Marketers are being encouraged to get their entries in for the 2024 Seeka Marketer of the Year Award (MOYA) presented by the International Fresh Produce Association Australia New Zealand (IFPA A-NZ) and Produce Plus Magazine. read more

European demand for passion fruit is small but growing. An interest in new flavours and increasing awareness of the fruit’s health benefits – in particular its high levels of vitamins A and C – together with improved availability, are set to drive consumption in the coming years. read more

As South Africa correspondent Fred Meintjes explains. Compared to South Africa's total fresh produce exports, which amount to almost 300 million cartons, the fig sector is still a very young industry. However, specialised export teams have been working to develop a long-term
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Colombian avocado organisation Corpohass has signed up to the Colombian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CECODES), an organisation recognised as the regional centre of the Global Network of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). read more

Following one of its best production seasons in 2021/22, during which nearly 250,000 cartons were exported, South Africa’s fig exports dropped to below 100,000 cartons in 2022/23. read more

In terms of volume, ginger shipments in 2023 amounted to 73,196 tonnes, which corresponds to growth of +31% compared to the 55,701 tonnes of the previous year. read more

Industry body British Apples & Pears (BAPL) has stepped up its call for fairer returns on the back of new research showing the financial strain growers are under. read more

End Food Waste Australia with the Australian Bananas Growers’ Council, Melons Australia, and the horticulture industry have released a new, nationwide plan to help halve Australia’s food waste by 2030. read more

The South African fruit export industry’s focus on India – highlighted by a delegation of key industry figures to Fresh Produce India last week – is expected to provide new impetus to the country’s efforts to boost its presence in this large consumer market. read more

Costa has formally launched its Innovation Centre at the company’s glasshouse facility in Guyra, on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales. read more

Montague harvested a small quantity of Kissabel apples for the first time in March as part of the global Ifoed campaign.  read more

Nutrano Produce Group has announced the debut of a new Farm Patch seedless lemon prepack offer in response to consumer demand for the product. read more

For more than two decades, US supermarket chain Trader Joe’s has sold individual bananas for just 19 cents each. read more

As cultivation with waste heat from biogas plants or power stations is very costly, only a few asparagus growers practise it. The supply of this early asparagus is correspondingly low and expensive. However, this is likely to change now that the starting signal has been given for the first
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South Africa’s pomegranate industry has a good future, but there are also some challenges that the business needs to overcome in order to make an impact on export markets. read more

Karakuta, located in Juja, Kiambu County, 45 minutes from the capital city of Nairobi, is one of the fastest growing agribusinesses in Kenya, specialised in Hass avocados, as well as fresh herbs. The plantation consists of 15,000, five-year old avocado trees, fully irrigated, with the fruit sold
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The Fairtrade Foundation is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Fairtrade Mark in the UK this year with a series of special events and campaigns. read more

The president of the Inform@cción consultancy, Fernando Cillóniz Benavides, pointed out that this decline was due to climatic phenomena such as Cyclone Yaku (which hit in March and April 2023), which hit the northern coastal regions such as Piura, Lambayeque and
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Excess offer and low profitability have led to a significant decline in lemon acreage in the Argentine province of Tucumán this year. read more

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