Pink Lady has donated 150,000 apples to FareShare in a tie-in with its family-friendly PinKids apples. read more

Ecuadorean banana exporter association Acorbanec celebrated its seventh anniversary this week by reaffirming its commitment to improving the competitiveness and sustainability of the country’s banana industry. read more

Mountain Blue has appointed Ben Gudex as agronomist and Craig Fulton as international technical manager to advance its work in blueberry cultivation and genetics. Gudex, a seasoned blueberry agronomist with over 15 years of experience, brings extensive expertise in both conventional and organic
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The Soil Association has called for the government to double UK fruit and veg production “through nature-friendly farming” after the House of Lords dubbed the future of the horticulture sector as “bleak”. read more

Anecoop has launched a pioneering project called the Observatory of Sustainability, aimed at establishing a framework to accurately measure the impacts and improvements that Anecoop and its partners can make to the sustainability of the agri-food system, while also quantifying the social,
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The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has imposed further restrictions on vessel transits as a result of the country’s driest October in 73 years, reports World Cargo News. Since April, the ACP has been forced to cut the navigable draught in the canal and the number of daily transits because of the
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In the UK, 60% of people are in favour of banning individually wrapped fruit and vegetables, according to a recent survey. Sustainable packaging firm W.F.Denny surveyed over 1,000 people, with 60 per cent claiming they supported banning individually wrapped fresh produce. Some 58 per cent of
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The campaign of the European Programme promoted by Afrucat returns, for the second consecutive year, to promote the consumption of fruit among young people and; for this, Street Marketing actions will be carried out in the university environment and Internet platforms will be used for the first time.
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The Executive Board and the Supervisory Board of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) today published their joint Reasoned Statement pursuant to Section 27 of the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act (WpÜG) on the takeover offer by the Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. (MSC) on 23
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At a time marked by complex economic dynamics and a sharp decline in consumption, Christmas is confirmed not only as a time of sharing, unity and hope, but also as a time to reflect on the strength and resilience of individuals and families. read more

On 31 October 2023, there was a total of 298,781 packages - bags, clamshells, plain packs, wrapped and other packages - of Autumn Royal grapes in cold storage in California. This compares to 406,051 packages a year ago. read more

The windstorm of recent days, which is forecast to continue for a few days more, is already causing significant damage to many crops in the Region of Valencia due to the strong gusts it has brought, according to La Unió Llauradora. read more

"Free market mango prices were sky-high," begins Marcel van Rooijen of Trofi – a Dutch company that imports exotics - in early October. "Brazilian mangoes entered a fairly empty market because the drought and heat accelerated the Spanish season. The market can, thus, not meet demand right now." read more

"After a summer that could have been better in terms of prices, we are seeing an upturn in the lime market. We've gone from 5-6 euros per pack to 9-10 euros per pack for Brazilian product. But overall, there is not as much supply. In Brazil, we are seeing declining production, blight, and other
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The Kanzi apple marketed in Italy by Voge Viphas launched its marketing campaign with innovative and high-energy initiatives in line with the brand: participation in the Deejay Tendi Milan marathon and the XXL Cube in Bologna. Also in store promotion and initiatives aimed at the
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Fruit producers in Chile took special techniques to grow and transport cherries to Shanghai, at the sixth China International Import Expo, that is still ongoing. Since the first CIIE in 2018, Chilean cherries have been a popular product at the CIIE every year. read more

The consumption of organic fruit and vegetables in Italy has been at a standstill for a few years now, and among operators there are questions as to how sales can be revitalised, especially in large-scale distribution, which has become the main channel for this segment; read more

A new MD shop in Viale Monza opens to the public today from 8.00 a.m. A former garage gives way to the eighth store in the city of Milan, a significant stage in the expansion of the brand led by Cav. Patrizio Podini. It comes in fact just over a year
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In Uganda, banana plants that remain unused and considered as waste are recovered by reusing the trunks to produce a vegetable fibre to make textiles or carpets. This is the mission of the start-up TexFad, which aims to transform the waste from this crop,
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Despite the fact that in Spain we have a gastronomic culture closely linked to the Mediterranean diet, with a wide variety of fresh, quality foods, it is not always easy to follow a balanced diet. Why? There are many reasons: the lack of shops
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