All Spain articles – Page 182
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ArticleSpanish toms in crisis
The newly formed Andalusia supply chain trade body Hortyfruta made its first major move this week when it suspended sales of class II round tomatoes as a price crisis hit the sector.
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ArticleSpanish forecast strawb drop
Spanish growers have been experiencing difficulties getting sufficient seasonal workers from overseas before the start of the strawberry season later this month.
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ArticlePublic thumbs up for Spanish exotics
Foods from Spain gained useful insight into public perception of Spanish exotic fruits when it gave demonstrations of cherimoya and persimmon to members of the public at the Taste Spain festival at Borough Market.
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ArticleSpanish exotics find a home
The Spanish cherimoya and persimmon crops date back as far as the 18th century, but it is only now that these Spanish exotic lines are beginning to make an impact on the UK market. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports from the main growing areas of cherimoya and persimmon in Spain.
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ArticleSecond Spanish citrus drop
Spain’s second-largest citrus production region has revealed a forecast eight per cent decline in volume this season.
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ArticleSpanish villa to be won with Jaffa
The largest ever on-pack promotion by Jaffa was launched yesterday, with a Spanish villa up for grabs.
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ArticleSpanish citrus fights corner
A series of disastrous seasons in Spain in terms of grower returns has many producers fearful for the future of citrus production in their country. But with prospects of reduced volume and good quality, as well as various marketing and survival issues, the Spaniards are fighting their corner fiercely. Kathy Hammond reports on hopes for decent prices this season.
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ArticleSpain's raspberry growers cautious
Raspberry growers in the Spanish region of Huelva have begun plantings that should bear fruit at the end of October or beginning of November.
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ArticleSpain on target with wood recycling
Spain is well up on its targets for recycling wooden packaging.
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ArticleSpain banks on quality
Although salad shipments to the UK are predicted to fall this season, those who are bringing in high-quality produce should enjoy stable prospects. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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ArticleSpanish pears strong
Spanish pear prices are strong this season in the face of a lower crop.
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ArticleSpanish on the fly against pests
Spanish producers’ association Unió-Coag is calling on the regional authorities in Valencia to put in place a control programme against fruit fly as soon as possible.
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Spanish apple forecast released
Rises are forecast for Granny Smith and Pink Lady in Lerida, but the picture is more mixed across other varieties.
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ArticleSpanish growers pressured
Spanish producers are under pressure from the UK to fill gaps in supply on some lines while demand for others has waned, leading to a build up in volumes.
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Water worrries for Spain
Spanish growers have collected 45,000 signatures on a petition to against the reformed text of the Castilla-La Mancha regional statute.
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ArticleSpain foresees lighter citrus crop
Early indications are that the 2007-08 Spanish citrus crop will be lighter than that of the season just ending.
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Spanish trade show announced
Alimentaria, the International Food and Beverage Exhibition, will be held in Fira, Barcelona and will run from March 10-14, next year, it has been announced.
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Fepex to harmonise Spanish protocols
Spanish producer and exporter federation Fepex is to develop new, harmonised GAP protocols for the country’s fresh produce sector.
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ArticleSpanish lemons on a downer
The Spanish winter Fino lemon season has closed with a 40 per cent decline in exports.
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ArticleHail storms damage Spanish crops
Cherry and plum growers in the Extremadura region of Spain, to the west of Madrid, are counting the cost of hail storms, after looking forward to the prospect of bumper crops.