The competition offers companies the opportunity to showcase their packaging, gain visibility, and obtain a crucial competitive advantage. Innovative packaging solutions are playing an increasingly important role: They not only contribute to highlighting products, but also to gaining a competitive edge. read more

The UK potato supplier Branston has donated the equivalent of two million meals to FareShare UK by providing a regular supply of surplus potatoes. read more

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Three of the world's largest fruit breeding companies are joining forces to utilize cutting-edge technologies in their quest to develop the apples and pears of the future. read more

Naukowcy w Korei Południowej opracowali jadalną powłokę biologiczną, która może przedłużyć datę ważności owoców, zmniejszając marnotrawstwo żywności i zastępując opakowania syntetyczne. read more

Pollinators influence the quality of crops through their movement patterns in plantations and the plant varieties they visit. Researchers from the University of Göttingen argue that the blanket promotion of pollinators has been overly emphasized so far - on read more

According to local reports, there is an expectation of more kiwifruit and an earlier start to the new season in New Zealand's northeast region of Gisborne. read more

Susan Day, the Vice President of International Marketing for the California Table Grape Commission (CTGC), is retiring at the end of December. read more

As these varieties are not yet cultivated in Flanders, tests were conducted to assess to what extent the Flemish greenhouse climate is suitable for this inherently Southern crop. In addition to evaluating the production potential and fruit quality, a careful market search was also conducted. read more

The Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) have accused the Canadian government of missing a "critical opportunity" to address food insecurity and improve public access to fresh fruit and vegetables. read more

Blueberries are a globally traded product due to their good shelf life. Thanks to their health benefits, their blue success story began two decades ago. Year after year, a new record is set globally. In the past ten years alone, the... read more

Asia Fruit Logistica has announced the dates for its China Meet Up and new China Study Tour and AFL Fresh Produce Golf Cup 2025, two dynamic events taking place in September 2025. read more

"Last week, the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) published their provisional figures on agriculture in 2024: bad harvests and price drop. Harvests are up for virtually all vegetables and fruit production is expected to recover slightly (+1.2%)." read more

Since Astra, a Japanese manufacturer known for its innovative peelers, started introducing its peelers to international markets a few years ago, its KA-750PM pineapple peelers have rapidly gained popularity among businesses in over 60 countries. This week, the company began selling its newly developed pineapple peeler. read more

Peru is expected to produce 323,928 tons of blueberries in the 2024-2025 season, exceeding initial estimates by 4.1% and solidifying the country's position as the world's top blueberry exporter. Luis Miguel Vegas, general manager of Proarándanos, asserts that this achievement is the outcome of a. read more

The apple harvest in the Aomori Prefecture, Japan was completed by the end of November, and the apple orchards are already covered in snow. According to Hideo Obori from Aomori Trading, the harvest conditions were not great but were better than last year. The Aomori Prefectural Government officially... read more

Jake Price, the County Extension Coordinator at the University of Georgia (UGA), recently presented results from a harvest on November 19th involving six Owari satsuma trees on X-639 rootstock as part of a pruning field trial. The trial aimed to compare the yield of three pruned trees, which produced 172, 239, and read more

As 2024 is coming to a close, in the lemon category, the Southern Hemisphere has long finished its season in September-October. "This year was marked by lower global production levels," says Alejandro Moralejo, CEO of Salix Fruits. "Both South Africa and Argentina faced challenges in production." read more

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a new grant initiative to support aggregation models that aim to develop value chains in the horticulture and berry sectors in the Lviv region. Under this initiative, projects can receive grants of up to US$150,000 each. read more

The onion harvest at Premium Fresh in Tasmania is still 2-3 weeks away, but it is looking promising. "We had a late start to planting," said Jim Ertler from the company. "This has been made up by some good growth weather in December, which has also increased the potential for a good harvest." read more