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Chile and UK seal trade continuity agreement as Brexit looms

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Chile is the first country to sign a post-Brexit deal with the UK. On Wednesday 30th January, representatives of the two countries met in Santiago to seal a bilateral trade […]

Mon 11/02/2019 by Richard Wilkinson

UK Brassica and Leafy Salad Conference

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The biennial UK Brassica Leafy Salad Conference and Exhibition will take place on Wednesday 23rd January 2019 at the KingsGate Conference Centre, Peterborough, PE1 4YT. This is a well-established meeting […]

Mon 07/01/2019 by Richard Wilkinson

Dutch ports fear fall-out from hard Brexit

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Dutch port authorities fear that freight will have much longer to wait at its ports after March 30, when the UK leaves the EU. The Netherlands is a major exporter […]

Mon 29/10/2018 by Richard Wilkinson

UK vegetable production decimated by 2018 weather

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UK producers are warning of shortages of key vegetable products in the near future as a result of challenging growing conditions. Onions and potatoes are the worst hit, with the […]

Tue 16/10/2018 by Richard Wilkinson

Europe’s apple harvest looks to be back on track

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While other crops have struggled in Europe’s unusually hot and dry summer, apples and pears have coped well. The total EU apple harvest is forecast to be a record-breaking 12.6 […]

Wed 10/10/2018 by Richard Wilkinson

Construction underway of giant tomato greenhouse in Suffolk

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A giant tomato greenhouse is to begin operations in Suffolk, UK. In the first stage of a £30m project, Sterling Suffolk Ltd has built a huge Dutch-style glasshouse equal in […]

Tue 31/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson

UK rejects Pakistani mango consignment upon detecting fruit fly

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A consignment of Pakistan’s mangos has been rejected after UK customs authorities detected fruit flies. A shipment of 1,300 kilograms of mangos is now in UK’s quarantine department and is […]

Tue 24/07/2018 by Richard WIlkinson

Crop warning for British apples

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The UK’s largest apple and pear growers have warned that the 2018/19 harvest could be lower than expected due to the ‘June drop’ being much higher than anticipated. This drop […]

Wed 18/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson

Metis – back on shelf following successful UK launch

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Following its successful launch into the UK market last year, leading fresh produce variety development companies Star Fruits, in France and Spain’s Rusticas Del Guadalquivir, are excited to announce the […]

Wed 18/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson

UK fruit producers facing labour shortage

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Some 90,000 workers are needed this summer on UK farms. Nevertheless, there is a real danger that the UK’s fruit producers will not have sufficient workers to harvest the bumper […]

Mon 28/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson

The unique nature of the UK tomato market

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The UK’s tomato market is unique and very diverse. The average consumer in the UK eats 160g of fresh tomatoes per week. While the UK produces around 92,000 tons of […]

Tue 03/04/2018 by Richard Wilkinson

Grapes replace apple as Britain’s best-selling fruit

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In recent years, the dominance of the apple has been challenged with the rise of other types of fruit, such as grapes, small berries, kiwi fruit and more. In the […]

Wed 03/01/2018 by Richard Wilkinson