The eagerly awaited arrival of new season British Pink Lady® is set to hit the supermarkets early January 2024. Known for being the first to blossom and the last to be hand-picked, Pink Lady apples have been thriving in changing UK climate conditions, with their biggest ever harvest due this
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Food tech startup Ovavo, based in New Zealand, is innovating with a freeze-dried avocado powder. Using vacuum technology and sub-zero temperatures, the company dehydrates avocado flesh into a concentrated powder. The process transforms ice crystals in the frozen avocado into vapor, which is then
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The ICAR-CISH in Lucknow has developed technology to extend the shelf life of mangoes, facilitating the export of 100 MT of the fruit from Uttar Pradesh to Europe and Russia. However, this news has caused discontent among mango farmers in U.P.'s Malihabad belt, who were not consulted during the
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DP World has signed multiple Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) worth INR 250 billion (approx. US$3 billion) with the Government of Gujarat, covering the development of new ports, terminals, and economic zones, strengthening its commitment to supporting trade in a growing Indian state. read more

According to Fruit and Vegetable Facts, German fruit and vegetable imports, which had a marked decrease in 2022, experienced a slight additional reduction in 2023. In the last three years, exports have fallen from 9.2 million tons in 2021 to 8.5 million tons in 2022 and to an estimated 8.3
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French antitrust clears Intermarché's purchase of Casino stores with conditions read more

South African avocados are celebrating their second win: the country has gained market access for its avocados to Japan. read more

This year, Henk Rozema started his own fruit and vegetable trading company, Fruta Rosa International, in the Netherlands. The name is a tribute to the parent company, Fruithandel Rozema. "I learned the trade from my father, of whom I'll always be proud," says Henk. read more

The global blueberry market is characterised by what exporters and imports call persistently high prices, high demand and with some seeing lower but improving quality arriving compared to other seasons. Overall there is less fruit available from the world’s major blueberry producer, Peru, or
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At the beginning of January 2024, the Mauritanian authorities decided to triple transit fees for Moroccan fruit and vegetables, raising them from €1,600 to €4,600. A surprising decision for Moroccan exporters, unexplained by the Mauritanian side. In an attempt to understand the background of
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The governing boards of Actel and Fruits de Ponent have decided to start the path for the creation of a shared partnership between the two cooperative groups. In this sense, they validated the preparatory work they started a few months ago. read more

Three years ago, ginger farmers in northeastern South Africa and southern Mozambique simultaneously started noticing that the foliage in their ginger lands die off two months after planting, and by the time plants recover in April, three valuable growing months had been lost. read more

Between December 3rd and 7th, 2023, the 119th Annual Meeting of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association (WSTFA) and the NW Hort Show convened in Kennewick, WA. This event serves as a crucial platform for the Northwest tree fruit sector, providing opportunities to reconnect and stay updated
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The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is persistently advocating for potato and vegetable cultivators affected by flooding, as stated by UFU president David Brown. Last autumn's floods severely impacted parts of counties Down and Armagh, particularly potato and vegetable farmers. read more

Fresh fruits are a fundamental part of our diet. They provide essential vitamins and minerals, they are high in fibre and they provide a wide range of antioxidants. That is why so many countries run public health campaigns around eating five pieces of fresh produce every day. read more

"Fourth consecutive year of drought / Depletion of groundwater / Critical levels of reserves in the largest dams / Worst situation of water stress in four decades..." alarming headlines are raising questions about the fate of the agricultural season in Morocco, particularly in the Souss Massa
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Nationwide protests by farmers have been going on since Monday, opposing what they perceive as increasingly challenging political conditions and the relentless pricing policy of the retail trade. Georg Boekels, President of the Provincial Association of Rhineland Fruit and Vegetable Producers,
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The Moroccan blueberry season seems to be emerging unscathed despite a number of adverse factors, according to Mehdi Benchekroun, a Moroccan exporter of general fresh produce. read more

Specialist TFC Holland's exotics category has grown strongly in recent years. This Dutch company is, thus, working on expanding its storage and ripening capacity. Last year, the wholesaler took a new location into use in the Netherlands. It includes artificial intelligence-based avocado and
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A team of researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) has developed a method to determine the ripeness of peppers using hyperspectral imaging and machine learning. read more