The Dutch importer Staay Food Group announced that its Spanish stone fruit campaign will start around ten days later than usual this year, as a result of low temperatures and heavy rainfall in March. read more

The requirements placed on food producers and traders by buyers, retailers, and certification bodies for supply chain traceability and compliance are constantly growing, and Agriplace views AI as the most effective solution to alleviate this mounting pressure. read more

Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) has announced that DB Schenker, one of the world's leading ocean freight forwarders, has joined its DCSA+ partnership programme. read more

Around 180 participants from 20 countries followed the invitation of the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) this year and gathered in Bonn for the "International Working Conference on Quality Control of Fruits & Vegetables". One of the key topics was the read more

Korea has started building a demonstration smart farm in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to act as a gateway for Korean smart farms to enter the Middle Eastern market. read more

Selecta One has acquired Wagagai Ltd., one of the world's largest cutting farms, situated on the shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda. Through this acquisition, Selecta One is expanding its international production network, securing long-term production capacity in East Africa, and reaffirming its commitment to the region. read more

The region of Murcia is consolidating its position as one of the European capitals in bell pepper production, despite a challenging start to the campaign and new phytosanitary threats. The sector is focusing on quality, sustainability, and innovation to maintain competitiveness in international markets. read more

The first cargo line transporting Chinese peony flowers from Heze, Shandong Province to Ezhou in Hubei Province was launched at Huahu International Airport, Asia's first cargo hub, in Ezhou on Sunday. Operated by a Boeing 737 freighter, this cargo line offers temperature-controlled and prioritized transportation services. read more

Pink Lady Europe will participate in Macfrut 2025 (hall 3, booth 111), from May 6th to 8th at the Rimini Expo Center, where they will showcase their vision of quality, sustainability, and innovation. read more

For the second year in a row, plum harvest forecasts were presented at medFEL. After two years of frost in 2021 and 2022, the 2023 campaign saw a 120% harvest, and between 70% and 80% of a normal harvest in 2024. This year, French plums are back to their full production potential. Another announcement was made. read more

Technolgy plays a crucial role in ensuring quality and efficiency in the increasingly competitive agribusiness landscape. The Finnish company GRANLIDS APPEL has decided to invest in this progress, choosing the ICOEL-TOMRA technology for pre-grading and packing apples in their new warehouse. read more

As part of a comprehensive realignment, CoolerU Logistics GmbH recently announced that NWU Nordwest Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft der Sparkasse Bremen mbH has become a shareholder, according to FreshPlaza. This move has paved the way for a secure future in food logistics and established a strong foundation. read more

Sorma Group, a manufacturer of post-harvest solutions for fruit and vegetable products, will be participating in Macfrut, the international fruit and vegetable trade fair, held from May 6 to 8 in Rimini, Italy. The company will showcase a variety of technologies that cater to the entire post-harvest process. read more

The food company of the future is positioned at the heart of a dynamic ecosystem of data, technology, and societal change. These companies are no longer driven solely by production efficiency, but by a multitude of factors such as consumer behavior, laws and regulations, innovations, sustainability. read more

Morocco Foodex announced on Thursday that the Kingdom of Morocco has successfully unloaded its first container of citrus fruit in Japan. This marks Morocco's entry into one of the world's most demanding markets in terms of quality and traceability. read more

At this year's Macfrut trade show in Rimini, Italy, post-harvest technology company AgroFresh will showcase a new tool that allows growers to scan their fruit and determine the optimal time for harvesting, without causing any damage to the product. read more

Scales Corporation, the largest apple exporter in New Zealand, is adjusting to environmental uncertainty and meeting market demands by making proactive investments in premium fruit varieties, infrastructure resilience, and sustainability. read more

As communicated by the retailer, the installation will cover a roof area of around 59,000 m2 and consist of over 21,000 modules. It has an installed capacity of 10MWp and will produce approximately ten gigawatt hours of solar power per year, which exceeds the annual electricity consumption of more than 3,500. read more

RPC specialist Tosca has been awarded the Gold Medal by EcoVadis, a global authority in sustainability assessments and ratings, for the second consecutive year. read more

The Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Summit East will return to the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) in Danville, Virginia on September 9-10, 2025 for its fourth edition. Co-hosted by Indoor Ag-Con and the CEA Innovation Center, a partnership between IALR and Virginia. read more