All Production & Trade articles – Page 745
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ArticleChapi rings in the changes
Rafael Martín of Peru’s Agrícola Chapi outlines the company’s progress in fine-tuning its varietal offer in table grapes
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ArticleLantao opens office in Kunming
Leading Chinese importer Lantao to build presence in southwest China with new branch office in Kunming
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ArticleNorthwest pears set for similar volumes
Projections for the 2016 Northwest pear crop signal a slight increase on last year’s total volume, but a 7 per cent decline on the five-year average
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ArticleEU 'must incentivise' growers to invest in technology
New proposals by MEPs say EU countries should adapt their laws and offer incentives to small growers to invest in technology
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ArticleCalifornia prune output nosedives
This year’s crop is set to be the smallest in 90 years according to the state agriculture department
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ArticleTomato grower installs major LED system
French tomato grower Le Jardin de Rabelais has expanded its Philips Lighting LED system in a new 3.4 ha glasshouse
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ArticleMexico drops investigation into US apples
Washington industry relieved after antidumping case terminated and provisional duties removed
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VideoAsia Market Briefing: June 2016
Asiafruit editor John Hey outlines five key trends in China's fresh fruit and vegetable market today
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ArticleCalls for EU legislation to support suppliers
MEPs have voted to consider EU legislation to crackdown on unfair trading practices including low produce prices
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Article"New way" to detect Immature citrus
Researchers in Florida say they can help producers apply fertiliser and water more accurately
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ArticleRamadan brings consumption spike
More may be familiar with the fasting side of Ramadan, but it is the large, varied evening feasts that suppliers need to be prepared for
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ArticleIntensive farming ‘must be consigned to past’
Diversified farming systems create stable yields and perform better under environmental stress, according to major new report
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ArticleAppetite for Paraguayos grows
Sales of the small flat peach are on the rise, bucking the trend in a largely stagnant stonefruit market
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ArticleOakville growers go unpaid
Potato growers claim they are owed “hundreds of thousands” of dollars after Australia’s largest supplier goes under
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ArticleNew benchmark for Indian mangoes
Irradiated mangoes shipped from India to the US hits the 500-tonne mark for the season
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ArticleRhubarb growers force the issue
Rhubarb is enjoying a renewed surge in popularity driven primarily by caterers and top chefs
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ArticleSpecial report: The numbers game
As the fresh produce supply chain delivers more and more information about production, distribution and markets, new opportunities are arising for companies to take advantage of emerging big data
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ArticleJapanese municipalities target new markets
Partnership between Yamanashi and Shizuoka on the cards, as growers look to South East Asia
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ArticleStudent assesses potential of marijuana sector
Writtle's Simon Jones is looking at whether legal production in Jamaica could lead to a commercial medicinal marijuana sector
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Article‘State of emergency’ declared in Nigeria’s tomato sector
The Tomato Leaf Miner pest has reportedly wiped out tomato farms in Nigeria’s northern states while prices are skyrocketing