AP Moller-Maersk has said that it recorded a “robust” set of results in the second quarter (Q2) of 2023, despite what it described as “difficult market conditions”. read more

There are now perhaps signs of desperation in the actions of South Africa’s citrus industry when it comes to trade with the European Union. read more

The unpredictability of the climate is of increasing concern for growers across Africa, but pineapple and mango producers in West Africa have experienced no such issues this year, according to Samuel Owusu Amankwaa, sales and marketing manager at Ghanaian producer YO Amankwah & Sons. read more

The UN has launched an initiative to accelerate the transformation of global food systems and get the SDGs back on track. Amina J Mohammed, deputy secretary-general of the UN, said that transforming our food systems must be a priority as the world struggles to achieve the Sustainable Development
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Wonky and surplus food brand Earth & Wheat has declared ‘war on fruit waste’ and entered the market with a new Variety Fruit Box. The 5kg box, launched on 1 August, includes fresh fruit such as apples, pears, oranges, satsumas, melons, passion fruit, kiwis, mangoes, and nectarines. read more

At the 2023 edition of Prognosfruit, the international reference event for apples and pears, held in Val di Non, Italy, the latest forecasts for the coming campaign were announced. Production estimates for 2023 in the EU are for a 3% contraction in the apple harvest to 11.41m tons, but exactly
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Italian fruit company VOG is expanding its range with the addition of Naturland-certified products. The firm supplies products with the seal of the Bioland and Demeter organic farming associations and has also obtained the Bio Suisse certification. read more

Investment into the export supply chain is paying dividends for the Chinese lychee industry with more fruit reaching more markets as a result. read more

2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the marketing of the Charentais melon variety, Jenga, the reference in terms of taste within the Gautier range. To celebrate in style, Gautier Semences created an anniversary logo and a specific communication campaign from July to October. read more

Despite the heat and drought, this year's cabbage and lettuce harvest on the Filderebene had started normally, he said. "In the cabbage sector there has been a little more loss of quantity and quality. The lettuce, on the other hand, has grown up well for the most part, as we have additionally
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"We have filled in a reorganization process for our Chilean farming business units," said Agrícola Los Aromos (formerly Carsol Fruit Chile) and Servicios de Exportación Sur (formerly Carsol Fruit Export Chile). read more

Scottish soft fruit growers might be able to corner a key market section of sales of the UK’s second most popular soft fruit, blueberries. A leading researcher and plant breeder has claimed that despite the ongoing issues associated with post-Brexit labour shortages which have seen growers
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For 74% of Italians, potatoes are produced in a sustainable way, and 61% of our countrymen consider the packaging that contains the potatoes to be environmentally friendly. read more

The plum season started for the company Pronto Service from Taufkirchen with produce from Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as Serbia, with produce from Moldova also part of the range. "They are characterised by good quality and will be in our range until around October/November," Sales Manager
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The members & Executive Committee of the Lea Valley Growers’ Association have announced the appointment of Jimmy Russo as the Associations next president. Jimmy brings to the position a wealth of knowledge and an array of experiences in the Horticulture industry on a local, national, and
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In the Netherlands, fresh Dutch sweetcorn harvesting got started at Hermans Suikermaïs last week. Some 55 laborers work at this every day. "It's extremely early; we didn't expect this after the late sowing and all those wet, cold weeks," begins Giel Hermans. read more

Piotr Janota, President of the Fruit Union Association said that when Polish apples were introduced for the first time in the Malaysian market, Poland exported around 200 tons of apples. Now, Janota claims the export of Polish apples to Malaysia is set to increase this year. read more

Pioneering UK vertical farm, GrowUp Farms, has launched Unbeleafable®, a range of ready-to-eat salads grown in a vertical farm to be sold in a UK supermarket. Three products from the range will be available in selected Tesco stores from 26 July*. read more

Northern Spain is increasingly emerging as an option for growing avocados. In fact, Asturias already ranks fourth within the regions with the largest area of avocados in Spain, only behind Andalusia, the Canary Islands, and the Valencian Community, and regions such as Cantabria or Galicia exceed
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Asia Fruit Logistica is back in Hong Kong this year it takes place 6-8 September 2023 at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong read more