The UK’s annual watercress festival attracted a record 20,000 visitors to the country’s ‘watercress capital’ of Alresford, Hampshire, last Sunday (21 May). read more

Manufacturing PLU fruit stickers with a compostable construction – adhesive, face stock and inks – to meet food safety standards, certification requirements and performance requirements has been quite the undertaking, according to Duncan Jones of Sinclair. read more

SanLucar has chosen Hispatec Agrointeligencia as its technology partner to carry out the digital transformation of its agricultural operations. read more

Lidl has once again been named cheapest supermarket in The Grocer’s ‘Super Grocer 33’, beating all major supermarkets, including Aldi. read more

Flash droughts develop fast, and when they hit at the wrong time, they can devastate a region’s agriculture. They’re also becoming increasingly common as the planet warms. read more

Tesco has redistributed 88 per cent of surplus food across its UK business, surpassing its own target of 85 per cent. read more

An expert panel discussed some of the key challenges and opportunities to Vietnam’s fast-developing fresh fruit exports at a seminar hosted by Asia Fruit Logistica in Ho Chi Minh City last week. read more

Reemoon has completed its largest Australian installation to date delivering a new six-lane sizer to Mario’s Packhouse in Griffith, New South Wales. read more

New gene editing techniques are powering the race to develop TR4 resistant bananas. Two different approaches were presented during the first day of the International Banana Congress in Miami – one using the technology to accelerate the conventional breeding process and the second to develop a
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New gene editing techniques are powering the race to develop TR4 resistant bananas. Two different approaches were presented during the first day of the International Banana Congress in Miami – one using the technology to accelerate the conventional breeding process and the second to develop a
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Fusarium TR4 has galvanised the banana industry like never before. The evolution of joint strategies to contain its spread and develop disease resistant varieties have accelerated as the fungal strain has advanced from Asia to Africa and, more recently, into Latin America. read more

The government has announced new measures aimed at supporting the long-term sustainability of the tenant farming sector. read more

Costa Group’s interim chief executive Harry Debney says the Australian fresh produce heavyweight has “a lot to look forward to”. read more

Asia Fruit Logistica and Asiafruit Magazine travelled to Ho Chi Minh City last week to strengthen connections in the booming Vietnam market ahead of the return of Asia’s premier fresh fruit and vegetable show to Hong Kong on 6-8 September 2023. read more

West Australian avocados have gained access to Thailand after the gazette notice for import conditions was signed on 11 May. read more

Almost 600 members of the global banana business gathered in Miami this week for the IXth International Banana Congress organised by the National Banana Corporation of Costa Rica (Corbana). read more

The optimisation of South Africa’s rail system has been identified as a key enabler if the country’s citrus industry is to realise its vision of exporting 260m cartons of the fruit by 2032. read more

At least 15m and as many as 40m fruit trees across Emilia Romagna will need to be pulled up and replanted, after thousands of the region’s orchards were inundated by the worst flooding to hit Italy in more than a century. read more

Leading apple brand Pink Lady is rolling out a new promotion offering shoppers the chance to win monthly prizes, hitting shelves in Morrisons stores across the UK. read more

Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn says its strawberry supply chains can be “smarter and more efficient” thanks to new artificial Intelligence and algorithms that reduce food waste and predict how long the fruit will last. read more