Waitrose is set to lower prices on 250 popular autumn lines this week, including a number of fruit and veg products. read more

Over 20 representatives of New Zealand based agritech organisations are meeting with Irish and British organisations this month to discuss emissions reduction, soil conservation and environmental stewardship. read more

Staff at retailers across Asia will soon undertake innovative training through a new platform being launched by Australian growers through Hort Innovation. read more

JD.com announced the launch of its second annual Harvest Carnival and Shopping Festival of Agricultural Specialties, kicking off on 1 September. read more

It is commonplace to harvest toxic weeds such as chokecherry and nightshade alongside crops like green beans and baby spinach, with the risk of them making their way into the final product. However, advanced sorting technology is changing the rules of the game. Jacob

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The Spanish Federation of Wooden Packaging and its Components has announced the incorporation of Raquel Aguado Muñoz to its team. This signing responds to the most immediate objectives in FEDEMCO's strategy: to give a definitive boost to its internationalisation. Grow, grow and grow to
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The European Union intercepted 11 shipments infested with the quarantine pest Phyllosticta citricarpa, the fungus that causes citrus black spot, in shipments from South Africa destined for the European market during the month of August: four detections in
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The watermelon and melon campaign is drawing to a close, with the latter marked by high trends. With the Sicilian production, that of peaches and nectarines is also coming to a close. All the late varieties of plums are now present, with the latest entries, President, Settembrina and Fortuna. The
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Making spaces distinctive is among the objectives of retailers. And often the dramatisation of the environment can be a winning weapon, both to enhance seasonality and to highlight product categories, capturing the consumer's attention and giving it an impact
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A violent earthquake struck Morocco shortly before midnight on Friday, September 8. “The most violent the region has seen in a century,” says the Moroccan National Institute of Geophysics. The quake was felt throughout the country, and even in neighboring Algeria, Mauritania, Spain,
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The summit of heads of state and government of the G20 group, which brings together the countries with the greatest weight in the world economy, concluded on Sunday. In the fruit and vegetable sector, the G20 fruit and vegetable export group is made up of: Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy,

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F.lli Orserocelebrates the return to school with a new special edition dedicated to bananas, the perfect snack for a burst of energy. Nine different subjects, three in each tray read more

Riccardo Martini, managing director of Dcs Tramaco, describes to IFN a very lively domestic import phase due to the weather conditions and the difficulties in domestic supply due to the flooding in Romagna last May. read more

In this new digital event, will participate as speakers the President of EMEX (Association of Exporters of Mangoes of Mexico), Engineer Eduardo Castillejos, the Architect Roberto Velazquez, Treasurer of EMEX, Mr. Daniel Ibarra, President of the Association of Producers -
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Grupo Clasol and Cooperativa San Alfonso join forces to create a leading fruit and vegetable group. The new alliance will focus its innovative business model on citrus and stone fruit production. read more

La Unió Llauradora reports that interceptions of citrus fruits imported from South Africa to the EU with harmful organisms this year have tripled compared to the previous year. From the 12 shipments rejected up to August in 2022, the number has risen to 37 this year. read more

With the beginning of September, Sicilian citrus fruit operators are trying to make their first forecasts for the rapidly approaching campaign; of course, judgements are often conditioned by personal intuition or emotions carried over from the previous season, but the
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Leading London wholesale market New Covent Garden Market (NCGM) is demonstrating its support for UK growers this year by backing British Food Fortnight (BFF) 2023. read more

South Africa says it has decided to close its 2023 season to Europe, placing supply for the rest of the year firmly in the hands of European producers. read more

The consumption of nitrogen-based fertilisers in agriculture was estimated at 9.8 million tonnes in the EU in 2021, a year-on-year decrease of 2.0%, a rate similar to the short-term trend noted since 2017. However, over the medium term, the overall consumption of nitrogen fertilisers returned to
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