The Australian government has directed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to investigate pricing and competition in the supermarket sector to ensure Australians are paying a fair price for their groceries.  read more

Industry body Summerfruit NZ has launched a social media promotional campaign encouraging domestic consumers to purchase more fruit over the summer. read more

The logistics sector is once again reeling following the unexpected announcement on Wednesday that a broad range of European fruit and vegetables is to be recategorised from low risk to medium risk – thus necessitating physical inspections at UK border posts. read more

Cast your mind back just three years, and you can only conclude that the level of uncertainty in the world is increasing. It’s war-related. It’s climate-related. It’s water-related. It’s health-related. Politically, we appear to be shifting further and further toward the right, not just
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The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has expressed ”profound concerns” over the escalating disruptions in global trade. read more

Cast your mind back just three years, and you can only conclude that the level of uncertainty in the world is increasing. It’s war-related. It’s climate-related. It’s water-related. It’s health-related. Politically, we appear to be shifting further and further toward the right, not just
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British fruit growers are urging the government to keep in place current post-Brexit checks for imported plants from the EU, and not implement planned new border controls from April. read more

Enrique Colilles, managing director of Trops, has announced that he is to leave the Málaga-based tropicals cooperative after 26 years. As of 31 March, he will be replaced by Víctor Luque, who joins from comes PriceWaterhouseCooper (PwC). read more

Aldi has introduced a ‘Best of British’  section to its website in a bid to help shoppers support British businesses. read more

Eurofruit’s Fruit Logistica Edition · Part I is out now. As the fresh produce business prepares for next month’s Fruit Logistica, the magazine takes a deep dive into some of the game-changing new technologies being showcased in Berlin that will shape the future of the business. read more

Spar North has added a new range of herbs supplied by James Hall & Co.  read more

The US has resumed imports of Spanish bell pepper a year after banning their entry due to Mediterranean fruit fly. Almerian producer organisation Coexphal said the first shipments bound for the US left Spain on Wednesday. read more

Biobest Group and Antilsan have announced the acquisition by Biobest Group of Antilsan’s remaining 40 per cent share in Biobest Antalya. read more

This was reported by reefertrends with reference to the Association of Hass Avocado Producers and Exporters of Colombia (Corpohass). Corpohass found that the peak month of the season was February 2023, when 929 containers were shipped, followed by December with 698.
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He holds a degree in Business Administration and Management from Loyola Andalucía University and an Executive MBA in Corporate Management from the Escuela de Organización Industrial (EOI), as well as additional training at the University of Amsterdam. read more

Lidl is switching over its British root veg suppliers to long-term contracts in response to ongoing weather challenges. read more

The struggles of the glasshouse sector – in the UK and indeed Europe – have been well documented by FPJ over the past few years. Soaring energy prices and insufficient retail prices have forced many growers out of business, probably never to return. read more

Favourable weather has made for a positive outlook for the Costa Rican melon campaign, which has just got underway. El Niño has had minimal impact on production and the first containers have left Costa Rica bound for the European market. read more

The experienced Oskam breeding team deserves a big compliment for their efforts, as they were able to harvest around 6 kg net fruit from the tree in the first year of production, and that with very little experience. read more

Huelvan berry association Freshuelva, has written to Spanish agriculture minister Luis Planas asking him to step in to ensure that protests by French farmers do not block exports of berries being transported by through the neighbouring country by road. read more