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2006 GLOBAL OLIVE OIL OUTLOOK IS POSITIVE SAY INDUSTRY EXPERTS
BY MARK ROWE
DESPITE devastating hailstorms along Italy’s Adriatic Coast and concerns over damage from the olive fly, the forecast for the olive oil market for the 2006 season is positive, according to the International Olive Oil Council (IOOC).
"All the information available predicts a good harvest for this season" said a spokesman for the IOOC.…
AIRLINE FOOD INDUSTRY TOUGHS OUT ECONOMIC TURBULENCE
BY MARK ROWE
IN-FLIGHT catering has experienced a turbulent ride in recent years. Self-evidently, this sub-sector of the food industry’s fortunes are inextricably linked to those of the aviation industry and, put simply, fewer passengers, means fewer food sales.
Yet as the aviation market has recovered in the wake of the terrorist attacks on New York in 2001, in-flight caterers have seen an upturn in business – and new demands, many of which feed into additional demands and opportunities for food manufacturers, who, along with processors and cooks have to be eclectic and extremely versatile.…
GLOBAL WARMING THREATENS CALIFORNIA WINE PRODUCTION WARN EXPERTS
BY MONICA DOBIE
CALIFORNIA wine production could plummet by mid-century because of rising temperatures due to climate change a new study warns. According to research in the US scientific journal, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, wine production losses in California could hit 40%.…
CALIFORNIA FACES FRUIT PRODUCTION FALL
BY MONICA DOBIE
CALIFORNIA fruit and nut production could plummet 40% by mid-century because of rising temperatures and lower rainfall due to climate change according to research in the US scientific journal, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. Almonds, walnuts, oranges, avocados and table grapes would be hit.…
EU TO EXTEND CHINESE SILICON ANTI-DUMPING DUTY TO SOUTH KOREA EXPORTS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has proposed extending a 49% anti-dumping duty levied on Chinese exports to the European Union (EU) of silicon to consignments from South Korea, to block an alleged origin fraud. Following an investigation into a leap in South Korean silicon export volumes and claims "of [duty] circumvention", through transhipment via South Korea, the Commission has concluded "there was insufficient cause" to explain the trade pattern change "other than the imposition of [China-paid] anti-dumping measures."…
COMMISSION PLOTS DIGITAL COPYRIGHT GUIDELINES THAT FAVOUR COMPUTER COMPANIES
BY KEITH NUTHALL
ONCOMING formal guidance from the European Commission on the existing European Union (EU) private copy levy system could weaken existing guarantees ensuring publishers and writers are compensated for unauthorised digital copies. EU internal market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy hinted at a cultural diversity and creative rights conference, in Brussels, that the Commission could push for change to the system where collection societies or trade unions take a fee from DVD recorders, MP3 players or blank DVDs prices.…
ECJ RULES ON INTERNET LAW CASE
BY KEITH NUTHALL
To the surprise of many in the drinks business, the European Court of Justice has ruled against any change in the laws covering the taxation of wine and other drinks imported into the UK. There had been a widespread belief that the Court would follow the recommendations of its advocate-general and rule that drinks bought abroad and sent to other countries should only be taxed in their country of origin thus opening the way for a massive increase in mail order and internet sales of wine from France, for example, by consumers in Britain where excise taxes are much higher.…
CRICKET WORLD CUP SPARKS CARIBBEAN PAINT BOOM
BY JAMES FULLER, in Port of Spain
CRICKETERS and illegally-licensed drivers are two of the more unusual factors currently affecting the Caribbean paint market.
The impending Cricket World Cup, to be held in the West Indies during March and April 2007, has spawned a flurry of construction activity with resultant benefits for the paint industry.…
UN WARNS OF NEW BIRD FLU STRAIN
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UN Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Office International des Épizooties (OIE), the world animal health organisation, have warned bird flu has mutated, with a new variant – called Fujian virus – becoming the dominant strain in Asia.…
GLOBAL WARMING COULD BE A BOON TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES - FAO
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED Nations Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has claimed that global warming – whilst posing serious risks for developing countries through flooding and desertification – could actually spur economic growth through sustainable biomass production. Speaking at the recent UN climate change conference in Nairobi, the FAO’s Kenya representative Castro Paulino Camarada said with the right technologies, converting biomass such as wood and crop residues, grass, straw and brushwood into fuel could "provide developing countries an abundant supply of clean, low-cost energy while helping spur economic development in rural communities".…