
Smaller shops with less plastics on produce are benefitting from millennial buying habits in the wake of anti-plastic trend
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ArticleJ Miles Reiter returns to Driscoll's CEO role
Kevin Murphy will step down at the end of 2018, berry marketer confirms, following three years as chief executive