The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) has issued statements announcing new market access for fruit from Kazakhstan and Uruguay. China will now accept lemons from Uruguay and peaches and apricots, from Kazakhstan contingent on the stipulated phytosanitary requirements. read more

Costa Group has announced the date of its shareholder vote on an A$1.496bn acquisition bid from Paine Schwartz Partners-led consortium including Driscoll’s.  read more

British Berry Growers – which represents 95 per cent of commercial UK softfruit producers – has strongly criticised comments on supermarket pay to farmers made by the British Retail Consortium to the BBC Countryfile programme yesterday (10 December). read more

Table grape industry organisations from Chile and Peru will meet for the first time at the 2024 Global Grape Convention to collaboratively seek solutions to the problems of the grape sector as well as provide market information. read more

The 2023 harvest in the Italian, French and Spanish orchards is complete. Despite a particularly warm start to autumn and some heavy rainfall, the Pink Lady® apples harvested are of optimum quality: beautiful colouring, high sugar content and good
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The special sugar was only discovered at the University of Tübingen in 2019. The active ingredient 7dSh (7-deoxy-sedoheptulose) is a natural alternative to glyphosate. "The sugar is of biological origin, biodegradable in nature and, according to previous tests, toxicologically harmless," explains Celine
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The Green Media House (GMH) and the Association of German Mushroom and Cultivated Mushroom Growers (Bund Deutscher Champignon- und Kulturpilzanbauer e.V.) report that cultivated mushroom growers are making great efforts to make the harvesting of their mushrooms more efficient. Anyone who talks to them hears about one- and two-layer systems, about tipping systems that minimise
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Global berry breeder Planasa celebrated its 50th anniversary this year, describing it as “one of the finest moments of its history”. Despite the volatile international environment, the company said EBITDA is on course to top €70m for this fiscal year, while investments in R&D have
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According to the BMEL, the aim of the three-year project "Dialogue Forum Private Households 2.0" is to facilitate the measurement of food waste by means of a user-friendly app function and to develop and disseminate effective measures. To this end, the Parliamentary
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AP Moller–Maersk has announced that it is about to launch the first of its 18 large methanol-enabled vessels currently on order. read more

Aldi is on course for its biggest and best Christmas yet, it has confirmed today (11 December). read more

The NFU has published its manifesto ahead of the next general election urging all political parties to support policies which back British food and farming. read more

The NFU has published its manifesto ahead of the next general election urging all political parties to support policies which back British food and farming. read more

"Our agricultural and food systems are severely affected by the climate crisis, but at the same time they are also a major source of greenhouse gases. We therefore very much welcome the United Arab Emirates' commitment to sustainable agriculture with the Emirates Declaration,
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Innovation is the lifeblood of Fruit Logistica, whose motto this year is ‘The heartbeat of the Fresh Produce Business’. read more

In it, the WBAE analyses the current regulations in the area of corporate due diligence in the agricultural and food industry and presents recommendations for further development. The proposals formulated are aimed at improving corporate responsibility in the agricultural and food sector.
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In it, the WBAE analyses the current regulations in the area of corporate due diligence in the agricultural and food industry and presents recommendations for further development. The proposals formulated are aimed at improving corporate responsibility in the agricultural and food sector.
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Branston has introduced the first fully electric truck to its fleet as part of its plans to reach net zero by 2035.   read more

The ability to grow low-chill cherries in more regions of the world will become a reality in 2024. So says Alwyn van Jaarsveld, international commercial cherry manager at Bloom Fresh, which has just published its cherry and table grape trends and predictions for 2024. read more

A raspberry producer in the Netherlands has invested in what is thought to be the European fruit industry’s largest solar panel installation to date. read more