Reusable Packaging Container (RPC) specialist Ifco completed the European roll-out of RPCs for Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd at the beginning of May 2023. read more

Asoex president Iván Marambio has been elected as the new president of the Chile-India Binational Business Council of Sofofa, Chile’s leading business organisation. read more

Last season in terms of several characteristics, first – consistently high prices throughout the entire sales period – was abnormal for the Moldovan watermelon market. The start of the 2023 season is also distinguished by high prices, so far even higher than at the beginning of the
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Since the unilateral abandonment of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action by the US in 2018, and the return of crippling sanctions on Iran, imports of bananas into the country have once again experienced major turbulence, with volumes from key origins like the Philippines and Ecuador severely
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Australian consumers can look forward to chopping their onions without shedding any more tears thanks to the launch of a ground-breaking new onion that’s less likely to make you cry when you cut it. read more

The appeal of ginger and turmeric goes down, while that of spirulina, as well as traditional nuts such as hazelnuts and exotic fruits such as mango and avocado, goes up. The world of superfoods is always fluctuating and the latest trends are revealed by the 13th edition
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Leaked documents suggest the European Commission is set to renege on its commitment to “ban the most harmful chemicals in consumer products, allowing their use only where essential” and bow to pressure from the chemical industry. read more

The South African stonefruit industry has drawn a line under a difficult export season that suffered from low volumes and logistical problems at ports, although improved profitability represented a beacon of light for producers. read more

Leading Australian fresh producer grower-packer-marketer Costa Group has announced that Harry Debney will continue in his role as interim chief executive officer (CEO) until 31 December 2023.  read more

Kiwifruit marketer Zespri has told New Zealand media outlet Stuff that it will shortly begin pre-commercial trials of a new red kiwifruit cultivar in the country. read more

Exports of kiwifruit, apples and onions from New Zealand to the EU are expected to benefit immediately from a new free-trade agreement signed on 9 July. read more

The South African citrus industry has always said that its products are valued across the globe for their high quality. This is also the case in the US, where growers from the Western and Northern Cape have built a significant market during more than two decades. read more

The John Lewis Partnership is making a £100,000 donation via charity partner FareShare to ensure thousands of nutritional meals reach people in need across the UK. read more

A dock worker from Portsmouth, who was involved in a plot to smuggle millions of pounds worth of cocaine into the UK in pallets of bananas was caught after police switched out the drugs for dummy packages. The suspect was on shift at Portsmouth docks in April last year when 372 pallets of
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Plum cultivation in Uzbekistan is demonstrating promising growth in exports, as evidenced by the latest statistical data. read more

Fruit will inevitably cost more or less, depending on the variety and where you are in the world. Still, there are of course the very exclusive fruits, that are a category on their own. You have the premium Yubari King Melon, harvested in the hills of Japan’s. Or there is the Ruby Roman Grape,
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After the end of the first half of the Moroccan watermelon season, with crops coming in from Zagora and other regions of southern Morocco, growers in Larache (north) and Gharb (west) are entering the market with imminent harvests. read more

Vitaal, part of the Nationwide Fruit group, have announced that they will close their facility in Poeldijk, The Netherlands, citing increased post-Brexit protocols and increased paperwork and costs as contributing factors. read more

This is the final week of Pick n Pay’s annual June campaign that leverages mandarin popularity in aid of charity. read more

"Our latest machine to meet the needs of a customer in the Netherlands is an all-electric harvester for leafy vegetables, especially parsley, powered by solar energy," says Alberico Durso, founder of Dari Ecomeccanica, a machine builder from Eboli, in the southern Italian province of Salerno. read more