It is time to move forward from discussions to implementing actions at scale to tackle the climate crisis. read more

The ports of Paita and Pisco were in second and third place. However, the port of Pisco reported record figures in week 47. According to Fresh Fruit Peru, a total of 5,445 tonnes of agricultural products were exported in the week in question. This represents an increase of 138 % in the
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The results confirm the assumption that consumers have cut back on their O+G purchases overall, the report continues. Around 20% of those surveyed stated that they had reduced the amount they bought - especially when it came to frozen or tinned goods. However, the picture was not so bleak for loose
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According to the company, the state-of-the-art technology is currently only available in one Tesco Express shop in London's Fulham district. Customers simply have to take their items to the scan-free checkout and press "Get Started". This would be followed by a
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Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Ontario Teachers’) and its Australian agriculture subsidiary AustOn Corporation (AustOn) have announced a new strategic partnership with leading Australian grower-packer-marketer Montague. read more

New Zealand’s Ardgour Valley Orchards has officially launched its export programme for a series of new specialty apricot varieties bred by Plant & Food Research. read more

Spanish fruit and vegetable exports climbed 13.5 per cent in September compared with the same month last year, according to new data from the Department of Customs and Special Taxes of the Tax Agency, processed by Fepex. read more

Fourth-generation Lincolnshire farmer Peter Craven has published his Nuffield Farming report, entitled ‘The Formula for Family Business Success’. read more

The Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) has added 11 new pea and bean varieties to its 2024 Descriptive List for pulses. read more

Two of South America’s major produce exporters have effectively joined forces to develop their sales of fresh avocados on the international market. read more

Fairmiles, an initiative supported by a consortium of organisations in industry and academia, is calling for science-based net-zero guidelines which balance social and economic impacts with the drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. read more

The French statistics service Agreste reports that the Guyot variety is particularly striking with -32%. Autumn and winter varieties, on the other hand, are unchanged compared to 2022, it continues, despite drought and high temperatures in summer.  read more

Powdery mildew (Podosphaera leucotricha) has again caused increasing problems in Switzerland in recent years. The fungus overwinters as mycelium in the buds. Infected buds sprout five to eight days later in spring than healthy buds and are easily recognisable by their mealy coating.
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Following the Spanish orange growers, Italian orange growers are now also sounding the alarm. This is due to deliveries of citrus fruit from South Africa, which have been repeatedly found to be affected by Citrus Black Spot (CBS). As the President of the Consorzio Arancia Rossa di Sicilia,
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According to HHLA, this is a continuation of its policy of successively replacing the last remaining fossil fuel-powered devices with battery-electric alternatives. read more

Fresh Direct, the UK’s leading foodservice fresh produce provider, says it has launched innovative new packaging for its range of berries that will drastically reduce plastic content saving almost 50 tonnes of plastic every year. read more

And the results offer reason for long-term confidence: more sustainable products are still in vogue across all generations. Even if the inflation-induced need to cut back on spending in German households in particular has recently led to a slowdown in the trend.
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Queensland-grown bananas and melons have been shipped to Japan, in an Australia-first trial aimed at breaking into the potentially lucrative Japanese market. read more

One new and two returning board directors have joined the grower-owned research and development corporation for Australian horticulture, Hort Innovation. read more

Leading players in Europe’s fresh produce packaging business have welcomed the recent European Parliament vote on new EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations (PPWR) after some last-minute revisions – in particular to its approach to recycling. read more