At this year's Macfrut trade show in Rimini, Italy, post-harvest technology company AgroFresh will showcase a new tool that allows growers to scan their fruit and determine the optimal time for harvesting, without causing any damage to the product. read more

"Our strategic investment in Guatemala strengthens our position as a global market leader in the worldwide avocado business and as a year-round supplier of the World’s Finest Avocados™," said Steve Barnard, Chief Executive Officer. "Guatemala is crucial for our diversified... read more

"Our strategic investment in Guatemala strengthens our position as a global leader in the worldwide avocado business and as a year-round supplier of the World’s Finest Avocados™," said Steve Barnard, Chief Executive Officer. "Guatemala is crucial for our diversified" read more

Mission Produce has opened its new cutting-edge packing facility in Guatemala. read more

SHP Group has donated boxes of fresh fruit to hundreds of schoolchildren and families in celebration of National Banana Day. read more

Imports to the Netherlands have increased by a quarter to over half a billion kilograms in the past five years. In terms of value, imports have increased by more than 50% to 1.7 billion euros, as shown by the Avocado Factsheet from GroentenFruit Huis. read more

The pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. radicis-capsici (FORC) has been identified, but breeders suspect that this may not be the only explanation. In the fall of 2024, the parties involved met to pool knowledge and experiences and establish a common research direction. read more

Scales Corporation, the largest apple exporter in New Zealand, is adjusting to environmental uncertainty and meeting market demands by making proactive investments in premium fruit varieties, infrastructure resilience, and sustainability. read more

SanLucar has partnered with the Brustring der Herzen Foundation of the German football team VfB Stuttgart to fund the building of a new sports ground and training program for students and athletes near SanLucar's farms in South Africa as part of SanLucar's Dreams CSR initiative. read more

As communicated by the retailer, the installation will cover a roof area of around 59,000 m2 and consist of over 21,000 modules. It has an installed capacity of 10MWp and will produce approximately ten gigawatt hours of solar power per year, which exceeds the annual electricity consumption of more than 3,500. read more

Prof. Ian Small from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space and the School of Molecular Sciences at UWA said that the project team is working on the development of plants with "complete nutrition" that could sustain human health in space for an entire year. read more