The import season for new harvest mandarins is currently in full swing at the border crossings of the Krasnodar Krai. The past weekend, Russia received 337 batches of fruits, totalling more than 6,400 tons. read more

Despite a significant surge in input costs, particularly in labor, the pricing of berries has not kept pace, placing substantial pressure on profit margins in the global berry industry. Further complicated by climate challenges and extreme weather conditions, the industry is actively seeking a
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The last onions from this year's harvest were harvested in the Rhineland in mid-October. Due to poor quality, the marketing year is shaping up to be challenging, says Konstantin Kreifelts, co-managing director of the Vettweiß-based producer and trading company of the same name. "The harvesting
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A passenger on an American Airlines flight from San Diego to Charlotte witnessed a flight attendant recycling orange juice by pouring it back into its original container. This practice, seen as unsanitary, may have been influenced by CEO Robert Isom's directive to employees to minimize
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Australia exports around 10% of the 70,000 tonnes of mangoes produced annually. The main export destinations are New Zealand, Singapore and China, including Hong Kong. Australia's exports to Japan began in the 1990s. Due to concerns about pest infestation, Japan accepted
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Tonbridge & Malling MP Tom Tugendhat has visited the new state-of-the-art glasshouse at Hadlow College.  read more

On 15 November 2023, the judges in Karlsruhe declared the 2021 supplementary budget null and void, thereby prohibiting the German government from transferring the loan authorisation of €60 billion originally earmarked for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic to the Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF).
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The berry business faces a tough road ahead to deliver better-quality fruit while it absorbs higher costs, attendees at this year’s Global Berry Congress have heard. read more

In it, farmers from all over Germany explain how they see themselves and what measures they are taking to help solve future issues on their farms and in sector organisations. In the coming weeks and months, the topics to be addressed will include
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According to the German Fruit Trade Association (DFHV), this is an outstanding key to success. read more

Sysco GB, the UK’s largest foodservice wholesaler, has announced a £15m investment in its Brakes Scotland Newhouse depot, creating around 100 new jobs as it expands the site by more than 25 per cent. read more

Farmers and senior academics shared how to ensure tomorrow’s agricultural research has real on-farm impact at the Future Agricultural Researchers conference (FAR’23), the UK’s first ever conference for agricultural PhD students of all disciplines, which took place in Exeter on 14 November. read more

In outdoor cultivation, frost has damaged O+G, affecting not only currently grown winter vegetables such as spinach, beetroot, cabbage varieties and broccoli, but also citrus fruits that are ripe and in the middle of harvest, as well as bees, which were able to stay for a long time due to the previous warm days.
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It is time to move forward from discussions to implementing actions at scale to tackle the climate crisis. read more

The ports of Paita and Pisco were in second and third place. However, the port of Pisco reported record figures in week 47. According to Fresh Fruit Peru, a total of 5,445 tonnes of agricultural products were exported in the week in question. This represents an increase of 138 % in the
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The results confirm the assumption that consumers have cut back on their O+G purchases overall, the report continues. Around 20% of those surveyed stated that they had reduced the amount they bought - especially when it came to frozen or tinned goods. However, the picture was not so bleak for loose
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According to the company, the state-of-the-art technology is currently only available in one Tesco Express shop in London's Fulham district. Customers simply have to take their items to the scan-free checkout and press "Get Started". This would be followed by a
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Chilean producers expect a bumper avocado crop in 2023/24, due to favourable climatic conditions and abundant rainfall in the winter. FAS/Santiago estimates that avocado production will total 200,000 tons, a 21.2% rise from 2022/23. Area planted will total 32,710 hectares, up 1%. Exports for the
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The ToBRFV virus is a global problem for the tomato sector. In Morocco, losses of this year’s crop are estimated at between 15 and 20% of production due to the blight. The virus can cause a significant reduction in crop yield, as well as a deterioration in fruit quality. Producers are facing a
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