All Production & Trade articles – Page 707
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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
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ArticleGrowers to launch nationwide organic carrot campaign
A new growers association aims to get Brits eating more organic carrots with a big marketing push, FPJ can reveal
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ArticleIrrigation project assists Tunisians
The World Bank has launched a new project to address irrigation deficiencies in Tunisia, with investment sought from the private sector
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ArticleBaby Boomers
With volume sales down this year, the banana category may be in need of some fresh impetus, and baby bananas could lead the way. Ed Leahy speaks to specialist supplier FLP
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ArticleOne Banana on climate change mission
Sustainable banana grower-shipper is stepping up its efforts to accelerate climate change action in Guatemala
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ArticleNew cold stores for AC Goatham
Topfruit supplier unveils details of cold store investment plan, as well as further new infrastructure and buildings
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ArticleSan Miguel enters JV with La Calera
Alliance will enable both companies to strengthen their Southern Hemisphere fruit offer for the North American market