All Production & Trade articles – Page 881
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ArticleGrowers fear plans to 'resist' glasshouse expansion
Lea Valley growers say blocking future expansions would threaten the future of their businesses and plans should be amended
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ArticleDefra blamed for rejected exports
Essex potato growers have lost £250k after 24 consignments were rejected from the Canaries for failing soil tolerance levels
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ArticleArgentine strike called off
Work has resumed as negotiations to resolve pay dispute continue
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ArticleCrunch week for South African citrus
Citrus industry leaders head to Fruit Logistica in the knowledge that it is crunch time if they are going to have a normal season in Europe
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ArticleChina’s banana market up for grabs
ProEcuador has plans to promote Ecuadorian bananas in China in hopes it can secure a greater slice of the import market
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ArticleJapan's imports hit 15-year low
Fresh fruit imports in Japan have dropped to the lowest in fifteen years, with 1.57m tonnes of fruit imported in 2014
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ArticleTesco stores hit by banana shortages
Vessel leaving from Costa Rica delayed by bad weather leading to shortages across Tesco’s UK stores
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ArticleSpike in NZ kiwifruit orchard prices
Not all growers in the clear, as financial burden of Psa still lingers at many orchards
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ArticleBatting star backs GOGO Citrus
South Africa's cricket captain AB De Villiers has signed up to be the face of EKM Exports' GOGO Citrus line
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ArticleWorkers at leading UK juice factory stage strike
Trade union Unite said its members at Refresco Gerber, in Bridgwater, were "angry" and "feel betrayed" by planned cuts
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ArticleJordanian exports on the up
Fruit and vegetable exports from Jordan rose sharply last year, as the government seeks alternatives to war-torn Syria and Iraq
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ArticleJD expands imported offerings
Chinese e-commerce site JD has launched an initiative to import and promote US foods
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ArticlePromotions pay off in Singapore
CHANGING MARKETS: Leading Singapore importer SFE has successfully created a market for French organic Juliet apples in the city-state, and is working hard to generate demand for Belgian pears
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ArticleStrike threatens Argentine top fruit exports
Walkout by packhouse workers is latest setback for industry facing one of its most challenging seasons of recent years
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ArticlePort dispute disables exports
The US produce industry is counting the cost of an on-going West Coast port labour dispute that is disabling exports to Asia
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ArticleReport assesses impact of Coquimbo drought
The number of people employed in region’s fruit industry fell from 59,000 in 2007 to 44,000 in 2014
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ArticleIndonesia bans Bidart Bros apples
Indonesia has become the latest South East Asian nation to implement a ban on some imported US apples
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ArticleIndia lobbies EU to lift veg ban
The Indian government is lobbying European nations to lift their ban on four Indian vegetables
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ArticleRSA shippers regret early season deal
South African grape exporters are regretting shipping decisions made during the early season following market woes in traditional markets
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ArticleDisease threatens European olives
Experts fear the spread of xylella fastidiosa, a bacterium that is currently ravaging olive trees in the south of Italy