To mark National Banana Day, the world’s largest fresh produce company Dole says it wants to track down consumers in the US who have never eaten the fruit – despite it apparently being the top-selling item in American supermarkets and a staple for the vast majority of households. read more

The Co-op is to invest more than £240m over the next five years into strengthening its membership proposition and launching new member price benefits. read more

The April 2023 edition of Asiafruit Magazine is now available on the Asiafruit app – Apple and Android – bringing you the latest news and views from across Asia’s fast-moving fresh produce markets. read more

E-commerce giant Amazon has continued to expand Amazon Fresh in India with the online grocery service now available in more the 50 cities. read more

In much of Europe, including the UK, soaring energy prices have forced tomato producers to limit their production or even consider leaving the business. This is placing ever greater responsibility on overseas producers in countries like Morocco to keep the retail shelves stocked. read more

What does sustainability really mean for fruit and vegetables? And how should the trade itself respond? AMI and Fruchthandel Magazin, part of Fruitnet Media International, want to provide answers to these questions at the European Sustainability Forum in Düsseldorf on 10 May 2023. read more

Horticulture Crop Protection Ltd (HCP), the grower-owned-and-subsidised company set up to ensure UK growers have access to plant protection products once AHDB Horticulture wound down, formally opened for business yesterday (17 April). read more

Sussex grower Richard Diplock is appealing to UK consumers to buy British tomatoes as the domestic season gets under way. read more

The South African citrus season is barely a month underway, and the country’s lemon exporters are clearly favouring Middle Eastern, Russian and Asian markets for their early shipments. read more

The total throughput at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges came to 68.7m tonnes in the first quarter of 2023, a drop of 4.5 per cent when compared with the same period last year. read more

The International Blueberry Organisation (IBO) has paid tribute to Bernadine Strik, who passed away recently. read more

AgriFutures Australia’s EvokeAg event will be held in Western Australia in 2024. read more

The Vietnamese fruit industry has sharpened its focus on export opportunities as opposed to meeting the need of the domestic market, providing an opening for imported fruit. read more

Vietnam’s fruit growers are harnessing the power of XAG drones to cuts costs and improve efficiency on their banana and durian farms. read more

Eden Research has announced that its flagship biofungicide, Mevalone, has received regulatory authorisation in Poland. read more

A bigger quantity of Kissabel apples grown across the Southern Hemisphere is expected to reach the international market in the next two to three years, according to the brand’s owners. read more

Spalding-based supplier Melon&Co has won the award for Best Corporate Adopter at the inaugural ICC C4DTI Digital Trade Awards. read more

Fyffes has introduced the Fyffes Fruitmobile, an all-new towable banana and pineapple station and display unit, as it looks to support its many sponsorships and events taking place around Ireland this summer. read more

Global agritech investment is rising rapidly, with the UK at the heart of the process, according to a new report. read more

Rockit Global has announced the appointment of Leon Ai as its new China country manager – sales and marketing, through its partnership with Primary Collaboration New Zealand (Shanghai) (PCNZ). read more