Groceries code adjudicator Mark White has urged fresh produce suppliers to come forward and report any poor buyer behaviour at a time of tension with supermarkets. read more

Rijk Zwaan posted a net turnover of €593m in 2022/23, a rise of 11 per cent on the previous year. The company, which holds a 10 per cent share of the global vegetable breeding market, said the increase occurred in almost all active regions and across all crops. read more

Camposol Holding announced the appointment of Ricardo Naranjo Fernandez as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective from 6 November. His responsibilities will include strengthening the company’s financial structure to effectively execute the long-term strategy and provide necessary
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Greenland Group, the owner of Colombia’s Banacol, has issued a statement denying accusations that the banana company has been complicit in drug trafficking. read more

British farmers’ and growers’ role in feeding the nation and caring for the environment will be showcased on the streets of the City of London this weekend. read more

An agreement has been reached between Certis Belchim and Danish company, Novozymes, for the development and distribution of a new biorational fungicide product throughout the European crop protection market. read more

The winners of WWF and Tesco’s 2022 Innovation Connections Programme - many of whose work directly relates to fresh produce - have given an update their progress after working with leading Tesco suppliers. read more

The UK potato sector is gearing up for the British Potato Show on 22 and 23 November, promising networking opportunities, tech demos and seminars. read more

Three of South Africa’s leading fruit industry organisations say they remain “concerned” that the flow of produce exports out of Cape Town over the coming months will be hampered by logistical issues that continue to hamper the city’s port. read more

British retailer M&S has announced a strong half-year financial performance, reporting a 75.3 per cent rise in profit before tax and a 14.7 per cent increase in food sales for the 26 weeks to 30 September 2023 compared to the prior-year period. read more

The Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) has announced a change of format for the launch of its Descriptive List for peas and beans to encourage pulse growers to attend. read more

El Niño is having a major impact on Peru’s mango export season. Warm winter temperatures have resulted in very low levels of flowering, severely curtailing production volumes. read more

Symbol group Spar UK has announced three new director appointments at its Central Office in Harrow. read more

Syngenta has launched a new resource to combat the spread of Tomato Leaf Curl New Delhi Virus (ToLCNDV). The ToLCNDV Information Centre is a one-stop location providing key details about resistant varieties and agronomic insights to target this damaging pest. read more

China has a 3,000-year-long history of eating pears. It is the world’s largest pear-consuming and producing country with per capita consumption of fresh pears exceeding 12kg, far above the world’s average according to 2020 FAO data. read more

Markets in Asia are increasingly open to exports of pears, apples and kiwifruit from Italy, according to representatives at trade and market access specialist CSO Italy. read more

Interest in Egyptian oranges from Europe has been soaring, according to Osama Saleh, commercial manager at grower-exporter Houd ElNile, including from Spain. read more

Grocery price inflation has fallen below 10 per cent for the first time since July 2022 and now sits at 9.7 per cent for the four weeks to 29 October 2023, according to the latest data from Kantar. read more

Potato grower and supply chain specialist AKP Group has completed the acquisition of York-based potato supplier Wolds Produce. read more

Pink Lady has donated 150,000 apples to FareShare, the UK’s biggest charity fighting hunger and food waste, in a tie-in with its family-friendly PinKids apples. read more