Vancouver-based grower, marketer and distributor Oppy has said is further growing its volumes of red kiwifruit by importing the fruit from Greece and Italy. read more

Aldi has created a new national real-estate team as it looks to deliver its plan to open 500 new UK stores. read more

Spanish seed company Tozer Ibérica has posted a 20 per cent increase in sales this year. The company said much of the growth was down to its good performance in the celery segment, which accounts for 40 per cent of its total sales. read more

Children’s diets, taste buds and sensory development have been “hijacked” by ultra-processed foods, the Prime Minister has been warned by a group of renowned chefs, restauranteurs, doctors, and campaigners. read more

The Valencian agricultural association Ava-Asaja warns of the negative consequences that the heat and drought will have on agricultural production in the Region of Valencia, both for those who are in the middle of the harvest season and for those who are in the middle of the new season.
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Alvaro, this past year has beena record year for avocado sales for Avocados From Mexico (AFM). What do you put this continued growth down to? read more

Last winter many greenhouse tomato growers in Europe elected not to plant due to the exorbitant energy costs at the time. While those costs have come down somewhat, the list of challenges appears no less daunting, especially the threat of the ToBRFV virus. read more

But they also urge caution: "Changing consumer behaviour is only one piece of the puzzle and perhaps not the starting point." People tend to quickly associate biodiversity with "organic", but that is not the same thing. read more

The Sekoya B2B network has recruited two new team members from the industry to meet increasing worldwide demand for its high-end blueberry varieties. Marianela Rodriguez Bejarano joined the team in October 2023 as additional business operations specialist, while Mark W David will strengthen
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The Sekoya B2B network has recruited two new team members from the industry to meet increasing worldwide demand for its high-end blueberry varieties. Marianela Rodriguez Bejarano joined the team in October 2023 as additional business operations specialist, while Mark W David will strengthen
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SanLucar has been honoured with Spain’s Agri-Food Business Federation of the Valencian Community’s Sustainable Business Award 2023 for its “tireless commitment to sustainability in its daily business”. read more

Nathan Flowerday has worked in the kiwifruit industry for more than 25 years and has been Director of Zespri since 2012. He is also the director of the Kiwifruit Breeding Centre - a joint venture between Zespri and Plant & Food Research. read more

Social impact brand Thx! has announced a strategic collaboration with Letis, a leading company in auditing and certification of quality and sustainability standards, to bring more transparency and quality to its Dreams programme. read more

The Anecoop member co-operative responsible for product preparation is Coalmar, based in Llombai (Valencia). As stipulated in the bilateral protocol between China and Spain, the fruit is shipped under cold conditions of zero degrees in order to
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According to the results of a study carried out by the UNESCO Chair of Life Cycle and Climate Change in 2017, the end of the life cycle of reusable plastic transport packaging represents 5% of its total carbon footprint compared to the 61% that involves single-use cardboard boxes. Sahar
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According to Croptide, water and plant hydration can be one of the most expensive challenges for a grower, and for a long time has been based largely on guesswork. To combat this, Croptide aims to give growers access to first-hand plant hydration information, straight from the plant. The
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At the Soil Association Group’s annual trade conference on 2 November, it shared its vision for ‘Organic For All’ – an ambitious new approach for scaling organic production and consumption in the UK. Its approach aims to make organic affordable, available and accessible to everyone in
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Zespri has announced board chairman Bruce Cameron will step down in February 2024 after five years in the role in addition to retiring as a director at the company’s next annual meeting in August 2024. read more

The 2023 Summer edition of Produce Plus Magazine is now live on the Produce Plus app – available via the App Store, Google Play or desktop. read more

All subsequent versions of the proposed Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which is still under discussion, affirm the need for an even-handed approach to the different materials; read more