The Summer Berry Company (TSBC) has signed a deal with Italian breeder Berrytech to grow and distribute its Amalia Rossa raspberry variety. read more

Mission Produce has announced the elevation of its direct-to-retail service in the European market with the consolidation of operations in a ripening and forward distribution centre in Poeldijk, the Netherlands. read more

Asia’s total fresh fruit imports declined in 2022 on the back of lower volumes from key origins as suppliers struggled to keep pace with market demand. read more

New Kantar research published by Zespri finds that kiwifruit has climbed two spots to become the seventh most popular fruit in key markets. Kantar has tracked the rise of kiwifruit’s popularity amongst other fruits in 15 of Zespri’s core markets during the New Zealand kiwifruit season
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The El Niño weather phenomenon is having a major impact on Peru’s blueberry export campaign. Figures from consultancy Fresh Fruit Peru show shipments to mid-September stood at 40,527 tons, just half of the total for the same point last year. read more

Asia’s total fresh fruit imports declined in 2022 on the back of lower volumes from key origins as suppliers struggled to keep pace with market demand. read more

Turkey’s total cherry production in 2023/24 is forecast at 900,000 tons, which is 8 per cent higher than in 2022/23, due to favourable weather and soil conditions. According to a USDA report, as of early August 2023, cherry exports had reached 75,000 tons, and are on track to surpass the
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The Spring 2023 edition of Produce Plus Magazine is now live on the Produce Plus app – available via the App Store, Google Play or on your desktop. read more

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for comment on an application from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) to permit food from a disease-resistant genetically modified (GM) banana. read more

BASF has organised field days to show the potential of its new cucumber variety, Calado (NUN 16038), the first with CGMMV and triple resistance (CVYV, CYSDC and powdery mildew) for early cycle under the Nunhems brand. read more

The apple cultivation in Greece is expected to be lower than usual, in the area that grows quite a chunk of the Greek national production, Matoula Katsika, export and sales manager for Greek fruit exporter A.C. Kissavos, says: “The apple production in our region, and in general for the
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Sorma Group will be exhibiting at Fruit Attraction (stand 3D22, Hall 3). Among the most innovative projects on show will be 'the world's largest automated line, by daily production capacity, for stone fruits,' the company says. Ai in support
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Borer beetle larvae (Phyllopertha horticola) feed on the hairs of turfgrass, so they can be a challenging pest. With an annual life cycle, larvae hatch in mid-summer and can cause extensive damage during the autumn months. A
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One more yearGrupo Algitama Autor returns to Fruit Attraction 2023, the International Fair of the fruit and vegetable sector, and this time it comes with more flavour and surprises than ever! The event will take place from 3 to 5 October at the IFEMA exhibition centre in Madrid. read more

As the Bebnissi Family Gardens company said, this year, 25 hectares of pear varieties Abat fetel, Santa Maria, Conference, and Williams Red will be planted in the territories of the former experimental and leading fruit enterprise in the USSR next to Kareli, Shida Kartli region. The garden will
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The volume of kiwifruit produced in both Italy and Greece will be roughly the same this season, according to new figures released by CSO Italy. read more

Sunkist Growers, one of the leading suppliers of Cara Cara oranges, has announced a redesign of its packaging options and merchandising offerings based on consumer trends and insights to better drive the category. read more

A new campaign for a fair transition towards net zero kicked-off this month. Called Fairmiles, it calls on policy makers from government and the private sector to consider sustainability impacts on developing countries when pursuing carbon reduction strategies which seek to minimise so-called
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Tomra Food has opened a new European hub in Valencia to support sales of its sorting, grading and processing solutions to citrus packhouses across Europe. read more

This year’s NZ kiwifruit campaign has been a challenging one due to poor pollination, wind, flooding, hail, and cyclones. Speaking to the New Zealand Herald, New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated chief executive Colin Bond said that the last two years have been “our equivalent to the
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