South Africa still finds itself in a dire situation with ports across the country, according to Jacques du Preez, trade and markets at industry body Hortgro. read more

Chile’s early cherry production will be down by 50 per cent, according to the latest forecast released by Fedefruta. This revises its earlier estimate that 30 per cent of the early crop would be lost due to split fruit and points to a total export crop of below 80m cartons. read more

SPAR UK has donated £250,000 to FareShare following an announcement in September that it had partnered with the food redistribution charity to launch its Giving One Million Meals campaign. read more

The chief executive officers of leading global shipping lines issued a joint declaration at COP 28 calling for an end date for fossil-only powered newbuilds. read more

In a landmark development for British agriculture, a campaign championing the plight of small-scale British farmers against supermarket giants is now set for a Parliamentary debate. read more

In a letter to the EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, Plant Health Division, the Citrus Growers' Association (CGA) stated that investigations this season have revealed a number of false positive test results and incorrect notifications.
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A total of 395,889 tonnes were exported, of which 15.5 % were clementines, 43.7 % mandarins, 23.7 % oranges and 17.1 % lemons. read more

According to the company, the investment volume amounts to 60 million euros. The new building complex with a floor area of 27,500 m² comprises a production area of 18,000 m², a logistics area of 9,500 m² and around 3,750 m² for offices, canteen and social rooms on the first floor.
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A.F. Blakemore has unveiled Lawrence Shirazian as managing director of its newly formed Foodservice Business Unit. read more

This is because the production of the most common edible mushroom, the button mushroom, requires the use of a top layer of substrate, which currently consists of 90% black peat. There is as yet no adequate substitute raw material for this application. The Industrieverband Garten (IVG) e.V. therefore points out that
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An analysis of AMI promotion prices in food retail reveals a significant increase in promotions compared to the previous year. While there were only 26 promotions for savoy cabbage in weeks 40 to 48 of 2022, there are 63 promotions this year. That is an increase
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Chilean citrus exports grew 48 per cent in 2023. The figure was 16 per cent on the average over the last three seasons, according to the figures released by the Chilean Citrus Committee. read more

The bad weather conditions in October meant that harvesting had to stop in many EU countries, just after it had got going. In mid-November, up to 250 mm of rainfall was recorded in potato growing areas of the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany, leaving plots flooded. Of the 1.4 million
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Vineyards on over 50,000 acres in the Sangli district in India were damaged due to heavy unseasonal rainfall last week, some of which were in the flowering stage and some almost ready to be harvested. read more

There was great participation and interest in the Veronese greenhouse meetings, organised in Zevio, in co-ordination between Bayer CropScience's Vegetables and Crop Protection divisions. read more

Tosca, a leading provider of reusable packaging solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Indy Obhi as the new Managing Director for UK and Ireland. Reporting directly to EMEA President, Dan Lee, his main responsibility will be to further improve
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Relentless rainfall, attributed to the El Niño phenomenon, has unleashed devastating floods in the Horn of Africa, particularly in Kenya, compounding the region's challenges after experiencing its worst drought in four decades. As of Friday, the Kenyan government has reported a grim death toll
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Health and taste are often antithetical concepts: a food that pleases the taste buds is unlikely to be equally effective in terms of health. And the opposite is true. read more

Robotisation in agriculture is undoubtedly a great opportunity for farmers at a time of labour shortages, assessed Dr Jacek Skudlarski of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences in an interview with PAP. He pointed out that the main barrier to the use of robots
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The artichoke from the Vega Baja del Segura has officially started its season today in the municipality of Daya Vieja with the chef Aurora Torres, founder and chef of the restaurant La Herradura located in Los Montesinos (with 1 Solete in the Repsol Guide) and the gastronomic space Lula by Aurora.
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