All Production & Trade articles – Page 667
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ArticleTomatoes trade up as Brexit bites
Premium on-the-vine varieties are driving the category but Brexit poses both opportunities and challenges for growers
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ArticleMorrisons launches wonky apples hit by spring frosts
Supermarket becomes second major retailer to buy apples with “frost eye” from British growers affected by April frosts
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ArticleTrickle irrigation licensing plans raise concern
NFU fears new licences limiting water use by trickle irrigation growers will harm certain sectors and limit business growth
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ArticleCosta takes reins of African Blue
Australia's Costa is to become majority owner of Moroccan blueberry venture African Blue SA with a 90 per cent stake in the company
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ArticleBakkavor withdraws plans to float
Prepared produce supplier said it had received sufficient demand but proceeding with public listing ‘not in best interests’
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ArticleSpain speaks out against RSA citrus imports
Greater availability of South African oranges is curbing sales of new season fruit from Andalucía, growers say
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ArticleChile makes Indonesian inroads
Trade and industry members meet with Indonesian importers at Jakarta workshop
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ArticleJazz voted UK’s tastiest apple
Fast-rising club variety wins coveted prize at National Fruit Show in Kent for third year in five
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Article'Dig for Brexit' is flawed concept
Opinion: David Barling, professor of food policy and security and director of the Centre for Agriculture, Food and Environmental Management at the University of Hertfordshire, looks at why expecting British farmers to produce more is not as simple as it sounds
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ArticleClimate change to displace ‘tens of millions’
Extreme weather caused by climate change will see tens of millions lose agricultural livelihoods and become climate refugees, report finds
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ArticleUSDA forecasts NZ topfruit rise
New Zealand's apple and pear production is set to increase 6 per cent to 586,000 tonnes in 2017/18
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ArticlePesticides in produce linked to infertility
New US study suggests women are less likely to get pregnant with IVF if they eat more fruit and vegetables high in residues
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ArticleSpain fires warning over CAP reform
Fepex says safeguards for fruit and vegetable industry must not be diluted when EU reorganises agricultural policy
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ArticleMontague to introduce Kissabel to Australia
Fruit available post 2020, as leading apple supplier adds another branded offering to its portfolio
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ArticleOlins' top tips for business success
Laurence Olins offers learnings from his 48 years in fresh produce to an audience at the HOPS conference
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ArticleNFT system boosts Lebanese lettuce
Rijk Zwaan's Lebanese distributor Robinson Agri introduces nutrient film technique
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ArticlePost-Brexit plant import fears grow
While much of the focus has been on labour, there are equal concerns over what will happen to imported plant material
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ArticleMeurig Raymond to step down
NFU president will not stand for re-election in February after four years in the role
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ArticleVietnam export value soars
Vietnam's fresh fruit and vegetable exports rose by 41.2 per cent in value terms during first ten months of this year
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ArticlePhilippines eye zero tariffs in Japan
Keeping pace in the banana trade a key priority for South Asian nation