All Production & Trade articles – Page 631
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ArticleTomato growers warned over late blight
New strain of late blight is causing concern following discovery of symptoms in early-season crop on young plants
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ArticleDefra issues £23.5m to rural businesses
Farming minister George Eustice unveiled the small grants scheme with the aim of "revolutionising" the rural economy
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ArticleWeist and Laudani take on Freshfel roles
European fresh produce association's new president for next two years is first ever from German retail business
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ArticleKiwifruit growers win sustainability award
Bay of Plenty orchardists recognised as “outstanding strategic and agile thinkers”
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ArticleTaiwan works to strengthen banana prices
The government has taken measures after oversupply caused domestic wholesale prices to plummet
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ArticleAldi buys more surfeit crops
Suppliers are getting a helping hand from the retailer who are buying excess crop following the NFU's Fruit and Veg pledge
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ArticleFruit consumption continues to fall in Japan
At its current rate of decline, fruit consumption is set to hit its lowest point in the past 50 years
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ArticleVergro strikes deal to acquire D&G
Belgian fruit and veg exporter to buy D&G Fruit, a producer specialised in Conference pears, apples and cherries
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ArticleJerte cherries hitting the right notes
Pedro García of Spanish cherry supplier group AC-Valle del Jerte looks ahead to the new campaign
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ArticleGreenyard reflects on tough 12 months
Closer partnerships with Carrefour and Albert Heijn, as well as recent German restructuring, said to be bearing fruit
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ArticleLabour survey aims to tackle bogus payments
HOPS creates induction survey to weed out gangmasters demanding unreasonable charges from seasonal workers
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ArticleEfra calls for details on farming plan
Committee of MPs backs Defra's food and farming vision but says clarity over the details is urgently required
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ArticleEcuador loses banana share in Japan
Japan’s total fruit imports remain steady in 2018, but Ecuador loses banana market share to the Philippines
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ArticlePeruvian blues gain ground in China
China has become Peru’s fifth-biggest blueberry export market in the space of just two years
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ArticleAn agronomic solution
A young company is putting the focus on developing wide-ranging technical solutions for the potato-growing sector
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ArticleA drop of pink
A variety of new drinks and gins have catapulted sales of bulk rhubarb, with shortages on the continent ensuring high prices
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ArticleBrazil counts cost of truckers’ strike
Agriculture bore the brunt of the stoppage, with fruit and vegetable losses running into hundred of millions of dollars
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ArticleUS apples hit with 20 per cent trade tariff
After a Trump administration trade spat increasing tariffs on steel and aluminium, Mexico has hit back
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ArticleSpanish fruit sparks concern in Italy
Presence of apricots from Spain raises questions about EU-backed project to distribute free fruit and veg in Italian schools
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ArticlePrince de Bretagne backs Cardinal
The French marketer has high hopes for the latest addition to its artichoke range, which bears the Saveur de l’Année 2018 label for taste