UK berry industry body British Berry Growers has named the Co-op ‘2023 retailer of the year’ for achieving the highest growth in UK berry sales this season. read more

Citrus production in the Northern Hemisphere is projected to reach 28.976m tonnes in 2023/24, an increase of 12.2 per cent on last season and 1.48 per cent higher than the average for the previous four seasons. read more

The new yello® sales season kicked off at the end of October. The two marketers VOG and VIP have a slightly higher harvest volume available this season, with very good internal and external quality to look forward to, according to the report. read more

Chile has kicked off its 2023/24 table grape season with harvesting of the first varieties in the Copiapó Valley. read more

Italy-based Orsero Group, one of Europe’s leading fresh produce importers and distributors, has launched a new project to promote equal opportunities and inclusivity in its own business and the wider industry. read more

On 15 November 2023, the judges in Karlsruhe declared the 2021 supplementary budget null and void, thereby prohibiting the German government from transferring the loan authorisation of €60 billion originally earmarked for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic to the Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF).
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What new products have you been working on in 2023, and why do they stand out? read more

QS scheme participants can have their commitment to greater sustainability certified voluntarily from 2024. In his welcoming address, QS Managing Director Dr Alexander Hinrichs emphasised that the company has continued to develop over its 22-year history and that it has always been about
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A key recommendation that the freight forwarding association draws from the latest study by Global Energy Solutions (GSE) e.V. is that the mobility transition can only be mastered globally and not by Germany alone. Furthermore, there is no one fuel that can be used as an all-round solution to
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Montague has announced the launch of Nectara, a new brand of nectarines that will use stickers to communicate the key flavour profile of its fruit so that consumers can make more informed purchasing decisions and build stronger trust with the category. read more

Ag-tech provider AgPick Technology has called on growers act on pieceworker non-compliance as authorities highlight issues some 18 months after the introduction of new Horticulture Award piece-rate rules. read more

UAE: Union Coop caters 30mln tons of fresh produce in 2023 read more

Taco van der Louw and his Dutch company Up & Up Talent Solutions have been placing candidates in the fresh produce sector for five years now. That function has gone far beyond recruitment, selection, and hiring. "We, for example, also provide assessments, coaching, business acquisitions, and
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Morocco seems to have set its sights on becoming Europe's new food engine. And it is doing so through investment. read more

Macfrut, the international fruit and vegetable fair scheduled from 8 to 10 May 2024, was presented on Tuesday 14 November to the authorities, associations and stakeholders of the Dominican Republic at a meeting held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture in Santo Domingo. read more

Reports from around the world currently describe a dynamic global blueberry market. The Netherlands is grappling with an ongoing shortage, particularly from Peru and South Africa, leading to persistently high prices and challenges for suppliers. In Germany, importers face a significant drop in
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In the Komi Republic, tomatoes emerged as the leaders in price growth in October, while cucumber prices experienced a decline during the same period. read more

Official data confirms that Spanish orange prices this year, in which Spanish citrus supply will remain low and inflation continues present, remain at high levels. read more

In these days of mid-autumn, at the Sant'Orsola cooperative, the evaluation of the 2023 harvest and the forecasts for 2024 are overlapping. The focus is on the blueberry that the cooperative produces from the north to the south of Italy, on the farms of its 800 members. The strategies adopted
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The Secretary General for Agriculture, Fernando Miranda, presented Spain's position, as the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on the role of New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) in achieving a more sustainable agriculture. This debate took place at the
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