Pink Lady has donated 150,000 apples to FareShare in a tie-in with its family-friendly PinKids apples. read more

Ecuadorean banana exporter association Acorbanec celebrated its seventh anniversary this week by reaffirming its commitment to improving the competitiveness and sustainability of the country’s banana industry. read more

Mountain Blue has appointed Ben Gudex as agronomist and Craig Fulton as international technical manager to advance its work in blueberry cultivation and genetics. Gudex, a seasoned blueberry agronomist with over 15 years of experience, brings extensive expertise in both conventional and organic
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The Soil Association has called for the government to double UK fruit and veg production “through nature-friendly farming” after the House of Lords dubbed the future of the horticulture sector as “bleak”. read more

November 2023 is set to be the biggest month ever for store openings at M&S. read more

Nationwide Produce has been awarded BRC Grade AA certification for its new packhouse operations in Evesham just three months after applying for it. read more

At last month’s Fruit Attraction exhibition, French interbranch organisation Interfel drew inspiration from the Tour de France as it expanded the country’s presence in Madrid, taking visitors on ‘Le Tour Frais’ of France’s various regions, with the Tour Eiffel of fruit and vegetables
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Producers in Chile are working to minimise the impact of recent rains which have damaged early cherry production in different parts of the country. read more

The NFU has welcomed many of the House of Lords’ recommendations to the government to help grow the UK horticulture sector made in its ‘Sowing the seeds: A blooming English horticultural sector’ report published today (6 November). read more

Comment: The main challenge for farmers in the UK and across the world in coming decades will be to produce increasing quantities of nutritious and healthy food, while at the same time making significant environmental gains including improving soils, saving water, and reducing carbon emissions.
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Many of the world’s leading fruit and vegetable breeders have welcomed a landmark decision that gives variety owners extended legal protection for what are known as essentially derived varieties (EDVs). read more

The Soil Association Group used its annual trade conference last week (2 November) to share its vision for ‘Organic For All’ – an ambitious new approach for scaling organic production and consumption in the UK. read more

UK horticulture, the £5 billion industry focusing on fruit, vegetables and ornamental plants, is under-prioritised and unappreciated by policymakers, leaving holes in the nation’s food security and ability to meet net zero goals. read more

Responding today (3 November) to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee’s (EFRA) recent rural mental health report, the government has stated that the mental health needs of rural communities do not require targeted action, and said it considers that existing provisions are
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Love British Food yesterday (2 November) announced Farm Fresh Revolution as winner of its national ‘community competition’ held during British Food Fortnight, the organisation’s annual celebration of British food. read more

Caroline Lucas MP and the Soil Association have both warned of the vulnerability of food and farming to processes of environmental breakdown and highlighted the need for urgent political reform. read more

The beginning of October marked the launch of two new, pre-prepared potato mash products from Northern Irish potato grower-supplier Wilson’s Country: Wilson’s Mash and Wilson’s Naked Mash. read more

AP Moller-Maersk has released it results for the third quarter (Q3) of 2023, with revenue and earnings down on the corresponding period last year. read more

Youphoria, a new fruit brand from Greece, is hoping to make waves on the European market, not just in kiwifruit, but also in grapes and cherries. According to George Kallitsis, general director at Youphoria Fruits, the concept is to work directly with growers, forming a producer organisation for
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Citrus Australia’s new Australian Citrus Congress will be held for the first time on 5-7 March 2024 on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.  read more