The UK and other European countries are missing opportunities to import fresh produce from Uganda as the East African country turns its focus to export markets and invests in new cold storage facilities at its main airport. read more

Tesco has completed its LEAF Marque certification rollout, with all of its UK fruit and veg growers now achieving the standard. read more

Colombia has become the second Latin American country to launch a Plastics Pact to tackle the environmental impacts of plastics and support international work developing a circular economy for plastics. read more

Colombia has become the second Latin American country to launch a Plastics Pact to tackle the environmental impacts of plastics and support international work developing a circular economy for plastics. read more

Listed New Zealand produce company Seeka has posted a net profit (after tax) of NZ$6.5m for the 2022 calendar year (12 months to 31 December). read more

There are no reports of shortages in France and Germany, and European shoppers have shared photos of fully stocked fresh produce aisles. The same cannot be said of British supermarkets. read more

A not-for-profit organisation called Stronger Together has produced a short film that draws attention to the issue of forced labour in Spain. read more

In response to the tomato shortage currently being experienced in the UK, the boards of Apefel, the Moroccan association of fruit and vegetable producers and exporters, and Amcom, the Moroccan association of vegetable packers, have provided an update on the situation in the country. read more

Smithy Mushrooms, a leading UK grower of exotic mushrooms, has partnered with fibre-based consumer packaging firm Graphic Packaging International to supply its premium mushrooms to UK supermarkets in recyclable, cartonboard punnets.  read more

Asda is working with Welsh Pembrokeshire-based supplier Puffin Produce to supply over 6 million stems of handpicked and packed Blas y Tir daffodils to over 30 stores across Wales ahead of St David’s Day on 1 March. read more

With many supermarkets restricting fresh produce sales this month due to import shortages, Spanish watercress remains in good supply thanks to the unique way it is grown, reveals UK supplier The Watercress Company (TWC). read more

With many supermarkets restricting fresh produce sales this month due to import shortages, Spanish watercress remains in good supply thanks to the unique way it is grown, reveals UK supplier The Watercress Company (TWC). read more

A series of unfavourable weather events over the past year has resulted in UK leek yields being down by between 15 and 30 per cent, according to the British Leek Growers Association. read more

The performance of individual organic fresh produce categories ranged widely in the US last year, according to the State of Organic Produce 2022, a report released by Organic Produce Network (OPN). read more

Policy makers and experts from the banana sector and non-profit organisations gathered in Berlin earlier this month to hear about the sustainability efforts of Ecuador’s banana sector. read more

Barcelona-based CMR Group has announced an overhaul of its Cosarica brand, used for its Brazilian-grown melons and watermelons. read more

John Lelliott has been appointed as interim chair at Covent Garden Market Authority (CGMA). read more

Cosmic Crisp apples have recorded the biggest sales gains among the top 40 selling apple varieties in the US. read more

Plenty has entered a strategic alliance with property investor Realty Income to support the development of Plenty’s indoor vertical farms. read more

Jacob Darling will re-join JH Leavy & Co, a leading Australian fresh produce business owned by New Zealand-headquartered Darling Group. read more