Produce prescriptions may improve cardiometabolic health by increasing fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption and food insecurity. Impacts on clinical outcomes and health status have not been evaluated in large, multisite evaluations. read more

The Dutch company Scherpenhuizen en Kamps has launched an aid campaign for its 1,500 colleagues in Morocco. A 6.8-magnitude earthquake recently hit that country. "Our partnerships there means the earthquake hits particularly close to home for us," says Scherpenhuizen and Kamps management and family. read more

The deadly firestorm in Hawaii and Hurricane Idalia’s watery storm surge helped push the United States to a record for the number of weather disasters that cost $1 billion or more. And there’s still four months to go on what’s looking more like a calendar of calamities. The National
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Gabriela Mercedes Crespo, head of research on new crops at Agualima SAC and a researcher at Concytec, said that despite the lower number of cold hours, cherry studies were mainly being held on the northern coast of Peru. The mountains have better cold hours, but they have rainfall and frost
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Restrain, a provider of ethylene-based sprout control solutions, has announced the appointment of Dr. Benedikt Cramer as its new Managing Director. The current MD Dirk Garos will take up the new role of Strategic Director. read more

In its September newsletter, the Texas International Produce Association announced that it, “alongside Texas Citrus Mutual, Texas Sugar Growers League, Texas Farm Bureau, and many other groups representing South Texas agriculture have made [the U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty]… issue a priority as
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Unseasonal hot weather last week subdued the market slightly however, there are signs that this is recovering already this week. As Queens supply continues to tighten, demand for Kerr Pinks is buoyant. The eating quality of Kerr Pinks is reported to be excellent. Yields are highly variable with
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Last month's summer rains in the Netherlands led to a shortage of open-field products at TB&S. But volumes are back up, and the company has plenty of cabbage available to serve its customers. "Though last week was very hot, we were less affected. The days are getting shorter, and there's
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The pomegranate production for Islek Group is steadily increasing year on year. Last year, the company expected an increase of about 15 per cent. Mehmet Mutlu, export assistant for Turkish fresh produce exporter Islek Group, thinks that their pomegranate production will increase even more this
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Despite the fact that the last day of the fair was cancelled due to bad weather, Asia Fruit Logistica was a positive experience for Graziani Packaging. "We established good contacts with operators from Australia, New Zealand and India, which enabled us to strengthen relations and widen our
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Many small communities in Morocco's Atlas Mountains are completely destroyed. Survivors are burying their loved ones or clearing rubble to recover more bodies. At least 70 people have died in the mountain village of Imi N'Tala. The total death toll has risen to more than 2,800. The agricultural
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In 2022 Japan was the world's sixth largest importer of fresh fruit - relying on imports for around one-third of total domestic supply. The United States was the fifth largest supplier of fresh fruits to Japan with five percent of the market. read more

The avocado and mandarin producer and exporters Fruit Farm from Peru, have their sight set on growing more in Asian markets. According to Victor Quillay, marketing director of Fruit Farm, their more than 15 years of experience in these markets are paying off. read more

Auchan Portugal has launched the Happy Boxes, boxes containing 5kg of fruit and vegetables that have lost their commercial characteristics but are still in good condition for consumption. The Happy Boxes are offered to customers at a fixed price of € 2.49 per box. read more

More rain today for the Western Cape which has appreciated the few days of sunshine in between cold, rainy spells when bees can finally venture into orchards (where they are furiously working and even ill-tempered with hunger), but producers say they're looking ahead at the possible effects of a
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Egypt’s Central Administration for Plant Quarantine has implemented tough measures to fight IPR infringement on exported fruit such as table grapes. Authorities there will use DNA testing to stop illegal shipments at source in response to repetitive cases. read more

Routine checks in Hong Kong have found some banned Japanese vegetables on an importer. A consignment of vegetables has been sealed, with a packet of eggplant without a radiation certificate was found. read more

The greenhouse vegetable campaign has been quite delayed this year in Almeria, and this has affected the seedbeds in the province that supply the plants, which have experienced some bottlenecks during these first weeks of planting. "The seedbeds usually start delivering bell peppers and tomatoes
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Consumption, cultivation techniques and energy. As the endive season is about to begin, Pierre Varlet, director of the Association of French Endive Producers (APEF), discusses the sector’s work and the change of presidency. read more

New requirements will allow Scottish seed potatoes back into the Northern Irish market from 30 September. Following the Windsor Framework, Minister of State at Defra Lord Benyon said that previously banned seed potatoes will be able to move from GB to NI as they do in the rest of the UK. read more