It's not exactly a bolt from the blue, since dark clouds and ominous glimmers had populated the sky of Macfrut in the last week, but in any case, this expression fits very well with the resignation tendered by President Renzo Piraccini from the Board of Directors of Cesena Fiera yesterday. read more

Equifruit, the market leader in Fairtrade-certified bananas in North America, has been recognized as one of Canada's top growing companies by The Globe and Mail for the fourth consecutive year. With a growth rate of 195 percent, the company has secured the 174th spot on the list, marking its highest position to date. read more

The South African Table Grape Industry (SATI) has announced expectations for a high-quality harvest of a sufficient size to meet market demands throughout the season. read more

Worldwide Fruit has received Waitrose's Supplier Award for Farming for Nature Engagement at the retailer's annual conference. read more

Equifruit, the market leader in Fairtrade-certified bananas in North America, has been recognized as one of Canada's fastest-growing companies by The Globe and Mail for the fourth consecutive year. With a growth rate of 195 percent, Equifruit is ranked 174th on the list, marking its highest position to date. read more

Decyzja Amazona o zamknięciu wszystkich swoich fizycznych sklepów Fresh w Wielkiej Brytanii wywołała debatę na temat przyszłości handlu spożywczego i roli technologii bezobsługowej. read more

Avocado production in Turkey has nearly increased tenfold in the past five years – from 5,923 tons in 2020 to 64,500 tons in 2024. Antalya led the statistics with 35,694 tons of production last year, while Alanya expanded its cultivation area in the last 13. read more

Riverford Organic Farmers has launched a new marketing campaign promoting its organic fruits and vegetables as the freshest in the market. read more

For this purpose, Uniban has developed a Go-to-Market model that is more focused on retailers and consumers in the EU and the United Kingdom. In the new business division Uniban Logistics, port services, logistics, and ... read more

The goal is to promote both a product – the Clementine – that significantly contributes to the local economy, and a region that is the leading Clementine growing area in Italy and one of the most important in Europe. At the same time, a country should be highlighted. read more

The leading Colombian banana and tropicals company Uniban is refining its strategy for the European market, which represents 90 per cent of its exports. read more

The new Defra minister Angela Eagle has chosen to meet with the fresh produce sector for her first official farm visit at leading berry grower Hugh Lowe Farms in Kent. read more

The US company Fall Creek Farm & Nursery expects its Sekoya varieties to account for over 20% of the blueberries exported from Peru in 2025/26. read more

Reybanpac has been awarded the Excellence in Environmental Sustainability prize by the Ecuadorean Federation of Exporters (Fedexpor) as part of its PremioeXpor 2025 awards. read more

For this special topic, Fruchthandel Magazine Editor-in-Chief Michael Schotten spoke with Kris Jans, Director of the Fruit Department at BelOrta, and Sales Manager Miguel Demaeght about the progress of the current fruit season and expectations for the further development of the campaign. read more

On around 25,000 m2, the 29th expoSE - Europe's leading trade fair for asparagus and berry production - and the 14th expoDirekt - Germany's largest trade fair for agricultural direct marketing - will present numerous innovations and proven products. The range includes read more

As often is the case, Freshfel Europe states that the benefits for the export of fruit and vegetables from the EU would remain uncertain and dependent on unresolved SPS (sanitary and phytosanitary measures) issues. Therefore, the question is: Is the EU-Indonesia CEPA good news for... read more

So far, as reefertrends reports, Mexico has been exclusively supplied with oranges from the United States. This market opening is therefore a strategic step for Chile, as it gains access to a market with more than 100 million consumers. read more

The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has allocated almost US$363,000 in funding to support commercial apple orchards in County Armagh during the 2025 season. Armagh, often known as the Orchard County, is where the PGI-protected Armagh Bramley Apple is grown. read more

At the Canadian Greenhouse Conference 2025, Metazet will be introducing the FormFlex® FormBase growing gutter to the North American market for the first time. FormBase was first launched last year at GreenTech in the Netherlands and is specifically designed to meet the current, more stringent hygiene standards in greenhouse operations. read more