Too many consumers eat too little fruit and veg. And according to a new international survey, that’s because they’re short of time, money, attention, and inspiration. read more

Bloom Fresh International has held its first open day in India since its creation last year. The event drew nearly 50 licensed growers and nurseries as well as executives and commercial managers from the Bloom team. read more

Apple and pear growers in South Africa are making significant investments in solar energy systems as the country’s electricity supply continues to falter. read more

Leading Australian fresh fruit producer, Piñata Farms has announced several key appointments at its Wamuran, south-east Queensland headquarters. read more

Montague, one of Australia’s leading fresh produce brands, forecasts it will pack over 275 tonnes of Ambrosia apples this season, an increase on the previous season’s volumes. The team anticipates this strong result due to tree maturation.   read more

"This is good news ahead of the 2024 citrus export season, which will start in April," said the Citrus Growers' Association (CGA). "The South African Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) and the Citrus Growers'
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"Changing Climate: Disease Risk & Costs" was developed as part of the MBIE-funded Our Land and Water National Science Challenge and allows users to enter the address of their orchard or vineyard to determine the risk of apple blight, grape powdery mildew and
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Norway’s largest retailer NorgesGruppen wants to help the country’s consumers eat more domestically grown fruit and vegetables. read more

New EU rules on packaging are “the poisoned fruit of an ideological, anti-plastic preconception” and a major threat to fruit and vegetable supply chains, according to Pro Food, which represents the interests of 14 Italian food packaging companies. read more

The season’s first containers of South African avocados destined for the EU and the UK will be arriving in ports next week. read more

While asparagus cultivation in Lower Saxony continues to decline, the cultivation of onions has continued to grow in importance. Compared to the previous year, the total quantity of vegetables harvested increased by 11%, while the size of the vegetable cultivation area in Lower Saxony
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Exports totalled 5.78 billion euros in the previous year, compared to just under 5.3 billion euros in 2022. However, the volume fell slightly to 3.483 million tonnes, -0.9% compared to 2022. Imports also increased, by 13.6% in volume and 15.7% in value. The trade balance fell
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Through multiple use of these areas, around 2,500 tonnes of edible mushrooms were produced on a total of 142,000 square metres in 2023. In addition to mushrooms, shiitake and oyster mushrooms were also cultivated. Cultivation was exclusively conventional on all farms. read more

Lebanese grape exporter Awdi Gardens was thrilled to receive the Lebanese ambassador to Germany and former prime minister, Mustapha Adib-Abdul-Wahed, on its first time exhibiting at Fruit Logistica in Berlin. “He visited us and told us how proud he was of the work we’re doing to
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The situation on the iceberg lettuce market is currently tense. Scarce water resources in the Spanish growing regions are significantly limiting the supply of iceberg lettuce. There is still a long way to go before the German season can start. As Spain is currently the main supplier on the German market, the
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Now two of the events announced there have joined forces: the Grape Congress/Fresh Focus Grape planned by Fruitnet will join the LUV trade fair, the first trade fair for table grapes in Europe, which will be held from 22 to 24 October in the halls of the Nuova Fiera del Levante in the
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The February/March 2024 edition of Asiafruit Magazine is now available to subscribers on the Asiafruit app – Apple, Android and desktop – bringing you the latest news and views from across Asia’s fast-moving fresh produce markets. read more

A new bilateral protocol has been established between South Africa and Vietnam, opening the Vietnamese market to South African oranges. read more

A consortium led by Blue Whale has launched a major project aimed at making the French apple industry more sustainable. (Re)Generation Fruit is a five-year initiative to test and combine innovative technologies to ensure the agro-ecological transition of the apple sector, supported by the French
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Chilean cherry exports will remain broadly flat in 2023/24, but exports to China are set to hit a new record, according to the Chilean Cherry Committee. read more