"These goals will help us as an agricultural company to minimize our ecological footprint. This is responsible and right," explains Roelf Pienaar, CEO of Tru-Cape, a leading apple and pear exporter. read more

The goal, according to the DHBW, is to establish regional processing and marketing structures for fresh cuts of organic regional fruits and vegetables and make them available for communal catering. This way, communal catering in Baden-Württemberg is intended to become fresher and more regional. read more

In week 31, shippers and freight forwarders in Brazil reported that container freight rates in the northbound traffic to the USA, Central America, and the Caribbean continue to rise. According to freight forwarders, rates have already doubled since mid-June, with little sign of stopping. read more

The South African lemon export season is reaching its conclusion, with volume estimations consistently decreasing to the extent that they are now significantly lower than the initial forecast and the final export figure from 2023. read more

The strong growth in peppers with 52,346 tonnes (+47%) and the high quantities of tomatoes with 42,880 tonnes (-2%) are striking despite the existing national supply. Significant increases are also recorded in cucumbers with 9,986 tonnes (+40%), garlic with 11,491 tonnes (+153%), and other vegetable products with 27,984 tonnes. read more

Researchers at the university are now describing a new approach that can determine the particularly difficult-to-capture mechanical properties of the cell interior by taking a special "closer look." They utilized the random jittering movement that all microscopic particles undergo. read more

The South African exporter of pome fruits reports that it is making considerable strides towards its ambitious target of reducing carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 and achieving net zero emissions by 2050. read more

While wineries and dairies are talking about a deterioration of the market situation, the fruit sector, on the other hand, can report growth in business volume. read more

Frunature, based in Pompano Beach, Florida, has introduced a new and innovative packaging design for fresh organic ginger that offers advantages for both retailers and consumers. The fresh organic ginger Pillow Pack not only safeguards the product from potential damage but also addresses consumers' concerns regarding food safety and sanitation. read more

According to the Blackcurrant Foundation, representing 36 growers throughout the United Kingdom, the country's blackcurrant harvest is thriving with an expected yield of over 11,600 tons this year. However, British blackcurrant farmers also faced challenges in 2024. read more

The productive area decreased once again by 11.6% compared to the previous year, following the trend of recent years. This development has a significant impact on the asparagus harvest in Lower Saxony, which could be 4.8% lower than in 2023. Initial estimates. read more

Large production quantities did not really exist due to the logistics crisis caused by Covid-19. Additionally, the world's largest exporters reduced their quantities in favor of more profitable crops and prioritized their domestic consumption in many cases, as reported by agraria.pe. read more

The blackcurrant harvest in the UK this summer has produced a higher yield than anticipated, despite facing another challenging growing season with recent periods of unfavorable weather. read more

With a decrease in turnover of four percent compared to the same month last year, the category is experiencing stronger losses than the overall market and than what the negative calendar effect (-2.2%) would have expected, as stated in the GfK Consumer Index. Despite a nearly stable price level, this is leading to a decline in sales. read more

This is also reflected in the consumption numbers. Last year, a whopping 1.1 kg of stone fruit per capita was consumed. More than half of this (44,000 t/2023) came from domestic cultivation - primarily from Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Lower Saxony, as reported by German Fruit. read more

Fresh Inset has announced that they have registered their Vidre+ sticker format solution in the Peruvian market. This will allow avocado exporters in the country to extend the freshness of their fruit and facilitate transportation to more distant markets. read more

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This is communicated by the online supermarket, which also refers to figures from the Federal Statistical Office highlighting the increasing importance of online food shopping in Germany. According to the data, in 2023, 23% of 16- to 74-year-olds stated that they had purchased food online in the past three months. read more

The melon is particularly popular in summer, as it serves as a thirst quencher on hot days due to its high water content of over 90%. In 2023, 27,360 tons of sugar melons were sold in Switzerland, but only 17 tons were harvested in Switzerland itself. read more

In a statement distributed by the Jordanian news agency (Petra), Hunaifat highlighted that the value of fruit and vegetable exports had increased to 125.5 million JD, representing a 22.3% rise since the beginning of the current year compared to the same period in 2023. read more