The South African exporter Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing anticipates a promising pear season in 2024/25, featuring its first-ever commercial volumes of the red blush variety Cape Blush, as well as its largest crop of Cheeky to date. read more

New Zealand’s Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has stated that it will maintain a close collaboration with kiwifruit exporter Zespri to eliminate unethical employment practices. This comes after a labor provider to the kiwifruit industry in the Bay of Plenty was discovered to have underpaid three employees over an extended period. read more

A variety of marketing activities will be implemented to promote French apples to consumers in India in the upcoming months. The fruit will be available for purchase at all of the major supermarket chains in the country. read more

Fresh Produce India is returning in 2025, gathering top professionals from both the local and international industry to delve into the numerous opportunities available in one of the world's most vibrant markets for fresh fruits and vegetables. read more

The Australian Table Grape Association (ATGA) will lead a new five-year investment funded by growers through Hort Innovation. This initiative will offer a special opportunity to strategically advance one of Australia's most highly valued horticultural exports in the long term. read more

The California Table Grape Commission has announced that Karen Hearn, vice president of marketing, passed away on November 24 after bravely fighting cancer. read more

The California Table Grape Commission (CTGC) has announced that Karen Hearn, the vice president of marketing, passed away on November 24 after bravely fighting cancer. read more

Fruitnet has learned that two of Belgium's largest family-owned fruit suppliers, Devos Group and Fruithandel Romain Wouters, are set to merge their commercial trading operations in 2025. read more

Perhaps it's the influence of recent films like Sausage Party, an animated comedy that explores the challenges faced by anthropomorphic food items, or it could be the ridiculousness of a single banana being duct-taped to a wall and sold for millions as art, but it seems that empathy towards food could be increasing. read more

The Colombia Avocado Board (CAB) has appointed four new board members – two importers and two exporters – during its most recent annual general meeting. read more

Regarding the FOB values, the committee estimates that shipments will reach a value of over 540 million US dollars, which also represents an increase of about 4% compared to the previous season. read more

This unique partnership combines the recognition of Disney with the commitment of Pink Lady® to provide families with premium apples. The two brands share a common vision based on the values of quality, positive impact, and social responsibility. read more

Avocado growers in New Zealand anticipate higher prices on the global market this season due to reduced production in Australia and Peru. read more

South African fresh produce company ZZ2 has been named as Shoprite Group's fruit and vegetable supplier of the year for 2024. read more

The stonefruit export crop for Chile in the 2024/25 season is expected to reach almost 38 million cartons (8.3kg), which represents a 4% increase compared to the previous season. The preliminary forecast, announced by the Chilean Stonefruit Committee, sets a new record for the industry. read more

Po wzroście liczby nowych sadzeń odmiany jabłek Bigbucks, głównie w latach 2018-2020, coroczne zbiory rosną teraz szybko.

After a surge in new plantings of the Bigbucks apple variety, mainly between the years 2018-2020, the annual harvest is now rapidly increasing. read more

"China consumes the pecan nut in the shell and is the world's largest consumer. There are more than 1.7 billion Chinese, and everything that Peru produces is too little for the population they have," Dávila told the media 'A Noticias'." read more

Zimowa kapusta Kalettes powróciła na półki sklepowe i będzie dostępna na terenie całego kraju do końca marca.

Winter brassica Kalettes has returned to retail shelves and will be available nationwide until the end of March. read more

Niemiecki największy sprzedawca spożywczy Edeka twierdzi, że jego zupełnie nowy ośrodek dystrybucyjny w centrum Hamburga umożliwi mu podwojenie ilości owoców i warzyw, które dystrybuuje przez port miasta. read more

She pointed out that this season 80 Peruvian companies have delivered fresh asparagus to 37 international markets, reaffirming the country's position as a supplier of this vegetable. The United States is the main destination, accounting for 73% of the total exports. read more