Cathy Burns, CEO of the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA), stated regarding President Donald Trump's tariff announcement on April 2nd: "Fresh fruits, vegetables, and flowers are among the most traded goods in North America and beyond. The reduction of trade barriers ... read more

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in Korea has initiated the development of strategies to prepare for trade pressures from the US in response to the new tariffs announced by the Trump administration. read more

W miarę postępu sezonu ziemniaczanego 2024/25 sektor świeżych ziemniaków we Francji wykazuje dobrą dynamikę, zgodnie z informacjami Centrum Narodowej Informacji o Ziemniakach (CNIPT), francuskiej organizacji międzyprofesjonalnej ds. ziemniaków. read more

Furthermore, the government is urged to obtain a quantitative understanding of the losses in the sector, both in conventional and organic farming, and then establish chain agreements to address this food waste and the economic losses for the sector. read more

Based on this contract, a three-year sales promotion program for berry fruit was launched on April 1, 2025. "This collaboration is quite unique in the industry and a nice result of shared thinking," says Richard Schouten. read more

The industry association Apple and Pear Australia (APAL) has announced a major advancement with the launch of its Packhouse Performance Dashboard. This new system is aimed at offering growers and packers improved insights into fruit quality throughout the industry. read more

The French produce industry association Interfel has released the newest advertisement in its campaign "Les fruits et légumes frais, c’est Jamais Trop" (Fresh fruit and vegetables, it’s Never Too Much), aiming to boost consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables among 25 to 34 year-olds. read more

Prezes NFU Tom Bradshaw, menedżer handlowy Ocado Martha Springham i szef Worldwide Fruit Steve Maxwell to jedne z znaczących postaci, które zabierają głos na Festiwalu Świeżości, gdy letnie wydarzenie FPJ powraca 5 czerwca. read more

Kilka supermarketów znacząco zwiększyło zakupy brytyjskich jabłek w tym roku, wskazują nowe dane. read more

The list shows how much pressure wild pollinators are currently under. Just since the year 2000, when the previous version of the Red List was published, an additional 13 species have become extinct or gone missing in the state. In total, there are 493 wild bee species in Baden-Württemberg. read more

The first shipments of T&G's new season New Zealand Envy-branded apples left Napier Port at the beginning of April, destined for Shanghai, China. read more

Asiafruit's Vietnam edition will be released soon. Make sure you don't miss this chance to connect with key players in Vietnam's growing fresh produce industry and beyond before Fresh Produce Vietnam. read more

Wokół branży borówkowej panuje pozytywne nastawienie, częściowo generowane przez hodowlę roślin oraz rozwój lepszych odmian. read more

Tomra Food showcased its new LUCAi deep learning technology for citrus for the first time to the public at the Fruitnet Citrus Congress in Valencia on March 25-26. read more

This week, Candine, the apple brand sold by the French cooperative Blue Whale, won an award for fresh apples at the Voted Product of the Year Singapore-Malaysia. This was the second edition of the show in Singapore, where Candine has shown significant improvement in recent years. read more

Global produce platform Frutura has acquired Montana Fruits, a family-run packer/shipper/marketer of Colombian avocados. read more

Rijk Zwaan has announced that Austrian consumers can now enjoy organically grown Tatayoyo snack peppers year-round. read more

New Zealand's apple and pear earnings have continued to rebound from the effects of Cyclone Gabrielle, reaching over NZ$1 billion (€525.4 million) for the first time in 2024, as reported by new data released today. read more

Albert Bartlett has marked its partnership with the upcoming Minecraft movie by pulling an April Fool's prank involving square potatoes. read more

The California Avocado Commission (CAC) has launched its latest consumer advertising program as it gears up to promote sales of a crop estimated to be around 170,000 tonnes this season. read more