Earthquake in the shipping world: The Danish giant Maersk - as Shipping Magazine reports - has announced the cutting of 10,000 employees. The group, which has 110,000 workers, will drop below 100,000. read more

Enveloping and delicate: suave, in short, like a product of nature that knows how to be satisfying in every bite. This is the calling card of Melinda Dolcevita, an apple particularly appreciated for its unmistakable floral notes, which has landed on shelves and counters again this year.
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This year's orange campaign is starting with some delays in Seville as a result of the many months of drought that the province had to endure, and which have left an inevitable mark on this year's harvest. "The quality of the first orange, the Navelina, is not great, at least in the area where
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The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, representing the EU, met with US President Joe Biden in Washington on the occasion of the 27th EU-US Summit. The EU-US Summit was held in Washington on the occasion of the 27th EU-US Summit.
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“The outlook is better than last year,” begins Tony Derwael of Bel’Export, who handles global fruit and vegetable trading. He is referring to the Belgian pear season, adding that picking is generally lower than the WAPA forecast. He expects the Belgian crop to be around 380,000 tons, about
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The Berkane region in eastern Morocco, one of the country's strongholds of citrus production, is preparing to launch its early clementine export campaign. According to Mohammed Saidi, CEO of Vergers Domaine Tarifit, the region's growers are experiencing the same problems as those in Souss Massa,
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UPA-UCE Extremadura has described this season's chestnut harvest as "catastrophic", with an almost 40% drop in the production compared to the previous year. "The impact of climate change has been very significant in chestnut producing areas this season." read more

Markets in Asia are increasingly open to exports of pears, apples and kiwifruit from Italy, according to representatives at trade and market access specialist CSO Italy. read more

Interest in Egyptian oranges from Europe has been soaring, according to Osama Saleh, commercial manager at grower-exporter Houd ElNile, including from Spain. read more

Grocery price inflation has fallen below 10 per cent for the first time since July 2022 and now sits at 9.7 per cent for the four weeks to 29 October 2023, according to the latest data from Kantar. read more

Potato grower and supply chain specialist AKP Group has completed the acquisition of York-based potato supplier Wolds Produce. read more

Pink Lady has donated 150,000 apples to FareShare, the UK’s biggest charity fighting hunger and food waste, in a tie-in with its family-friendly PinKids apples. read more

Pink Lady has donated 150,000 apples to FareShare in a tie-in with its family-friendly PinKids apples. read more

Ecuadorean banana exporter association Acorbanec celebrated its seventh anniversary this week by reaffirming its commitment to improving the competitiveness and sustainability of the country’s banana industry. read more

Mountain Blue has appointed Ben Gudex as agronomist and Craig Fulton as international technical manager to advance its work in blueberry cultivation and genetics. Gudex, a seasoned blueberry agronomist with over 15 years of experience, brings extensive expertise in both conventional and organic
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The Soil Association has called for the government to double UK fruit and veg production “through nature-friendly farming” after the House of Lords dubbed the future of the horticulture sector as “bleak”. read more

Anecoop has launched a pioneering project called the Observatory of Sustainability, aimed at establishing a framework to accurately measure the impacts and improvements that Anecoop and its partners can make to the sustainability of the agri-food system, while also quantifying the social,
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The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has imposed further restrictions on vessel transits as a result of the country’s driest October in 73 years, reports World Cargo News. Since April, the ACP has been forced to cut the navigable draught in the canal and the number of daily transits because of the
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In the UK, 60% of people are in favour of banning individually wrapped fruit and vegetables, according to a recent survey. Sustainable packaging firm W.F.Denny surveyed over 1,000 people, with 60 per cent claiming they supported banning individually wrapped fresh produce. Some 58 per cent of
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The campaign of the European Programme promoted by Afrucat returns, for the second consecutive year, to promote the consumption of fruit among young people and; for this, Street Marketing actions will be carried out in the university environment and Internet platforms will be used for the first time.
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