A trade mission from the Netherlands will travel to India this week to promote healthier, more profitable food systems through the Dutch high-tech greenhouse model. read more

The first South African stonefruit crop forecast has indicated a bigger nectarine export crop, a slight increase in plums, stability in peaches but a considerable drop in apricot volumes. read more

Vegetables by Bayer has chosen Capogreco Farms as its new exclusive partner for the Australian production and sale of OrangeCandy melons, for domestic and export markets. read more

The Southern Forests Food Council (SFFC) has welcomed new A$725,000 from the West Australian state government to support the Council’s on-going operations and focus on future successes. read more

Packaging manufacturer Smurfit Kappa UK says it has solved a poorly fitting punnet problem for producer Isle of Wight Tomatoes with its new lattice box. read more

Veg Power, the not-for-profit alliance to increase the UK’s vegetable consumption, today (30 October) announced that Greenyard Frozen UK has become its latest partner organisation to support its Simply Veg campaign. read more

The finalists have been unveiled in the search for the nation’s best farm retailers.  read more

Demand for Turkish oranges is unusually high this season, according to Esra Söyleyen, managing partner at Turkish exporter Aksun, including from Spain, Europe’s largest producer. “There is a shortage,” she says. “Everybody’s asking for oranges this year.” read more

Mission Produce has announced expansion plans for its forward distribution centre (FDC) in Dartford, England, to double ripening capacity and establish mango operations ”in response to the branch’s growing success”. read more

Ahold Delhaize has announced that it has agreed to acquire 100 per cent of Romanian grocery retailer Profi Rom Food SRL (Profi) from MidEuropa, subject to approval from the regulatory authorities. read more

Citrosol is assessing the extent of the damage caused by a fire that struck the post-harvest specialist’s manufacturing plant in Potries, south of Valencia on Thursday. The blaze is believed to have been caused by the explosion of a reactor inside the facility. read more

The Association of Ecuadorian Banana Exporters (AEBE) welcomed a host of influential guests to the 20th international Banana Time convention this week. read more

This is what will happen next year and why: supermarkets will have empty shelves again, government will say there isn’t a market failure, and more British growers will cease trading. This isn’t really a bold prediction as we said as much back in 2019. read more

Sun World has hailed the ”exciting launch” of its new Autumncrisp brand at the recent the New York Wine and Food Festival (NYWFF), which took place on Hudson River Park’s Pier 76. read more

Tesco’s UK chief executive Jason Tarry is stepping down after 33 years with the business, the supermarket has confirmed. read more

Leading berry supplier Hortifrut has appointed Saskia Polak as its new commercial director for Europe, Middle East and Africa. read more

The NFU has stressed that there are still issues that need to be resolved around the future of crop protection in the UK. read more

AMFresh has launched an exclusive new mandarin in time for the Halloween celebration on 31 October. Developed by the group’s Genesis Innovation team Halloweena is an innovative, pumpkin-shaped easy peeler with a multi-colour skin and sweet and virtually seedless pulp. read more

Biome Makers has announced that its soil health assessment tool, BeCrop, is now available to more farmers across the globe. The company has entered into a number of strategic partnerships with laboratories to extend its reach to key agricultural regions like Australia and Brazil. read more

The NFU has called for greater clarity and swifter support for farmers and growers surrounding the return of land that had been compulsory purchased ahead of the second phase of HS2. read more