All Production & Trade articles – Page 604
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ArticleUnrelenting heat hits California grape crop
As the California table grape harvest wraps up, the industry reflects on a difficult season disrupted by extreme heat and torrential rain
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ArticleSpecial report: Northern Ireland hots up
A biomass scandal and a political stalemate are not preventing fresh produce businesses in Northern Ireland investing in anything from automation to new product ranges. Nina Pullman paid a visit
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ArticleCamposol reviews first nine months
Group sees sales soar for the January-Spetmeber period, driven by avocado volumes and prices
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ArticleNatural and traceable future for UK food
Fresh produce could be set to benefit as authenticity, flexible diets and nutrition become key trends, says Mintel
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ArticleCompetition forcing Chile to up its game
Investment and innovation key to capitalising on growing global demand for fresh fruit, says a new Rabobank report
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ArticleFlorida growers miss out in relief package
US congress passes hurricane relief bill that omits aid for the beleagured Florida citrus industry
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ArticleOrchard industry 'needs 11,500 workers'
English Apples & Pears report outlines extent of labour crisis facing industry if no new scheme is introduced
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ArticleSoil health wins government attention
A high-profile launch of the new Sustainable Soils Alliance at the House of Commons has pushed issue up government agenda
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ArticleLabour shortages 'up to 30 per cent'
New NFU survey paints alarming picture of the state of seasonal staff shortages, as union calls for non-EU scheme
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ArticleUK market becoming 'less attractive'
Significance of market for fruit growers in the Southern Hemisphere is 'dwindling', says new report
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ArticleAsda trials mixed class one and two punnets
Trial on strawberries placed class two fruit with class one to test shopper reaction to wider specifications
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ArticleAlbert Bartlett names Robinson Fresh as US partner
Potato supplier said new partnership will help ‘understand and simplify’ the complexities of North American produce market
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ArticleBlues grower finds hi-tech solution to bird damage
Laser technology provides effective and long-lasting bird control according to Meduri Farms
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ArticleSecond USDA grant for Hazel Technologies
Funding to aid the development of new shelf-life extension technologies for fresh produce
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ArticleChile eclipses Mexico in China
As demand for avocados rises in China, Chile has overtaken Mexico as China’s lead supplier this season
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ArticleGovernment creates local procurement hub
New online portal aims to connect suppliers and buyers to help get more local food into public procurement
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ArticleSainsbury's stresses power of marketing
Supermarket's Alec Kyriakides tells Veg Summit that upbeat messages about veg are key to consumption growth
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ArticleSecond fire strikes Rucaray packhouse
After finding no obvious sign of how the blaze started police believe it could have been deliberate
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VideoWatch: Gove pledges to protect soil
Defra secretary Michael Gove on the importance of incentivising growers to protect soil at the launch of the Sustainable Soils Alliance
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ArticleTesco signs NFU Fruit & Veg Pledge
Retailer has become the first of the big four to pledge long-term stability and support for British fresh produce sector