All Production & Trade articles – Page 794
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ArticlePortugal puts emphasis on modernisation
Exclusive interview with agriculture minister reveals scope of country's fresh produce ambitious
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ArticleChairman and CEO Neil Fraser leaves Produce World
William Burgess takes on the dual role after Fraser - who once told FPJ he wanted to make Produce World a £500m firm - exits the veg giant
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ArticleBrazilian papayas feeling effects of El Niño
Weather phenomenon causing abundance of smaller, sweeter Golden papayas
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ArticleNovember export rise in Spain
Strong growth in persimon sales helps push forward fresh produce exports through the month
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ArticleOne Banana gains SCS certification
Banana brand’s sustainability efforts in Guatemala and Ecuador receive additional recognitions by leading organisation
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ArticleEarly start to NZ kiwiberries
Freshmax New Zealand has anticipated an earlier start to its kiwiberry season, with fruit to hit markets in February
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ArticleChallenging RSA topfruit season ahead
Difficult climatic conditions will make 2016 a challenging year for South African apples and pears
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ArticlePomanjou takes unique approach
Marc Rauffet, CEO of French apple exporter Groupe Pomanjou, talks about the potential for French apples in both Asia and the Middle East and the need to think long-term
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ArticleSpain slams Morocco on tomato quotas
Moroccan imports jumped 75 per cent in first two weeks of January
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ArticleVietnam opens to South Korean strawberries
Korea has been granted access to Vietnam for fresh strawberries
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ArticleAustralia faces avocado price hike
Shorter production volumes and rising demand sees prices approach the A$4 mark
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ArticleChina banana market dips
A surplus of local bananas is causing banana market prices to plummet in China, according to local trader
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ArticleBright future for Mexico in China
Chinese importers anticipate a bright future for Mexican fruit on the local market, following rapid sales of new products like avocados and berries
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ArticleBerry grower faces £20k of crop losses after flooding
Northern Irish strawberry grower Foxberry Fruit Farm cannot get near plants due to three feet of floodwater
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ArticleAround 300 jobs at risk at Bakkavor
Company has launched consultation period at its London site after losing a Tesco mashed potato supply contract
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ArticleUS targets new opportunities in Latin America
Economic growth and expanding middle class is fuelling demand for US agricultural products
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ArticleChina’s slowdown no dampener for exporters
New Zealand’s agriculture exporters are unfazed by the news of China’s economic slowdown
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ArticleWaitrose to launch supplier review
Retailer has launched an internal assessment including supplier payment times following reports that it takes 45 days to pay bills
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ArticlePaying the True Cost of Food
At this week’s Green Week in Berlin, Nature & More launched its True Cost of Food initiative, a campaign to include all the external costs of food production in the price
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ArticleGrowing media mixes it up
The growing media sector relies on five core ingredients to reduce commercial horticulture’s reliance on peat. But what are the benefits of alternatives such as coir, wood fibre and bark?