Heavy rainfall around South Africa’s Western Cape has caused flooding in some areas, with the citrus industry in particular affected by the extreme weather. read more

Festivals run by Thailand’s Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) in Guangzhou have helped increased Thai fruit sales in 2023. read more

This summer Aldi will give every child in the UK a chance to try an Olympic or Paralympic sport for free. read more

DP World, the Dubai-owned provider of global end-to-end supply chain solutions, has won the ‘Sustainability Company of the Year’ award at the logistics industry’s flagship event in the UK. read more

Tesco chief executive Ken Murphy says food price inflation is starting to ease, as he announced strong sales growth for the first quarter. read more

Agrofresh Solutions has announced three new additions to its Apple Complete portfolio. read more

Mitolo Family Farms has launched a new kerbside recyclable paper bag for its premium Gourmandine potatoes offering. read more

The University of California (UCR) is to release a new high density avocado scion cultivar. BL516, which will be marketed as Luna UCR and is pending plant variety protection in the US, officially comes out in June and is the programme’s second release in the last 20 years. read more

Foodservice supplier Brakes has launched a new campaign to help caterers across schools, colleges and universities capitalise on the new ‘plant forward’ trend. read more

Professional standards body BASIS has launched an online course to help farming industry professionals understand how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. read more

Philippine fresh produce growers have gained access to enhanced cold chain logistics after Aboitiz Group’s Fresh Depot deployed modular and sustainable cold storage units across key growing regions.  read more

Having started the year with weather problems that proved disastrous for Turkish apricots, producer-exporter Alanar is grateful that its cherries appear to be untouched by inclement conditions, at least for now. read more

Exhibitor registrations for Fruit Logistica 2024 are now open, and will close on 31 July 2023. read more

For the first time this year, New Zealand’s Food Price Index (FPI) has showed a drop in the cost of fruit and vegetables as the country’s growers recover from a tough spell of weather-related challenges. read more

Ireland-based fruit importer Fyffes has attained GlobalGAP certification for its Honduran melon farm Suragroh, something which it says builds on a two-year transformation of the operation by local management. read more

Ireland-based fruit importer Fyffes has attained GlobalGAP certification for its Honduran melon farm Suragroh, something which it says builds on a two-year transformation of the operation by local management. read more

Fruitnet has announced the first speakers for its inaugural Global Tropicals Congress, which takes place in The Hague on 14 September. The one-day event brings together key players from across the industry to explore the latest market opportunities in the tropical fruit category. read more

It has been smooth sailing for South African citrus in Europe so far this year, but this is not expected to continue when the big orange shipments start in July. read more

After three years of heightened trading conditions and untold pressures on the supply chain caused by the global pandemic, business group Logistics UK’s annual Logistics Report released yesterday (13 June) shows that recovery is starting to be seen across the sector.  read more

Over 250 farmers welcomed the public onto their farms for this year’s LEAF Open Farm Sunday (LOFS) to shine a spotlight on the British farming industry and all it delivers. read more