Kuehne and Nagel has reported on its results for the third quarter (Q3) and first nine months of the year, delivering what it described as a ‘good performance’ despite difficult economic conditions. read more

Thirty years after the creation of the Banana Environmental Commission (CAB), Costa Rica’s banana industry has renewed its commitment to sustainable production by signing up to a new series of undertakings to grow bananas in an environmentally responsible way. read more

Officials at the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Guangzhou, China have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to further their relationship and cooperation. read more

US agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing US$1.3bn to help American producers maintain and develop markets for their commodities. read more

We all know that we need to act now to improve our collective impact on the environment. That includes retailers and growers, with the latter uniquely placed to be a key part of the solution to climate change across the globe. read more

British agtech start-up BigSis, which offers chemical-free insect control solutions to farmers, has been named today (24 October) as one of Bloomberg UK’s 25 Startups to Watch. read more

The UK’s expanding love affair with all things Halloween is open season for one of the UK’s biggest pumpkin growers, who are moving more than a million fruit in just four weeks.  read more

Aldi is calling for additional local charities, community groups and food banks to sign up to receive its food donations ahead of the festive period as it celebrates supplying 40 million meals to local communities since launching its food donations initiative in 2019. read more

Steve Alaerts, director of market access and logistics specialist Foodcareplus, will help build the “fresh produce supply chain of the future” after he joined the board of the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) and agreed to chair the trade body’s Supply Chain Council. read more

The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has reported that its throughput for the January-September period was 204.4m tonnes, a drop of 6 per cent compared to the same period last year. read more

The World Citrus Organisation, in collaboration with Fruitnet Media International, will host an online event for the global citrus community to present the estimates for the 2023/24 Northern Hemisphere production season on Wednesday, 15 November at 16:00-18:30 CET (UTC+1). read more

Leading fruit breeder Bloom Fresh – created by the merger of IFG and SNFL – has announced a Korean Intellectual Property High Court has ruled in its favour in a trademark case relating to Sweet Sapphire and Black Sapphire. read more

Zespri has officially opened its new Centre of Sales and Marketing Excellence in Singapore, following a recent blessing ceremony. read more

Hort Innovation has announced four candidates have been nominated for three positions on the grower-owned research and development corporation’s board. read more

Rijk Zwaan has released a video outlining the findings of a trial it conducted with Botany, aiming for energy reduction in the cultivation process. read more

Syngenta has introduced two new squash varieties featuring resistance to Tomato Leaf Curl New Delhi Virus (ToLCNDV). The company said Alpha and Delfos offer genetic resistance for season-long protection and will first be made available to growers in the Mediterranean Basin, where the impact of
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Britain’s farming industry came together in their hundreds last Thursday (20 October) to celebrate the achievements of individuals at the British Farming Awards. read more

Aldi is to open 12 new stores across the UK between now and the end of the year, the retailer announced last week (16 October). read more

Spanish exports of fruit and vegetables dropped 7.7 per cent in volume terms during the January-August 2023 period, down to 7.6m tonnes. read more

A group of Chilean fruit exporters have filed a lawsuit against Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). According to a report in Diario Financiero, the shipping giant has been accused by 23 Chilean fruit exporting companies of a “continuous and systematic succession of abuses” during the
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