Aldi is calling for additional local charities, community groups and food banks to sign up to receive its food donations ahead of the festive period as it celebrates supplying 40 million meals to local communities since launching its food donations initiative in 2019. read more

Steve Alaerts, director of market access and logistics specialist Foodcareplus, will help build the “fresh produce supply chain of the future” after he joined the board of the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) and agreed to chair the trade body’s Supply Chain Council. read more

The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has reported that its throughput for the January-September period was 204.4m tonnes, a drop of 6 per cent compared to the same period last year. read more

The World Citrus Organisation, in collaboration with Fruitnet Media International, will host an online event for the global citrus community to present the estimates for the 2023/24 Northern Hemisphere production season on Wednesday, 15 November at 16:00-18:30 CET (UTC+1). read more

Leading fruit breeder Bloom Fresh – created by the merger of IFG and SNFL – has announced a Korean Intellectual Property High Court has ruled in its favour in a trademark case relating to Sweet Sapphire and Black Sapphire. read more

Zespri has officially opened its new Centre of Sales and Marketing Excellence in Singapore, following a recent blessing ceremony. read more

Hort Innovation has announced four candidates have been nominated for three positions on the grower-owned research and development corporation’s board. read more

Rijk Zwaan has released a video outlining the findings of a trial it conducted with Botany, aiming for energy reduction in the cultivation process. read more

Syngenta has introduced two new squash varieties featuring resistance to Tomato Leaf Curl New Delhi Virus (ToLCNDV). The company said Alpha and Delfos offer genetic resistance for season-long protection and will first be made available to growers in the Mediterranean Basin, where the impact of
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Britain’s farming industry came together in their hundreds last Thursday (20 October) to celebrate the achievements of individuals at the British Farming Awards. read more

Aldi is to open 12 new stores across the UK between now and the end of the year, the retailer announced last week (16 October). read more

Spanish exports of fruit and vegetables dropped 7.7 per cent in volume terms during the January-August 2023 period, down to 7.6m tonnes. read more

A group of Chilean fruit exporters have filed a lawsuit against Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). According to a report in Diario Financiero, the shipping giant has been accused by 23 Chilean fruit exporting companies of a “continuous and systematic succession of abuses” during the
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The Coquimbo Port Terminal (TPC) is all set to receive the first ever container ship from MSC at the northern Chilean port following the construction of a new mooring site earlier this year. read more

November will see the world premiere of It’ll Never Catch On: The Veganuary Story,a documentary marking 10 years of the global campaign encouraging people to ’try vegan for January’. read more

Australian blueberry specialist Mountain Blue has intensified its research and development efforts this year, under the stewardship of owner and founder Ridley Bell, to develop new varieties to revolutionise the berry category. read more

Pacific Fresh has finalised the sale of its citrus packing business, located in Leeton, New South Wales, to Mildura Fruit Company (MFC). read more

The Australian and South Australian governments, along with the South Australian Produce Market, have announced the development of a new A$50m facility, based in Pooraka, in Adelaide’s northern suburbs. read more

Israel’s Haskelberg and Indian company IG Deccan have signed an agreement to deepen their partnership to collaborate and propagate avocado plants together in India. read more

On the eve of this year’s Asia Fruit Logistica exhibition in Hong Kong, Dutch vegetable seed breeder Rijk Zwaan held a seminar for its regional customers focused on the company’s ever-expanding range of hydroponic leafies and the opportunities it sees in many burgeoning Asian markets. read more