All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 141
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ArticlePumpkin growers expect volume drop
Bad weather could have left some pumpkin growers with a drop of around 45 per cent on last year.
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Potato review must be far-sighted
The British Potato Council (BPC) should use its latest review, to be announced shortly by Defra, as an opportunity to discuss its future strategy with growers and other levy-funded organisations, according to the National Farmers Union.
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ArticleReach for the Star
The Banana Group is preparing for yet more success after teaming up with national newspaper The Daily Star
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ArticleBanana pricing dreamland
While banana prices on the wholesale markets have risen tentatively following the four-pronged attack of hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne, any longer-term uplift at the supermarkets may well be the stuff of dreams.
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ArticleMTEX moves in with satsumas
The first Israeli satsumas ever brought into the UK by Mehadrin Tnuport Export (MTEX) will arrive in the market next week.
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ArticlePlant health check behind schedule
Amendments to the plant health directive, due to come into force January 1, 2005, are unlikely to be implemented on schedule.
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Hirst new vc of horticulture board
Richard Hirst has been elected vice chairman (horticulture) of the NFU's horticulture board.
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ArticleStone fruit makes a difference at Sainsbury's
Sainsbury’s buyer Dominique Shulenburg reports that the chain’s new Taste The Difference stone-fruit range has been an instant success in-store.
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New pumpkin hits retail shelves
Marks & Spencer is widening its range of squash with the launch of a mini pumpkin.
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Chinese export expansion looms
If export expansion goes according to plan, China could represent a quarter of global apple trade by 2008, according to a report by the USDA.
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"Cheap imports and cost of legislation" forces family firm into administration
A three-generation Somerset family firm, the largest supplier of cut chrysanthemums in the UK, has been forced into administration.
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Weymouth veg factory fined for pollution
A vegetable processing company has been ordered to pay £4,815 in fines and costs after polluted water from its Weymouth factory killed fish in a Dorset stream.
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ArticleSainsbury’s centre of new takeover speculation
The Sunday Times has speculated that private equity group Permira is considering making a £5 billion bid for Sainsbury's.
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Redfox hunts new business
Redfox Executive Selection is expanding its organisation to include two new services.
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Beetroot is golden at Waitrose
A golden beetroot variety is to launch exclusively at Waitrose on October 4.
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ArticleTesco unveils more stunning figures
Tesco has revealed another stunning set of results, with its six-month performance to August 14 netting the group pre-tax profits of £822 million, a 24.4 per cent rise.
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ArticleM&S disappoints shareholders
Marks & Spencer this morning announced a share buyback offer well below the valuation of Philip Green, while revealing a 5.2 per cent drop in like-for-like sales.
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ArticleColombian flower sales rocket
Colombian flower exports are at record levels, pushed upwards by the country's Florverde programme, which aims to better the social, economic and environmental conditions of the Colombian flower industry.
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ArticleTesco to post record first-half figures
Tesco is expected to report record half-year profits this week.
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Super gras spurs Peru's expansion
Peruvian asparagus has become a year-round fixture on the shelves at Sainsbury’s, as the South American source developed its export crop to meet specific market specifications.