Fischer Farms has secured Red Tractor and GlobalGAP accreditations for its new site in Norwich, enabling the vertical farming business to sell its herbs and leafy greens to both domestic and international markets. read more

The UK’s apprenticeship system needs a radical overhaul to facilitate better staff training in the logistics sector, a new report argues. read more

A spin-out company from the University of Bristol has secured £500,000 to develop technology to help boost food production in commercial greenhouses. read more

The Welsh Government has been slammed for its plans to withdraw support for organic farming, which industry bodies claim pose an “existential threat” to hundreds of sustainable food and farming businesses. read more

Portugal’s fresh fruit, vegetable and flower sales increased to €1.036bn in the first half (H1) of the year, up 8 per cent on the same period of 2022. read more

Asda has published its third Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report, outlining progress towards meeting its environmental targets and the initiatives it has launched to support customers and communities. read more

Despite the record inflation changing consumption habits, Pink Lady® Europe enjoyed a good season, with volumes up by 3% from the previous year to 180,000 tons of Pink Lady® & PinKids®, driven by more than 700 promotional operations. In Germany, sales were up 13% to 46,678 tons, in
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One of Australia’s largest banana growers Mackay Farming Group has listed its nine farms and total farming operations across the Tully and Lakeland regions of Far North Queensland for sale after 75 years of family ownership. read more

The Portuguese grape season had a bit of an early start according to Susana Ferreira, marketing director of Portuguese grape exporter Vale da Rosa: “This year we’ve started the harvest season one week earlier than planned, with white grapes. Vale da Rosa is always the first to open the
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EastFruit experts are trying to estimate the production outlook for plums in Moldova. Harvesting of “Stanley” plums will begin at the end of next week in the southern regions. This is the number 1 variety in terms of production volumes in Moldova and is popular for both: fresh
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As far as raspberries for processing are concerned, this year's season cannot be counted as a success. Nowadays, only fruit picked by the farmer is delivered to the collection points. Some are abandoning the harvest altogether. read more

A joint initiative to raise awareness on violence against women and for gender equality. It is promoted by Princes Industrie Alimentari, a company that manages the largest tomato processing plant in Europe in Apulia, and Oxfam Italia, an association in
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As we mentioned in a recent article, the broad bean season is coming to an end. The vegetable has become a delicacy commodity. The supply is getting lower by the day, while the prices obtained by the producers are climbing. read more

The new week begins with another increase in plum prices. Even operators who have offered the lowest rates so far are now offering £2.50/kg. read more

At the wholesale market in Broniszach, red and raspberry tomatoes have been joined by field-grown product in recent weeks. How is the situation shaping up? What rates can producers expect? read more

Spanish citrus interprofessional Intercitrus has called for the European Commission to implement a verification system to prove that South African exporters are complying with the requirement for oranges to be subjected to cold treatment prior to shipment to the European Union. It is also
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Hapag-Lloyd has released its results for the first half (HY) of 2023, with revenue and earnings taking a hit amid a “weaker market environment” that saw “subdued demand”. read more

The Brazilian orange crop for 2022/23 is forecast at 410.6 million 40.8-kg boxes or 16.75 million tons, a drop of 1.1% from the previous season, due to the lower fruit load per tree associated with the biennial cycle. Meanwhile, orange weight at harvest is projected to increase 3.71% from the
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Good fruit quality and lower freight costs have improved the fortunes of Uruguayan citrus exports this year. As the campaign draws to an end, Marta Bentancur of trade promotion agency Upefruy told Fruitnet that Uruguay’s final export volume would be similar than in 2022. read more

Lineage Logistics has announced it has partially closed a joint venture arrangement with Hanoi-based cold-storage warehouse operator SK Logistics. read more