All articles by Steven Maxwell – Page 13
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ArticlePicota campaign targets UK
Spanish Picota growers hope to build on last year’s successful promotional campaign in the UK
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ArticleSpain aims to boost vegetable sales
Over 30,000 leaflets handed out across Spain to encourage consumers to return to buying Spanish vegetables
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ArticleRussia and EU debate end to ban
Top level officials from both sides said to have made progress after first round of talks in Nizhny Novgorod
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ArticleSpanish demand EU-wide promotions
Associations say major promotional campaigns are needed immediately to restore image of Spanish fruits and vegetables
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ArticleRussian ban appears to widen
Importers say some fruit consignments from Europe have also been turned back by border customs officials
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ArticlePrices tumble for Spanish exports
Returns drop for range of fruits and vegetables during May, but figures too early to show true impact of E.coli crisis
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ArticleAngry response to EU proposal
European Commission aid package rejected by Spanish growers as “insufficient” and “ineffective”
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ArticleRevised BRC standard to be issued
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is to publish a revised global standard for food safety
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ArticleSpain's Fepex demands full compensation
Fepex calls for European Commission to establish fund to cover 100 per cent of losses suffered by Spanish growers
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ArticleBusinessman ‘buys’ Russia’s Sorus
Head of ZAO Aysel reported to have purchased assets of bankrupt fruit importer
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ArticleSpain’s stonefruit hit by ‘fear factor’
Lack of confidence in Spanish fresh products blamed for collapse in prices for country’s stonefruit in export markets
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ArticleSpanish growers demand EU-wide action
Representatives for producers say Europe-wide promotional campaign ‘without limits’ needed to repair damaged image
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ArticleDamages stack up for Spanish growers
Losses mount for Spanish producers as effects of export stoppage hits home, redoubling calls for compensation
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ArticleSpanish growers call for urgent action
With production all but halted in many regions, producers are calling for urgent EU aid to counter “massive” losses
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ArticleRussia bans EU vegetable imports
Importers say move likely to lead to consumer price rises for wide range of staple goods over coming days
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ArticleSpanish groups call for official’s removal
Associations say official responsible for cucumber-E.coli alert must be dismissed and called for urgent action to help growers
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ArticleE.coli: Spanish firms protest innocence
Frunet Bio and Costa de Almería say contamination must have happened in Germany after tests find no traces of E.coli
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ArticleSpain: ‘no E.coli link confirmed’
Spanish authorities say it is still to be determined if contamination originated in Spain or at final destination
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ArticleExport increase for Costa Rica
Central American country records strong exports for opening months of 2011, although banana sales show slight fall
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ArticlePeru’s organic banana business grows
Andean country experiences major increase in organic banana exports, driven primarily by demand in European markets