All Production & Trade articles – Page 836
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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?
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ArticleOn the seedy side
Intellectual property, consumer-facing seed breeding and a new lettuce trait are among the talking points in the UK seed sector
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ArticleAlmería: a model of sustainability
Pilot project developed by the ECPA seeking to transfer best practice to growers in other areas
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ArticlePeruvian blues output to double
Planted area set to rise from 2,500 ha to 3,200 ha by year-end
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ArticleRecord rambutan season
Australia’s Northern Territory is in the midst of its longest harvest on record
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ArticleChristmas brings UK grape growth
The UK experienced strong grape sales this Christmas, thanks to steady supplies, promotions and shoppers feeling the festive spirit
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ArticleSouth Africa feeling the heat
South African table grape forecast is reduced as drought and water shortages take their toll on the country’s fruit industry