Spain’s Agroponiente Group has obtained LEAF Marque certification. The company said the milestone reaffirms its commitment to the philosophy of “conscious agriculture” based on respect for the environment. LEAF Marque is a global assurance system recognising more sustainably farmed
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T&G Global has revised its projected 2023 pre-tax loss downwards to between NZ$60m and NZ$67m, almost double its previous estimate of NZ$28m-NZ$34m. read more

The first British asparagus of the season has gone into M&S stores and wholesale markets. read more

Spain’s Agroponiente Group has obtained LEAF Marque certification. The company said the milestone reaffirms its commitment to the philosophy of “conscious agriculture” based on respect for the environment. LEAF Marque is a global assurance system recognising more sustainably farmed
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The six leading topfruit suppliers in the Southern Hemisphere expect to produce a combined crop of just under 4.78m tonnes of apples in 2024, up 1.1 per cent on last year, according to a new forecast released by the World Apple and Pear Association. read more

The first British asparagus of the season has gone into M&S stores and wholesale markets. read more

Shipments of Hass avocados from Colombia to the US have continued to grow, according to industry body Corpohass, particularly driven by the popularity of the fruit in the run-up to the Super Bowl. read more

Angus Soft Fruits has begun commercial production of two new strawberry varieties, bred to fruit throughout the winter season. read more

On Tuesday, 13 February, however, the editorial team will be back as usual to provide you with fresh news about the fruit and vegetable sector. read more

Last Friday, during the last day of Fruit Logistica, not one, but two prizes were awarded for companies offering innovative products for the sector. In addition to the annual Fruit Logistica Innovation Award (FLIA), awarded to Unica Fresh for its Zucchiolo, for the first time
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According to EastFruit, Egypt broke its own record of table grape exports to the Saudi Arabian market in 2023, as it shipped more than the entire previous year in just the first 10 months. Saudi Arabia had become the top importer of grapes from Egypt in 2022, and it further consolidated its
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In 2023, Plátano de Canarias reached the highest sales volume in its history in Spain, with a total of 440 million kilograms sold. However, this milestone is overshadowed by the challenges facing the production sector. The low prices obtained
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The company is also a pioneer in the implementation of regenerative agriculture on its farms, a model of natural, sustainable and biodiversity-friendly cultivation. One of the best examples of this methodology is its 'El Cerro' farm in Seville, with 250 hectares

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The World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) has released the Southern Hemisphere apple and pear crop forecast for the upcoming season in Berlin. According to the forecast, which consolidates the data from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand, and South Africa, apple production is set
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An exciting Fruit Logistica for Tomra Food, which presented three new solutions based on artificial intelligence. Lots of novelties, but the mission still remains customer proximity thanks to the new organisational structure. The latest element of the new structure is the creation
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The Citrus Growers Association of Southern Africa (CGA) welcomes the announcement that a leading global liner shipping company, Hapag-Lloyd, is now offering its services in exporting citrus from the ports in Durban and Gqeberha. The new service will be active by the end of May, in time for the
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Freshly voted 'Flavor of the Year 2024' in the “Responsible Taste” and “Organic and Virtuous” categories, the Candine apple has been the focus of a powerful campaign to establish itself on the French market. Blue Whale aims to “reverse the trend of declining consumption among young
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Home of apples confirms itself as a reference point in the apple category, with an increasingly efficient organisation, a specialisation in the product and an assortment of varieties and brands capable of nourishing the fruit and vegetable department all year round. This is how
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Forecasts from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food predict that production for the current processing tomato season will remain largely unchanged with respect to the previous year's. There will be a small increase in cultivable area, mainly in Extremadura. There will be a small increase in the cultivable area, mainly in Extremadura,
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The Real ChampiON has been recognised with the Flavour of the Year 2024 award. The distinction is the result of an evaluation by a panel of real consumers and is endorsed by the external specialist laboratory ALS Global- 5senses. read more