In the dynamic world of sustainability, it’s easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of headlines surrounding events like December’s COP28 in Dubai. The danger though is that this confuses what businesses are expected to do in the short term. read more

It’s one year since they started with bananas, and now in this special episode of Fruitbox, Franka Rodriguez and Michael Fellner of the Aldi South Group talk to Chris White about how Aldi South is making some big changes to how they’re procuring pineapples. And they reveal
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French farmers have blocked major motorways around Paris with tractors in a standoff with the government over concerns about inflation and competition from cheap imports. read more

Pink Lady apples have enjoyed “strong pace of sales” at the start of the season, according to the Pink Lady Europe Association. read more

With the increase in sustainable initiatives, the forthcoming implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the mandatory digital registration of crop protection products and increasing data-based certifications, it is becoming increasingly important for growers to be able to report on their sustainability performance.
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The Roto-Cut vegetable cutter from Wyma Solutions is the first of its kind to use a combination of optical technology, an intelligent recognition system and artificial intelligence to individually determine the size and shape of each vegetable and the correct cutting point
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Germany’s Rewe Group has partnered with intralogistics solutions specialist Cimcorp to implement a project for an automated fulfilment system for fruit and vegetables at its logistics centre in Oranienburg, approximately 50km north of Berlin. read more

Brakes, the UK’s leading foodservice wholesaler, has announced that more than 10,000 customers have now signed up to the innovative mybrakes rewards, as it celebrates its first anniversary. read more

Transport industry organisation Logistics UK is calling on the government to address the confusion caused by its indication that EU fresh fruit and vegetables are to be reclassified as “medium risk” goods for border inspections, and publish its assessment of the impact on the UK’s supply
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New Covent Garden Market (NCGM) has been named Best Wholesale Market at the Great British Market Awards 2024. read more

An invasive parasite is hampering banana exports from the Dominican Republic. The banana rust mite, (Eriophyidae), which was observed for the first time in the Caribbean in 2020, causes brown stripes to appear on leaves and lesions on the skin of the fruit. read more

Grocery price inflation has dropped marginally, but less than many people would have hoped. read more

The main reasons for the lower harvest volume were frost during the flowering period and drought in May and June. Some sea buckthorn harvests were cancelled due to pest infestation. read more

The California Avocado Commission (CAC) has released its official crop forecast for the 2023-24 fiscal year anticipating a total of 94,347 tonnes, down from 107,501 tonnes the year prior   read more

Australasian real estate fund manager Centuria Capital Group has acquired a A$21.5m greenhouse and glasshouse facility within the Adelaide Plains, South Australia, for its open-ended unlisted Centuria Agriculture Fund (CAF).  read more

While the market for Dutch cucumbers is currently stable, key factors such as the weather and energy costs continue to have an impact on the business. read more

Once considered one of the safest countries in South America, Ecuador has descended into drug gang violence in the past few years. And unfortunately for the banana sector, exporters of the fruit find themselves at the frontline of the country’s battle with the narcos. read more

This was despite the fact that the French government had already made concessions. However, these had not gone far enough for the farmers. Despite the protests, the government is prepared to make further concessions to the demonstrating farmers. In the next 48 hours, for example, proposals
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Fedemco, the Spanish Federation of Wooden Packaging and its Components, will exhibit with its German, French and Italian counterparts for the first time at next week’s Fruit Logistica under the banner of Grow International. read more

This was despite the fact that the French government had already made concessions. However, these had not gone far enough for the farmers. Despite the protests, the government is prepared to make further concessions to the demonstrating farmers. In the next 48 hours, for example, proposals
read more