Banana prices will increase during the next few years as a global rise in temperatures makes it even harder for the industry to tackle plant diseases like Fusarium Wilt TR4. read more

Under Defra's proposed changes, common exports such as tomatoes, peppers, apples, pears, grapes or strawberries with a total value of 1 million tonnes in 2022 would be classified as medium risk and subject to increased controls and additional bureaucracy.
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Costa Group has hit the record books for developing and growing the world’s heaviest blueberry, according to the official Guinness World Records. read more

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Peru exported 203,848 tonnes of mangoes worth USD 264 million in 2023, a decrease of 21% in volume and 14% in value compared to the previous year. The decline was due to the El Niño weather phenomenon, which also affected production in other parts of the world.
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New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced the NZ$6.24 million investment in the Vietnamese horticulture sector, known as VietFruit (Viet Nam Climate-Smart Fruit Value Chain project)  read more

The German Fruit Prize has been one of the most important industry awards for more than 27 years. This year, we want to do more to promote young talent: We are looking for the YOUNGSTAR for the first time. read more

Since 2016, the ALDI SOUTH Group has been supporting the social enterprise Acker, which aims to promote the appreciation of natural foods in society. Acker achieves this goal with the GemüseAckerdemie programme, of which ALDI SOUTH has been the main partner since the beginning of the year. In the
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Strong international mango prices have helped offset some of the losses caused by the sharp drop in Peruvian production this season but have not been enough to salvage the campaign, according to consultancy Fresh Fruit Peru. read more

German discount chain Penny says it has become the first retailer in the world to eliminate single-use packaging from its organic banana supply chain. read more

The Rockit apple brand is introducing a new campaign linked to Ramadan, following what it called ”strong success” across Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries over the past three years. read more

Italian Breeders’ Consortium CIV says its new strawberry variety Shayda CIVL519pbr is attracting a high level of interest from growers and exporters in Spain and Portugal. read more

Lytone Enterprise has collaborated with Thai distributor partner, Super Fresh to showcase LytoFresh fruit and vegetable preservation technology at the Fruit Innovation Fair (FiF 2024) in Chanthaburi Province, Thailand. read more

Unifrutti Group has made two significant investments in Peru as it seeks to meet growing global demand for two of the industry’s fastest-growing fruit categories. read more

New research is expected to transform the tree fruit industry by developing a commercially viable system for precisely targeting orchard inputs. read more

Unseasonably high temperatures in the north of Italy over the past month have apparently brought forward the start of at least one major seasonal campaign. read more

The Controlled Environment Agriculture Alliance (CEA Alliance), a membership trade association representing and serving vertical farms and greenhouse producers growing fruits and vegetables in a highly controlled indoor production environment, hosted several workshops on the Farming Forward
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Banana exporting companies and trade unions in Côte d’Ivoire have reached an historic agreement on living wages. The deal, which is the product of a three-year programme coordinated by Banana Link with the support of retailers and the Sustainable Trade Initiative IDH, is between the four
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In week 10, italiano green peppers fetched 1.50 euro/kg to 1 euro/kg in the Almerian marketing centres, italiano red 1.80 euro/kg to 0.90 euro/kg, lamuyo green 1.50 euro/kg to 1.30 euro/kg, lamuyo red 1.20 euro/kg to 1 euro/kg, california green 1.80 euro/kg to 1.50 euro/kg, lamuyo red 1.20 euro/kg to 1 euro/kg, lamuyo red 1.50 euro/kg to 1 euro/kg, lamuyo red 1.50 euro/kg to 1 euro/kg.
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For Moroccan and Chilean fruit exporters, there have been a number of significant changes in terms of reefer logistics on the US east coast this season. The question is, will those changes prove to be permanent? read more