Minette Batters has confirmed she will be stepping down from her role as NFU president in February 2024, reports The Grocer. read more

The III International Symposium on Carrot and Other Apiaceae is fast approaching and York will host this year’s event entitled ‘A Taste of Things to Come’. read more

Thames Freeport is celebrating £600m of private sector investment committed to the project in its first two years, which is resulting in the creation of over 1,000 news jobs throughout the region. read more

New WRAP data on food redistribution reveals that chilled and frozen foods saw the highest growth as the UK redistributed 27 per cent more food in 2022 than the year before. read more

Nineteen innovative projects developing automation and robotic technologies will receive a share of £12.5 million in government funding to boost productivity, food security and sustainable farming practices, Defra farming minister Mark Spencer announced yesterday (28 September). read more

Italian apple consortium Vog is inviting consumers to join it on a culinary journey as it kicks off the 2023/24 campaign for Marlene apples with the Royal Gala variety. read more

The Apofruit Group, with Apofruit Italia, Canova and Mediterraneo Group, confirms its presence once again this year at Fruit Attraction, the international fruit and vegetable fair scheduled to take place at the Madrid exhibition centre from 3 to 5 October. The top management of the cooperative
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AECOC has brought together all the agents in the food value chain at the 11th Meeting Point Against Food Waste, held at CaixaForum Madrid. At the inauguration of the event, the director general of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, José
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The Apofruit Group, with Apofruit Italia, Canova and Mediterraneo Group, confirms its presence once again this year at Fruit Attraction, the international fruit and vegetable fair scheduled to take place at the Madrid exhibition centre from 3 to 5 October. The top management of the cooperative
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The Board of Directors of Mercabarna has appointed Jordi Valls, Deputy Mayor for Economy, Finance, Economic Promotion and Tourism of Barcelona City Council, as the new President of the public company, replacing Montserrat Ballarín, who has presided over the Board of Directors.
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The Australian melon industry is calling for a stop to the media scaremongering of consumers about the current price of watermelon. In recent days watermelon prices have been portrayed as ‘skyrocketing’, ‘expensive’ and ‘price surge’ in Australia, which is factually incorrect. read more

The Esselunga Group realised sales of € 4,638.0 million, an increase of 7.3% compared to the same period in 2022. On-shelf prices recorded an average increase of 9.8%, against average list increases from suppliers of 10.5%.
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The ninth edition of the three-day international seed technology fair Seed meets Technology once again attracted an international and skilled crowd to Vertify's greenhouse complex in Zwaagdijk, which has been transformed into an exhibition complex. All the space is available was well utilized.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to Rio Grande City Port of Entry cargo operations recently seized more than 80 pounds of cocaine in a single enforcement action. read more

Lebanese grapes would do much better if markets like South Africa would be open to them. Ghassan Awdi, Vice President of Lebanese grape exporter ETS Awdi Enterprise, sees strong demand for their grapes, despite not many markets being available to the company for export: “This season there has
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Faced with the heat wave that hits Brazil this week, experts recommend paying attention to the body's signals to avoid the damage that can occur on hot days — dehydration, low blood pressure and dry airways, for example. read more

Fedagromercati-Confcommercio will take part in the next edition of Fruit Attraction 2023, a not-to-be-missed event for all international fruit and vegetable players. As every year, the Federation will be at the forefront with its own stand within the Italian collective,
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The members of the Interprofessional Organisation of Fruit and Vegetables of Andalusia, HORTYFRUTA, held the first meeting of the season in the province of Granada this week to analyse the start of the season and the performance of fruit and vegetable products, especially courgettes.
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Manchester-based sustainable thermoformed packaging manufacturer significantly increases capacity in the 50th anniversary year. Further underlining its position as one of the UK’s leading independently owned manufacturers of sustainable thermoformed packaging products, Macpac has completed the
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The brassica campaign forTop Melon started a few weeks ago. The company from Pantalla (Perugia), which is already one of Italy's leading producers of melons and watermelons, has in recent years expanded its range to include these typical autumn-winter vegetables. read more