Chilean table grape exports are projected to reach almost 62m cartons this season, slightly up on the 60.5m cartons shipped during the 2022/23 campaign. Around 57 per cent of this season’s projected total volume – equivalent to 35m cartons – will go to the US. read more

Biome Makers has announced that its soil database has now surpassed 24 million microorganisms, making it the world’s largest database of soil data paired with AI. 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

Valencian farmers association Ava-Asaja has demanded “urgent measures” from the Spanish government and the EU after Hepatitis A was allegedly found in strawberries from Morocco. read more

Fruitnet’s Michael Barker hosted a panel discussion looking at the future of the perishable logistics business, on the opening day of Fruit Logistica in Berlin. read more

The Future Generation Forum is once again preparing to connect students and lecturers with key industry leaders to discuss pathways to a career in food. read more

Companies from France, Greece, Italy and Spain have created a new consortium that will manage the production and marketing of Kikokà, the name for two protected varieties of yellow-fleshed kiwifruit. read more

Apple & Pear Australia Ltd (APAL) has bold ambitions to grow sales of branded fresh produce around the world following the launch of a new commercial arm called Twenty Degrees. read more

A new project is combining cutting-edge UK ag-tech tools with research and development expertise to help growers learn more about the role roots play in maintaining healthy soils. read more

Distributors and marketing firms in the fresh produce industry face a daunting task. They must plan availability of hundreds of products, while ensuring cohesive supply chain management. read more

NFU Cymru members have created a symbolic display of 5,500 pairs of wellies on the steps of the Senedd to represent the jobs forecast to be lost through Welsh Government’s Sustainable Farming Scheme proposals. read more

Avocados from Ethiopia are among a number of products that stand to benefit from Cool Port Addis, a new cold-chain facility for perishable products close to Addis Ababa. read more

BelOrta sells around 10,000 tonnes of strawberries every year. The majority of the strawberries are grown on substrate, with only around a third still grown outdoors. Although Sonata often comes first, Elsanta, Sonsation, Portola, Malling Centenary and Elegance remain the most important cultivars.
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In contrast to yellow onions, the supply of red onions was plentiful at the beginning of 2023 and price increases could hardly be implemented. read more

South Africa’s Sundays River in the Eastern Cape has earned the reputation of being South Africa’s so-called ‘lemon valley’. read more

In a technical-legal statement, DUH and the Aurelia Foundation point out three legal implementation options for maintaining a national glyphosate ban even after the EU Commission's decision. The broad-spectrum herbicide glyphosate has drastic
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The aim of the project is to find new solutions in the fight against insect pests in South Tyrolean fruit growing. This includes the development and evaluation of traps with new attractants in combination with intelligent sensors and artificial intelligence. These are to be used for this purpose,
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Through the INRAE France-NZ Joint Linkage Agreement, signed in 2023 by Science New Zealand on behalf of New Zealand, scientists are encouraged through an exchange programme to develop collaboration in areas of mutual interest and benefit. The initiative builds
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Fruit consumption remains relatively low in Indonesia, and more work must be done to boost availability and awareness of the health benefits to drive demand. read more

Kent glasshouse grower Thanet Earth is moving into leafy salad production. read more