The South African fruit industry is looking ahead to the BRICS summit this month in South Africa with mixed feelings. read more

Banana producers in Colombia’s Urabá region have reached a historic agreement with the country’s biggest agricultural union, Sintrainagro, that stands to benefit 22,000 workers from 251 banana farms. read more

Tempting as it may be to consider slavery an unconscionable historical aberration, so-called “modern slavery” is very much a reality in 2023, and any industry heavily reliant on low-paid, seasonal workers is likely to be a target for exploitation. Shayne Tyler, whose company TylerBladon
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Mastronardi Produce is to launch its new US-grown Sunset Wow organic strawberries this autumn at the IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show in October. read more

A process that will see private sector involvement in the key South African rail network between Gauteng and the port of Durban has begun. read more

Tesco is overhauling the product range in its Express stores to improve its cost competitiveness. read more

Biobest has announced the acquisition of Austria-based crop protection group Agrotech, a specialist in the supply of products for the high-tech horticultural vegetable industry. read more

The Chilean Citrus Committee has held a workshop for Japanese importers and distributors highlighting the potential of its citrus offer as part of its strategy to boost sales to that market. read more

Banana exports from Costa Rica grew 19 per cent in the first half of 2022 compared to the year-earlier period according to the latest trade data from trade promotion agency Procomer. Pineapple exports increased by 13 per cent in the same period. read more

A host of partners have signed on to an ambitious new A$130m Australian horticulture trade initiative called the Fresh and Secure Trade Alliance (Fasta) with the aim of supercharging fresh produce exports. read more

Brisbane Markets Limited (BML) and the market community have come together to mourn the death of former Queensland Premier, Treasurer, and inaugural BML director, Michael Ahern. read more

Brisbane Markets Limited (BML) and the market community have come together to mourn the death of former Queensland Premier, Treasurer, and inaugural BML director, Michael Ahern. read more

Oddbox has teamed up with Penrhos Spirits to create a ‘wonky’ gin that fights fruit waste with every sip. read more

New research has revealed that eating just a handful of blueberries a day can help to improve brain health. read more

A York-based farming business which produces frozen vegetables to some of the country’s biggest retailers and manufacturers has offered to pay £23,640 to the Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust after spreading waste sludge on land illegally. read more

Precision pollination specialist BeeHero has today introduced its Pollination Insight Platform (PIP), an in-field sensing solution that measures pollinator activity in crops to improve pollination and increase yields. read more

Aldi has cut the price of more than 30 household grocery staples. read more

Water is a fundamental resource for sustaining life, and its importance is amplified in the context of agricultural activities. As the eastern regions of the UK continue to experience challenges related to water scarcity and unpredictability due to climate change, the need for significant
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Exports of fresh fruit and vegetables from the European Union to Latin America were “limited” in 2022, according to Fepex. read more

The Australian federal government has awarded Ausveg new funding to help facilitate export growth to European markets. read more