The government has met with retailers to discuss the issues around UK food prices at a time of a cost-of-living crisis. read more

The volume of Colombian avocados shipped to the US is up 104 per cent so far this season compared to the year-earlier period according to the Colombia Avocado Board (CAB). read more

Limoneira has announced a new exclusive licensing relationship with Apeel Sciences that will see its lemons protected across the supply chain with Apeel’s coating technology. read more

Australian researchers have reached a milestone in their search for a solution to citrus greening after mapping the genome of a native lime species. read more

For the 28th time, the trade magazine RUNDSCHAU for the food trade, together with FRUCHTHANDEL magazine, has searched for Germany's best fruit and vegetable departments and this year found six EDEKA merchants. No less than three stores convinced the expert jury at national level with their
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The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) Horticulture Council has today announced Jolyon Burnett as its next chairperson. The much-anticipated appointment follows an exhaustive search triggered by Fiona Simson, the inaugural Council chair, stepping down mid-year as her term as NFF President
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Almaverde Bio's Island number 50 opens in one of the largest and best known fruit and vegetable display areas in Italy, at the Ipercoop le Mura in Ferrara. The Island is characterised by a size of 11 square metres with the Almaverde Bio brand and assisted sales in the shop-in-shop format. read more

"It's an excellent year for Consorzio Mundial Group melons. Demand is high and we are very pleased with both production and commercialization," explains President Domenico Raneri. read more

Drewry’s composite World Container Index decreased by 1% to $1,741.44 per 40ft container this week. read more

Through a series of offline and online actions, the brand has managed to capture the attention of consumers and position itself in the minds of all those who are looking for an apple synonymous with quality and flavour. read more

Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration Director Wu Shou-mei said the hepatitis A virus was detected in a batch of Kirkland Signature Three Berry Blend during a border inspection on April 10, after which the Kaohsiung Department of Health the next day took samples from five other batches of
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"Lettuce will be the Star Product at Fruit Attraction 2023". This was announced yesterday in Madrid by the director of the event, María José Sánchez. There are many reasons for this, but she highlighted two of them: "firstly, lettuce is one of the most widely consumed vegetables in the world".
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The ongoing drought in Spain is causing significant difficulties for the country's horticultural industry. Farmers are relying on emergency irrigation to keep crops alive, with water supplies strictly rationed. Despite the challenges, tomato plantings in Spain continue.  read more

There is an increased alert in Italy for a new lepidopteran pest that has been reported in the country. It is Platynota stultana, a member of the Tortricidae family and native to North America, whose larvae cause economic damage to a wide range of crops; read more

The cherry campaign started about 15 days ago in the Jerte Valley with the first varieties grown in the area. "The volumes for now are very small, as is always the case at the beginning, and we are already almost finished with the extra-early varieties," says Eloy Buenadicha Cobos, of the
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Exotics are benefiting from the current delays in most summer fruit. "The large Spanish peach and nectarine volumes are still some way off, and strawberries also remain quite pricey. Demand for passion fruit, for example, is, thus, much better than previous years," begins Ive Lambert of Starfruit. read more

Fine Fruit Company has been in Poeldijk, the Netherlands, for two years. It is the Dutch branch of the French premium supermarket Grand Frais. "We're the perfect mix of a small organization's personal involvement and a large company's professionalism," says Almir Dedovic, who has handled the
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The BBQ-flavored purple sweet potato chips from the Spanish brand Genuine Coconut have won the third prize for Best Innovation at the international fair ISM 2023, the world's largest trade fair for candy and snacks, held in Cologne, Germany, in recent days. read more

Saving water and reducing chemical treatments to improve the sustainability of fruit and vegetable production have become a mantra at the European level, so much so that they are the basis of EU agricultural policy. read more

Sonlia Marketing’s last export pomegranates for the season are on the water, borne along by their new premium pomegranate brand which has gained firm traction. read more