Kuehne and Nagel has signed an agreement to acquire Morgan Cargo, a leading South African, UK and Kenyan freight forwarder specialised in the transport and handling of perishable goods. read more

Fruit Logistica is organising two conferences on sustainable innovation for fruit growers, marketers, auxiliary and technological companies in southern Spain. read more

German fruit breeder Artevos says it has identified a potential long-term replacement for the popular redcurrant variety Jonkheer van Tets, an early-harvesting Dutch winter type that produces sweet-sour berries. read more

Fruit Logistica is organising two conferences on sustainable innovation for fruit growers, marketers, auxiliary and technological companies in southern Spain. read more

Over two-fifths of UK hospitality businesses are operating at a loss, and 70 per cent are set to increase prices in the coming year.  read more

CH Robinson Worldwide has announced the appointment of Dave Bozeman as its new chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors, effective 26 June. read more

A new industry-leading project has been launched to help farmers reduce agricultural emissions by 1.5Mt CO₂e a year. read more

International Fruit Genetics (IFG) is to open a new state-of-the-art breeding and research laboratory this summer. The facility will form part of IFG’s new US$19m Fruitworks|IFG Discovery Center campus in McFarland, California. read more

The UK has seen dramatic declines in insect numbers in recent years, driven by a range of factors, including pesticide use. In response, UK retailer Tesco and WWF have teamed up with start-up tech innovator AgriSound to launch its new insect-monitoring device called Polly across several English
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BASF has expanded its ecovio® portfolio for extrusion coating of paper and board by adding a grade for home and industrial composting for hot and cold food packaging. The new extrusion grade ecovio® 70 PS14H6 is approved for food contact and shows excellent barrier properties against liquids,
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Mexico has retained the title of the world’s leading avocado exporter, while the US is the leading importer. This is the finding of a recent Rabobank study, which reports that Mexico currently accounts for 30% of global avocado production, thanks to a 6% increase over the past decade.
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YazBerries is on a mission to forge a reputation for Turkish blueberries in international markets, and it has recently partnered with global exporter, Valleyfresh North America, to develop sales into Asia and beyond. read more

The PFLOPF project aims to reduce the use of plant protection products by at least 25 %. This is to be achieved with precision farming technologies. These include internet forecasting tools, GPS guidance systems and sensor-controlled crop protection and hoeing equipment, says Agroscope. read more

The 2023 OrtoRomi multi-channel campaign is now underway. This year it is called 'OrtoRomi, the wellness choice for those I love' and, in view of last year's success, once again features a special testimonial, the famous Olympic swimming champion Federica Pellegrini. read more

Agroberries, a vertically integrated producer and marketer of berries, with a best-in-class portfolio of proprietary and exclusive berry genetic varieties, acquired a minority stake in BerryWorld's EMEA and APAC businesses. The transaction will provide BerryWorld, a global marketer of berries
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A lively turnout at the demonstration day organised on 1 June as part of the 'Econocciola' project confirmed the Viterbo cherry-growing sector's focus on the use of sustainable agronomic techniques that respect the environment and the land. read more

The Planasa - Darbonne nursery finished its white asparagus campaign two weeks ago, and this 2023 season has been very positive for the company. "In total, we have harvested 750 tons of asparagus on 112 hectares. We have reduced our surfaces but produced as much as last year. We can say that
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Regionality is the core brand of Omira Milch vom Bodensee and Obst vom Bodensee Vertriebsgesellschaft (OvB). The regional synergy is now being expanded in the form of two new products: Since May, consumers have been able to buy yoghurt made from Lake Constance milk with fruit from Lake Constance in the
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The rise in temperatures over the last ten days has put crops under threat. Daytime temperatures have rarely fallen below 20°C for more than a week, including in Northern Ireland's premier region for growing apples, Co Armagh. David Kane grows apples on a 60 acre site on his family farm just
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Harvest is underway of overwintered organic spinach in Ontario. “We had a fairly mild winter which helped the spinach survive really well. However, it was then subjected to impacts of the inconsistent weather we had this spring,” says Markus Pfenning of Pfenning’s Organic Vegetables Inc.,
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