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The UK is a strategically important global market undergoing changes which offer opportunities for well informed suppliers. That was among the messages from retail analyst John Giles in his presentation “Discounters […]
Fri 01/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Chilean lemons would be allowed into the US without needing methyl bromide fumigation under a change being considered by the US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (Aphis). Fumigation is […]
Fri 01/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Less than one in ten fresh apples eaten in the United States in the last five years was grown abroad, figures from a USDA report show. That’s up from an […]
Fri 01/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Last year was a bumper one for the New Zealand kiwifruit industry with production up 30% to 475,000 tons, exports up 31% to 454,000 tons, and FOB export receipts up […]
Thu 31/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Unica Group is offering its employees, cooperatives and partners aged over 50 the opportunity to participate in a screening programme for colorectal cancer. The Almeria-based group said the move is […]
Thu 31/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Today’s global reefer shipping business is influenced by many different macro drivers. To name but a few, global population growth, climatological changes, currency exchange rates and food safety issues can […]
Wed 30/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Entries are open for the SIAL Innovation Awards, held in Paris once every two years. As the world’s largest food show, SIAL – taking place October 16-20 in Paris Nord Villepinte […]
Wed 30/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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The Dutch competition watchdog has fined four cold storage firms a total of nearly €12.5 million. In a press release, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) said the […]
Tue 29/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Holland-based market leader in the fruit and vegetable sorting business, Greefa, has taken a big step into the Italian market, by setting up a new company in North Italy – […]
Tue 29/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Packhouse productivity expert Marco has won a contract to supply its equipment to a brand new facility at Moyca’s headquarters in Totana, Spain. Moyca, Spain’s leading supplier of table grapes, […]
Tue 29/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Scientists say they have found potential new tools to control green and blue molds in citrus, especially for fruit destined for high added value organic markets or export markets with zero residue tolerance. In […]
Tue 29/03/2016 by Julie Butler
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Americans are eating less potatoes and whole head lettuce, and more avocados, chili peppers, blueberries and kale, than they did a decade ago. Analysis of the USDA Economic Research Service’s […]
Thu 24/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
