Dubai-based global port operator DP World is investing £12m in two new rail mounted gantry (RMG) cranes at its London Gateway port to meet fast growing demand for rail connections from customers at the smart logistics hub, which it says will increase the port’s capacity by a third when a new
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Kanzi has maintained its position as Europe’s second best-selling apple variety and continues to win over consumers in the US, new market research data shows. read more

Cherries have great potential, but the sector will face important challenges in the coming years, both at a production, logistical and commercial level according to Claudia Soler, executive director of the Asoex Cherry Committee. read more

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has made publicly available country-by-country indicators on healthy diets that show their cost – including by food group – and the number of individuals unable to afford them. read more

Mercabarna sold more than 2.245m tonnes of fruit and vegetables in 2022, an increase of 11 per cent on 2021 and 3 per cent more than in 2019 before the pandemic. read more

Fixed-price contracts between British supermarkets and their suppliers are to blame for the empty vegetable shelves across UK stores, according to restaurateur and government adviser on food Henry Dimbleby. read more

Horticulture Crop Protection Ltd (HCP), the grower-owned-and-subsidised company set up to ensure UK growers have access to the plant protection products they need once AHDB Horticulture is wound down, is on track to open for business next month. read more

Following the devastating earthquakes that hit southern Turkey and northern Syria last month, Turkish fresh produce companies were quick to join the relief effort in what is an important agricultural region. read more

Spanish berry cooperative Cuna de Platero is holding two open days at its facilities in Huelva this week to showcase its new blueberry variety Cupla to local farmers and agronomists. read more

Naylor Farms has announced it is investing €38 million in a smart eco-factory seven miles from its HQ in Lincolnshire. read more

IG International and Rijk Zwaan have partnered to bring Sweet Palermo, the multi bring multi-coloured sweet pointed peppers, to the Indian market. read more

Mr Apple, one of New Zealand’s biggest apple grower-packer-exporters, remains committed to supplying its international customers with premium quality fruit this season. read more

DiMuto has expanded its AI-powered Financial Services offering to North America through its latest financing deal with Mexican-based fresh produce grower-exporter Grupo Paisano. read more

Belgium is poised to help UK retailers fill empty shelves as shortages continue in tomatoes, cucumbers, and a range of other produce. read more

UK growers should group together and set up more producer organisations and cooperatives to give themselves greater bargaining power in the face of intense price pressure from their retail customers. read more

Chile’s Asoex Table Grape Committee has released a new forecast for the 2022/23 export campaign, showing a fall in available volumes from the central zone, mainly as a result of climatic issues. read more

Tozer Seeds has appointed Andrew Taylor to replace the retiring Alec Roberts as account manager. read more

A parliamentary inquiry into soil health is due to kick off next week. read more

DHL Global Forwarding, the freight specialist arm of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has opened its newest facility in Brisbane to meet the surging demand for Australian perishable goods export, with an investment of A$17m over ten years. read more

Trends in fresh produce processing change constantly, mainly because there are so many factors that drive innovation and new product development: consumer demand, market conditions, technological advances, and many more. However, certain longer-term patterns and trends remain. read more