Ground-sensing technology TuberScan is entering its final phase of testing both overseas and in the UK following the start of this year’s weather-delayed potato growing season. read more

New Italian black seedless watermelon consortium, Dolce Passione, celebrated its official inauguration at this week’s Macfrut trade fair in Rimini, a year after the brand’s launch. read more

Drought, a recent hot spell and damage caused by frosts last winter have led to a significant reduction in this season’s early new potato crop in southern Spain. read more

Nationwide Produce has expanded one of its warehouses in Evesham by 75 per cent while introducing greener measures, thanks to the support of a £3.5m loan from Lloyds Bank. read more

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VentureFruit, the commercialisation manager for the Hot Climate Partnership, has announced a new partnership that will see the future-focused hot climate breeding programme expand into South America. read more

CMI Orchards has presented its newest American Dream CatStats – the latest edition of its patriotic retail promotion programme – as it gears up for the “high-velocity sales” that come with the upcoming cherry season. read more

Freskon recorded a significant increase in visitor numbers on 23-25 April, with the fruit and vegetables exhibition receiving 4,339 attendees at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre, according to organisers Tif-Helexpo. read more

Farmer confidence is at its lowest since the start of the pandemic, says the latest confidence survey from the NFU. read more

A third of UK shoppers look for an on-pack vegetarian or vegan symbol, according to a new survey. read more

Fresh Del Monte has revealed an increase in net income for the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, although net sales slipped back when compared with the same period of 2022. read more

Syngenta Vegetable Seeds has revealed that it recently worked with Pittsburgh-based Four Growers Inc to test the GR-100 robotic harvester in its tomato research. read more

The Citrus Management Committee (CGC), the association that brings together private companies, business groups and producer organisations in the Spanish citrus sector, held a ceremony to celebrate its 50th anniversary on Tuesday. read more

Fresh Produce India 2023 gets underway on Wednesday 3 May with the first session, ‘India’s future in focus’, held live online at 1:00pm IST (India Standard Time). read more

Hort Connections, Australasia’s premiere horticulture conference and trade show, returns to South Australia in 2023. read more

In&Out, a promotional campaign to promote the quality, healthiness and sustainability of European fruit and vegetables, and to enhance the role of grower organisations throughout the EU, is at leading international fresh produce exhibition Macfrut in Rimini, Italy, for the third year running
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Aeon has revealed that it has rolled out the first products with the cross-category GGN label across a range of supermarkets in the Kantō and Kinki regions of Japan. read more

The inaugural Fenland SOIL conference has been held at The Maltings in Ely, bringing together stakeholders to explore the future of lowland agricultural peat. read more

Logistics provider PML has toasted the success of its SNAP Parking facility at the company’s transport and logistics hub in Lympne, Kent. read more