The House of Lords inquiry into the horticulture sector has turned its attention to the challenges faced by growers and retailers. read more

Asda has begun to roll out LEAF Marque certification across its UK fruit and vegetable supply base. read more

Dutch vegetable seed specialist Rijk Zwaan has announced that it is adding a berry breeding programme to its operations. read more

The South African avocado industry completed some of the final steps required to export avocados to China and industry sources believe access is on the horizon. read more

Darlene Avila and Stephanie Soto have joined the California Table Grape Commission’s marketing team. read more

Hort Innovation has announced a A$9.5m injection into pest and disease risk management measures for safe fresh produce trade. read more

The University of California, Davis has unveiled five new strawberry varieties, the first release from its strawberry breeding programme where all the cultivars have Fusarium wilt resistance. read more

The Coca-Cola Company has agreed to license one of its brands for use within the fresh produce category for the first time ever. read more

This year NFU Cymru is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Wales Woman Farmer Award and along with sponsor NFU Mutual, is once again launching the search for a winner. read more

Spain’s Melones El Abuelo has launched a a new marketing campaign to promote its Piel de Sapo melons. Under the ‘Inicios’ (Beginnings) tagline, it seeks to highlight the company’s core values of passion, tradition and teamwork that have guided it throughout its history and continue to be
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Breedx, the vegetable varietal development company, has taken the well-worn cliché of ‘Tasty Tomato’ and, using classical plant breeding techniques, is well on the way to commercialising innovative varieties.  read more

The World Avocado Organization (WAO), whose mission is to drive global avocado consumption by promoting the fruit’s health benefits, says the super-food is good for our guts. read more

Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn has introduced weekly bonus offers on locally grown, seasonal produce, as part of a plan to increase its focus on fresh fruit and vegetables and to offer extra benefits and discounts to its customers. read more

The latest BFAP Baseline Study on the South African citrus industry has predicted that up to 4,000ha of citrus production could be culled in South Africa over the next ten years. read more

Fresh Del Monte Produce has been named one of America’s Most Trusted Companies of 2023 by Newsweek for the second consecutive year. read more

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