All United States articles – Page 426
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Gourmet Trading gets a major case of the blues
Exporter purchases 50ha farm and packing operation from investment group
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ArticleTracy King joins Sinclair Systems
Former Washington Apple Commission and Dovex representative appointed regional sales manager for Asia
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WTO backs Ecuador in EU banana tariff battle
Bonita Europe calls ruling a "ratification" of dollar suppliers' position but a spokesman for the European Commission says it will consider launching a further appeal against the panel's "purely formalistic approach"
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ArticleSun World unveils new business units
Sun World International has established three distinct new business units and “realigned” key executives, president and ceo Allen J. Vangelos has announced.
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Super-fresh fruit bars
Following news last week that consumers are looking for snacks that are both convenient and healthy, scientists in the US may have come up with a solution - an all-fruit snack bar that can stay fresh for two years.
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US labour woes
Already stretched growers in the US are concerned they may be struck by labour shortages next season.
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US spinach growers off the hook
US spinach growers and processors will not face criminal charges over an E. coli outbreak last year that caused the death of three people and sickened 200 others.
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US unwilling to budge on farm subsidies
American crop grower groups say the recent ‘Challenge paper’ from the Doha Round agriculture negotiations committee chairman was not a step forward in negotiations.
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US prices unaffected by cold snap
The devastating Easter weekend cold snap that wiped out entire crops in certain parts of the US south seems to have had a minimal impact on fruit prices overall, according to agricultural economists.
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Bush lays out US WTO agricultural position
George W. Bush has told European leaders that the US will reduce farm subsidies, but only if they agree to make tariff cuts.
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ArticleCalifornians upbeat on Bing
An excellent crop in both quality and quantity this year - that is the upbeat prediction from California’s Bing cherry growers.
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US picks up a labour problem
The difficulty in sourcing seasonal horticultural labour is evidently not a uniquely British problem, if stories coming out of the USA are anything to go by.
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New produce safety centre in US
A new Center for Produce Safety has been established at the University of California, David, in the United States.
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ArticleARS researches watermelons
Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have found that, in addition to containing plentiful amounts of the health-promoting antioxidant lycopene, watermelon is an excellent source of the amino acid citrulline.
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Sunscreen protects Californian grapes
Sunscreen could be used to protect fruit and vegetables during the production period after a Californian grape grower sprayed his crops to stop them withering on the vine - and produced wrinkle-free fruit.
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More produce gets cartoon treatment
Children’s entertainment brand Nickelodeon is teaming up with US food firms to launch a children’s range of fruit and vegetable products featuring some of its popular cartoon characters.