All Production & Trade articles – Page 659
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ArticleUrban veg campaign kicks off
The Veg Cities initiative aims to get inner-city residents producing and eating more vegetables
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ArticleStill time to apply for LSA fellowship
Scheme offers applicants up to £3,000 as it looks to develop industry leaders of the future
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ArticleUK food exports rise to record levels
Britain's growth in food and drink exports was helped in part to fresh produce, although berry shipments were down on last year
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ArticleLoan scheme launched for farmers
Scotland's National Basic Payment Support Scheme will help farmers hit by drought
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ArticleCamposol and Dole China promote avocados
Shipments of Peruvian avocados up 58 per cent on last year as consumer awareness increases
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ArticleCampbell-Gibbons joins AHDB
Current NFU chief horticultural adviser will chair AHDB Horticulture, promising to make a "real difference"
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ArticleFlorette creates winter salad mix
One of two autumn launches, the Winter Mix responds to consumer demand for a bagged salad suited to colder temperatures
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ArticleTrading places
As the deadline for the UK’s departure from the EU gets ever closer, Hayley Campbell-Gibbons analyses the fresh produce trade between the two sides and addresses the key questions facing the industry
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ArticleDover opposes govt plans to divert food exports
Port insists Dover is closest and most efficient crossing to Europe following plans to switch to other ports in no deal Brexit scenario
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ArticleNZKGI launches Zespri KPI reporting
New initiative measures single desk marketer’s performance in a number of key areas
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ArticleDrought threat to EU processors
A sustained period of drought this summer has resulted in sharp declines in EU vegetable yields, leading to smaller, less regular deliveries to processors
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ArticleAlbert Bartlett saves 41 tonnes of waste
The potato grower and prepared meal producer continues to redistribute food that might otherwise be discarded
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ArticleNFU launches ‘Water Bank’ to help drought-hit farmers
New service allows farmers to trade water with neighbours as they struggle to cope with prolonged spell of hot, dry weather
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ArticleEU pears set fair
Seasonal estimates at Prognosfruit predict a 6 per cent rise in pear volumes across the EU
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ArticleBumper EU apple crop forecast
WAPA reveals 2018 European apple harvest will be largest in a decade, with Polish production doubling to 4.48m tonnes
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ArticleHema unveils journey tracker on 17,000 items
The Alibaba-owned supermarket has implemented a new feature for consumers wanting to know more about their food
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ArticleOnly two in 10,000 picking applicants British
Recruitment firm Concordia says physical toll and transport difficulties put off British workers as frustration grows over government inaction
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ArticleSpain 'yet to replace Russian produce market'
Head of produce export association Fepex suggests efforts to secure alternative markets have not been enough
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ArticlePound at lowest euro rate since October
Devaluation piles pressure on produce business, with more than half the UK's fruit and veg imports bought from the eurozone
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ArticleOZblu conference draws a crowd
Consumption growth and future plans tabled at conference event in South Africa