All Production & Trade articles – Page 629
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ArticleItalian kiwifruit shortfall drags down EU output
Country is expected to see a 14 per cent decrease in its kiwifruit crop this season, mainly as a result of frosts
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ArticleLondon Gateway welcomes two new services
New services from CMA-CGM and Marfret link the UK with Australia, New Zealand, the US and Latin America
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ArticleSalads succeed despite shaky start to year
The leafy salads sector has shaken off challenging growing conditions to see positive value and volume growth
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ArticleFresca sales up but sterling slump hits profit
Turnover up 17 per cent at produce giant but pound's devaluation and loss of Sainsbury’s contract hurts profits
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ArticleStargrow opts for Firestar branding
Group's early red Stargrape 2 variety will be sold commercially under the Firestar name
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ArticleFlorida citrus aid bill "can't wait"
Vern Buchanon calls on Congress to help struggling Florida citrus growers hit by Hurricane Irma
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ArticleChina opens potato research centre
Chinese and Kazakh companies have co-funded a potato research institute in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
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ArticleHopes for South African citrus in Vietnam
Industry aims to be back in South East Asian nation by the start of next season
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ArticleKorean apple crop drops
Korea’s apple production is set to be down 2.8 per cent on the prior season while consumption also falls
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ArticleKiwifruit leads the way for NZ exports
Record August caps an impressive 12 months for the category, with strong demand for gold
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ArticleLabour crisis deepens as workers leave mid season
The new National Living Wage means workers hit the tax threshold earlier and are choosing to return home before picking ends
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Video'Brand is key' to Tenderstem success
Watch: Tight specs demanded by Tenderstem brand have been integral to the product's strong sales growth, says Barfoots grower Richard Le Cornu
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ArticleEcuador courts foreign investors
The Andean nation’s new government is looking to forge stronger trade links with the UK and other countries
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ArticleProduce World outlines turnaround in face of £6.8m loss
Veg supplier said exiting brassica JV and aphid infestations hit bottom line in 2016 but expects profits to exceed £7m in 2017
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ArticleGem avocados to dazzle Tesco shoppers
UK retailer to stock the Westfalia-supplied avocado variety for a limited time
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ArticleNew beetle threatens British pears
The European Anthonomus spilotus beetle has been found on two orchards in Kent in the first sighting in the UK
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ArticleAFL2017: Looking beyond China
While China remains a focal point for Asia's fresh produce trade, the region’s wider potential is not being ignored
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ArticleHigh-colour blueberry in the works
New Zealand's Plant & Food Research has gained funding to investigate the potential for a new blueberry hybrid
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ArticleVI.P ready to 'redesign apple category'
Italian group merges marketing and sales operations, naming Fabio Zanesco as its new commercial director
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CommentGuest worker scheme is not the answer for UK
Shaping the debate around rights rather than employee-sponsored visas could help secure EU labour, writes politics lecturer Professor Luke Cooper