This is the fifth time that Jorge F, Brotóns has been elected president of FEPEX, a position he has held since December 2006. He is also president of the Federation of Fruit and Vegetable Producers of Alicante, FEXPHAL and president of Bonnysa Agroalimentaria,

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In a ground-breaking move, Latvia's parliament has enacted a ban on the importation of agricultural products from Russia and Belarus, positioning itself as the first European Union member to enforce such a prohibition. This legislative action, aimed at penalizing Russia for its aggression
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The National Potato Council is gearing up for a significant virtual media roundtable on February 26, 2024, to present a groundbreaking report, "The Current and Potential Impact of Expanded Potato Exports," crafted by esteemed economists from Michigan State University. This comprehensive analysis
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Uzbekistan's banana imports dropped by 5% in 2023, reaching 133.5 thousand tons, compared to 140.2 thousand tons in 2022. Ecuador continued to be the main source of bananas for Uzbekistan in 2022-2023. read more

At Fruit Logistica in Berlin, Fruitnet sat down with Anton Filippo, commercial director of LBP Rotterdam, to discuss the latest developments at the Netherlands-based logistics business. read more

DP World has installed Europe’s largest quay cranes at its London Gateway logistics hub. read more

More than 20 years ago the southern regions in South Africa were chosen as the ideal place in the Southern Hemisphere to establish a counter-seasonal Sharon fruit export business, but now the dream of achieving that has been abandoned. read more

Delivered by Hort Innovation and led by QUT in partnership with Future Food Systems, the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Hub (ARM) and BNL Industrial Solutions, the US$2 million programme will use technologies such as computer vision and machine learning to help the
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Too many things are still up in the air, too many factors are making not only day-to-day business difficult, but also sensible planning for the future in the fruit and vegetable sector. There is increasing planning uncertainty along the entire value chain. Companies are lacking
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Asia Fruit Logistica is launching a new series of Business Meet-Ups across key markets in Asia to deepen its connections with leading players and build even greater momentum for the trade show’s return to Hong Kong on 4-6 September 2024. read more

In the medium term, replacing varieties is a major challenge for the industry. Carlos Cruzat, President of the Chilean Kiwi Fruit Committee, explained that the country has had difficulties breeding new varieties in the past. "The global trend is for yellow kiwis to be heavily
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Swedish retailer ICA has revealed it plans to source more locally grown tomatoes later this year from a new greenhouse facility west of Stockholm. read more

Foodservice wholesaler Sysco has unveiled a $100m project to create its largest depot in Europe. read more

Cultivated blueberries remain by far the most widely cultivated shrub berry species in Lower Saxony. More than 84% of Lower Saxony's shrub berry cultivation area was used to produce this healthy blue fruit. Last year, 9,923 tonnes were harvested from 2,218 hectares, almost 5 % more than in the previous year.
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Cherries are New Zealand's largest summer fruit export, with the majority of the harvest in the important summer fruit growing region of Central Otago taking place between mid-December and early February. In the 2022/23 season, almost 3,600 tonnes of New Zealand cherries with a total value of 88 million
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The German Fruit Prize has been one of the most important industry awards for more than 27 years. This year, we want to do more to promote young talent: We are looking for the YOUNGSTAR for the first time. read more

Uber Eats users can access the entire Gorillas range within the app and place orders, which will then be delivered by Gorillas couriers within minutes, according to the company. In the Uber Eats app, users can click on the "Food" button
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The Australian government has issued Queensland University of Technology (QUT) a licence to commercially release QCAV-4, a genetically modified (GM) variety of Cavendish banana that is highly resistant to tropical race 4 (TR4).  read more

Australian scientists are researching and developing new technology to build a robotic arm that will automate the repetitive and intensive parts of banana processing.  read more