All Production & Trade articles – Page 832
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ArticleSmart and smarter
Growers are increasingly taking to the air to ensure they have the most accurate information for crop forecasting and analysis
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ArticleInterview: Jane King reigns over R&D
New AHDB chief executive Jane King tells Nina Pullman what the restructure means for growers and why Red Tractor could be the key to increasing fresh produce exports
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ArticleNew era for Avalon Produce
The directors of new top-fruit marketer Avalon Produce tell FPJ how the merger came about and how it will benefit growers
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ArticleTop-fruit consortium celebrates 70 years
As it marks its 70th anniversary, South Tyrolean apple consortium Vog is building on foundations laid by producers amid the rubble of the Second World War
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ArticleTop fruit in tip-top shape
Despite some scares with hailstorms reportedly damaging whole farms, apples and pears are on the cusp of a highly successful season
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ArticleNew port of entry for Chinese imports
Construction of a new port of entry for Chinese fruit imports in Hefei, the capital of Anhui Province, is nearing completion
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ArticleCalifornia Citrus Mutual hails TPP
Trade association for California citrus growers says the Trans Pacific Partnership will bring key tariff cuts on exports to Japan and Vietnam
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ArticleNationwide ups profit on reduced turnover
Vegetable giant points to deflation as being the cause of smaller revenue, as it works to overcome its achilles heel, fruit
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ArticleScotHerbs to close after losing major contract
Langmeads-owned herb grower set to close with 62 proposed job losses after losing a contract worth half its turnover
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ArticleLabour provider moves to counter ‘dubious recruiters’
HOPS Labour Solutions will now be audited by Sedex to counter rise in unethical labour practices after abolition of SAWS
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ArticleEurope expects larger kiwifruit crop
Italian production set to rise by 9 per cent, with double-digit increases forecast in other European countries
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ArticleWest Australian oranges enter China
Two of the state’s citrus growers have made their first shipments to China, with volumes set to grow in future as young plantings reach full bearing
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ArticleScottish growers will lose ‘any profit margin’
Frustration as growers north of the border set to pay all workers the higher National Living Wage, rather than just those over 25
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ArticleTPP “good news for Chilean fruit”
Deal will speed up the opening of new markets for Chilean fruit and improve conflict resolution
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ArticleAsparagus pioneer celebrates milestone
Mexican firm continues to push into Asian markets as production increases
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AnalysisAustralia has little to gain from TPP
The Trans Pacific Partnership will not deliver any significant benefits for Australia’s horticulture trade, argues market analyst Wayne Prowse
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ArticleMoko threatens Suriname bananas
Disease has impacted nearly a quarter of the country's banana crop and "threatens survival of the fruit in the country"
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ArticlePink Lady grower loses entire crop
Vandals apparently targeted Pink Lady production between Bolzano and Trento, slicing hundreds of trees in half
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ArticleWales joins growing list of countries to ban GM
There are now 17 EU nation states and countries that have opted out of growing GM crops under new European laws
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ArticlePolish apples gain access to Vietnam
Vietnam and Poland have reached an agreement offering Polish apple exporters access to the South East Asian nation