A Chilean trade mission led by Asoex president Iván Marambio visited New Zealand this month to learn more about its fruit production and export processes and forge a closer collaboration between the two industries. The trip marks a significant step in moves to end in ending Chile’s
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Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts has reiterated the retailer’s commitment to “battle inflation” for its customers, stating its efforts thus far have made it the most competitive on price it has been for years. read more

Nearing the end of the European sweet potato season, a decline in high-quality organic volumes from producers in Europe has encouraged Dutch organic specialist Eosta to act earlier in switching to overseas imports. read more

Vertical Farming pioneers, Fischer Farms, has strengthened its business development team as the agtech firm opens the world’s largest vertical farm in Norfolk this summer. read more

Apricot production in Europe will be shorter this year, according to a new forecast issued during Europêch, an annual industry meeting that took place at trade event Medfel in Perpignan, France. read more

The owners of the Plant Breeder’s Rights (PBR) to Bigbucks and the brand Flash Gala have warned that exports of trees of the extremely popular Gala-type apple from Southern Europe to India will be illegal if not handled via the ABCz nursery in Belgium, the global rights holders for the variety
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South African citrus exporters have had to deal with three very trying seasons as far as smooth passage through South African ports was concerned. read more

Florette, the £40m salad brand, has announced a £1m marketing campaign that will reach 8.6m shoppers this summer. read more

The City Food & Drink Lecture’s panel of industry experts has been revealed. read more

Veg Power, the not-for-profit alliance to increase vegetable consumption across the UK, has launched ‘Growing to Love’  – a tomato growing project to support children’s learning about where food comes from and encourage vegetable acceptance. read more

African countries will receive £4 million in UK government funding to improve outdated and inefficient refrigeration capabilities and cold supply chains in a bid to support farmer productivity and tackle climate change. read more

Anecoop has fired the starting gun on its 2023 seedless watermelon campaign with the harvesting of the first volumes in Almería in late April. As one of the group’s most iconic products, the campaign will be supported by an extensive array of promotional activities highlighting the role of
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Paraguay has exported its first-ever consignment of fresh persimmon to the European market. read more

Worldwide imports of fresh and chilled tomatoes grew in both value and volume terms in 2021, with the US and Germany leading the way. read more

Spanish apricot production is set to broadly recover from last season’s devastating frosts. According to the latest forecasts from fruit association Afrucat, presented at Medfel this week, volumes are expected to be 52 per cent higher than last season. read more

International Fruit Genetics (IFG) is helping retailers meet growing demand for high quality early-season cherries. read more

Agroforestry Group has announced it is expanding its Musang King durian plantation in Johor, Malaysia, adding an additional 1,500 trees. read more

East Flanders producer Tomato Masters from Deinze has announced that it is taking advantage of synergies with neighbouring fish farm Aqua4C to ensure no water is wasted.  read more

As part of its UK Research & Innovation funded ‘Closing the Loop for Compostable Packaging’ research project, Compostable Coalition UK has assembled an advisory board of industry and packaging experts. read more

Leon Collins will replace Stephen Lowe as chair of the Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC). read more