Importers and distributors of avocado’s in Europe need not worry about carrying the costs of rejected and damaged products anymore, Procesavo will collect and pay you for them instead. read more

Political tensions between the US and China are contributing to lower container shipments between the world’s two largest economies, on top of an already-underway reshaping of global trade, according to a major shipping industry boss. read more

The Morocco-Tunisian group RioFresh announced, through a statement by its CEO Fatma Zramdini, the development of a new agricultural production activity in Montenegro, in order to strengthen the group's operations in North Africa and to open new channels to reach clients in Europe and the United
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Berno AG in Riet near Kerzers, Switzerland has recently introduced the Frutico ERP software. "For me as the managing director, it is very good to have an overview of everything at all times thanks to Frutico. We can see where something is lost, we can see lack of capacity utilization, we have
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The marketing of Lamb Hass avocados, grown in the Region of Valencia, has just started for Grupo Alcoaxarquia, which is carrying out this out through its new subsidiary Alcoaxarquia Levante, in the Valencian municipality of Sollana. They argue that now is when the avocados are at their most
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A Welsh council has spent £6,000 on a commemorative sculpture to mark the start of the scenic Wales Coastal Path walk. It was intended to resemble an enormous, glittery pebble, welcoming hikers to the Welsh coastal path. read more

We see them every time we purchase fresh fruits and vegetables: price look up (PLU) labels. The little coin-size stickers are stuck to everything from apples, bananas, and cantaloupes to watermelons, yams, and zucchini. read more

According to data released by Stats NZ, total exports of apples from the port of Napier in March 2023 were valued at $61 million, slightly up from March last year. The quantity of apples exported from the port of Napier fell 17 percent, to 20,000 tons, in March 2023. The average quantity of
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In the Netherlands, leek harvesting is well underway at Bij Van den Elzen Groentenverwerking. "The leeks' quality is good," says salesman Gijs van den Oever, "though we're harvesting fewer kilos than other years. Spring was cold and wet, so it took some doing to get everything nicely planted and
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New Zealand’s favourite citrus fruit are now in season and Kiwi shoppers are encouraged to enjoy this important produce throughout the day for a great tasting, affordable vitamin boost. read more

CT Technologies is a cold chain solution provider founded more than 30 years ago with a vision to design and build sustainable facilities for food preservation and processing that are energy-saving and at the same time up to the highest standards in terms of hygiene and production. read more

Yesterday, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa condemned the EU for restrictions on citrus exports from his nation to prevent the importation of non-indigenous moths which stranded tons of fruit at sea when introduced last year. read more

International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) submitted public comments on the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste.   read more

Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, the ocean freight cost benchmarking and procurement support division of Drewry Shipping Consultants, has announced the launch of Drewry Container Freight Portal, a powerful new ocean freight procurement and cost benchmarking resource combining all Drewry’s
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According to Dr Elaine McGoff, Ireland ‘is playing a risky game’ when it comes to the country’s food security. The Taisce’s natural environmental officer made the comment following a stark warning from global food experts about how agri-food giants are hampering efforts to tackle growing
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UK experts have urged the nation’s growers to focus on preserving water now, anticipating future dry spells. At the most recent meeting of the National Drought Group (NDG), experts highlighted the importance of not relying on the weather alone to have enough water for irrigation. read more

The avocado season in Morocco came to an end in April and was marked by good volumes exceeding 40,000 tons, and good quality of the produce allowing 90% of the harvests to be exported. read more

There is a huge debate going on right now with regard to packaging, both about the materials used and about disposal and/or recycling. We talked about it with Mauro Salini, president of the Italian association ProFood, which unites 14 manufacturers of plastic packaging (including for the AGF
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Xenia®, the new pear club variety of the German Fruit Variety Consortium (DOSK), is saying goodbye to the German market after a successful season. Just in time for the pear blossom and Pear Day on April 23, the coveted Xenia® brand pear has already been sold out by all participating sales
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According to Minister of State at Defra Lord Benyon, new requirements will allow Scottish seed potatoes back into the Northern Irish market from autumn this year. Following the Windsor Framework, previously banned seed potatoes will be able to move from GB to NI as they do in the rest of the UK.
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