Enrique Colilles, managing director of Trops, has announced that he is to leave the Málaga-based tropicals cooperative after 26 years. As of 31 March, he will be replaced by Víctor Luque, who joins from comes PriceWaterhouseCooper (PwC). read more

Aldi has introduced a ‘Best of British’  section to its website in a bid to help shoppers support British businesses. read more

Eurofruit’s Fruit Logistica Edition · Part I is out now. As the fresh produce business prepares for next month’s Fruit Logistica, the magazine takes a deep dive into some of the game-changing new technologies being showcased in Berlin that will shape the future of the business. read more

Spar North has added a new range of herbs supplied by James Hall & Co.  read more

The US has resumed imports of Spanish bell pepper a year after banning their entry due to Mediterranean fruit fly. Almerian producer organisation Coexphal said the first shipments bound for the US left Spain on Wednesday. read more

Biobest Group and Antilsan have announced the acquisition by Biobest Group of Antilsan’s remaining 40 per cent share in Biobest Antalya. read more

This was reported by reefertrends with reference to the Association of Hass Avocado Producers and Exporters of Colombia (Corpohass). Corpohass found that the peak month of the season was February 2023, when 929 containers were shipped, followed by December with 698.
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He holds a degree in Business Administration and Management from Loyola Andalucía University and an Executive MBA in Corporate Management from the Escuela de Organización Industrial (EOI), as well as additional training at the University of Amsterdam. read more

Lidl is switching over its British root veg suppliers to long-term contracts in response to ongoing weather challenges. read more

The struggles of the glasshouse sector – in the UK and indeed Europe – have been well documented by FPJ over the past few years. Soaring energy prices and insufficient retail prices have forced many growers out of business, probably never to return. read more

The Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Bernhard Loy, will take over as Chairman on an interim basis. Lutz was Chairman of the Board of Management of BayWa AG from 2008 to March 2023. Among other things, he was responsible for the diversification and internationalisation of the company as well as its entry into the
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Favourable weather has made for a positive outlook for the Costa Rican melon campaign, which has just got underway. El Niño has had minimal impact on production and the first containers have left Costa Rica bound for the European market. read more

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The experienced Oskam breeding team deserves a big compliment for their efforts, as they were able to harvest around 6 kg net fruit from the tree in the first year of production, and that with very little experience. read more

Huelvan berry association Freshuelva, has written to Spanish agriculture minister Luis Planas asking him to step in to ensure that protests by French farmers do not block exports of berries being transported by through the neighbouring country by road. read more

Fepex is calling for action to prevent French farmers from blocking the free movement of Spanish fruit and vegetable exports. Demonstrators blocked highways and dumped crates of imported produce this week, demanding urgent action on low farmgate prices, green regulation and free-trade policies. read more

EastFruit analysts report a collapse in wholesale onion prices in Tajikistan to the equivalent of 9 US cents per kg. Thus, since the end of onion harvesting, prices for onions have decreased by around 40% due to ample supply and unusually high stocks. read more

From its participation in Marca to Fruit Logistica, L'Insalata dell'Orto is presenting and launching several new products. Sara Menin, project & development manager of the Veneto-based company, tells us about them. Let's start with Marca, what feedback has been received and how the new proposals have been evaluated
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“It’s all very normal right now. It’s been a good start to grapes, a week earlier for us,” says Laurent Borel-Saladin, co-director of the family business Dew South in Wellington, along the Berg River. “We’ve had good climatic conditions so far.” read more

New Zealand's East Coast is anticipating a prosperous apple harvest, promising a return of new-season apples to supermarket shelves. Karen Morrish, the CEO of New Zealand Apple and Pear, reported that despite last year's harvest being impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle, this season's growing
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