The Panamanian banana workers unions Sitraibana and Sitrapbi have committed to removing the roadblocks in the province of Bocas del Toro, bringing an end to a month-long strike that has severely impacted operations at Chiquita Panama, the country's largest banana exporter. read more

In recent months, Transnet has also advanced the official procedures for several future partnerships with the public sector (Public Sector Partnerships - PSP) that will enable greater private sector involvement in transportation systems. read more

The South African government has announced that it has authorized a R51 billion guarantee for the transport authority Transnet, aimed at revitalizing the country's transportation system. read more

Central Food Retail's head of produce, Chairat Petchdakul, City Fresh Fruit deputy CEO Wongsakorn 'Bill' Chatamornwong, and Platinum Fruits CEO Natakrit Eamskul are among the impressive line-up of expert speakers for the Asia Fruit Logistica Thailand Meet Up, scheduled to take place on June 25, 2025. read more

Chairat Petchdakul, Head of the Fruit and Vegetable Department at Central Food Retail, Wongsakorn 'Bill' Chatamornwong, Deputy CEO of City Fresh Fruit, and Natakrit Eamskul, CEO of Platinum Fruits, are among the speakers at the ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA Thailand Meet Up, which will take place on June 25, 2025. read more

Tesco has reported a 4.7 per cent like-for-like increase in sales for the first quarter in the UK and Ireland. read more

The evolving trade dynamics have opened up a beneficial opportunity for South African apples and pears in India, driven by popular varieties such as the South African full red Gala and BigBucks, which are sold under the Flash Gala brand. read more

Spain officially joined the European Economic Community (EEC) on 1 January 1986 after signing the Accession Treaty on 12 June 1985. In that first year of membership, Spain exported 4.9 million tons of fruit and vegetables to other countries in the economic bloc for 1,764 million euros. read more

Maan Horti Automation has partnered with Powerplants, giving them exclusive rights for distributing, servicing, and maintaining Growcoon dispensers in Australia and New Zealand. This partnership guarantees that growers in these regions will now have access to local technical support for all... read more

Alper Kerim, the owner of Turkish fruit exporter Demir Fresh Fruits (DFF), says that it's challenging to find positives in the difficult Turkish cherry season due to significant losses: "Looking at the current situation in Turkey, it is evident that there are simply not enough cherries being produced right now." read more

A shipment of 46 tons of tomatoes from Kazakhstan's Green Capital company, based in Aktobe, was returned by Russian authorities in late May 2025 over suspected contamination with Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV). However, Kazakhstan's accredited laboratories found no trace of the virus. read more

The grape harvest season has started in the Wilayat of Yanqul, A'Dhahirah Governorate, Oman, and will continue until early August. The area includes approximately 13 acres with around 2,600 grape trees, according to Salim bin Suhail Al Alawi, Director of the Agriculture and Water Resources Department in Yanqul. read more

The Sonora table grape season in Mexico began later than originally anticipated, and just a few weeks into the harvest, it was significantly disrupted by adverse weather conditions. An early tropical depression formed in the south and brought heavy rainfall to the Sonora region. read more

The onion campaign is ending in the Spanish regions of Murcia and Andalusia, with overall low production and high prices due to spring rains. The harvests were delayed and pests spread easily as a result. Yields have been poor, resulting in significant losses in kilos of onions. read more

Vietnam's rapidly growing durian export industry is experiencing a significant decline, with export earnings dropping sharply in early 2025. During the "Sustainable Development of the Durian Industry" workshop on June 10, Mr. Dang Phuc Nguyen, Secretary General of the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association, made this announcement. read more

The harvesting of new potatoes in the Guà area in northern Italy - between the provinces of Verona, Vicenza, and Padua - will start in a few days. Agiguà (Agricoltura Giovani del Guà) is one of the local organizations that grow and sell these potatoes, an association with 78 members. read more

Sezon na słodkie ziemniaki w Ameryce Północnej dobiega końca na farmie Scott Farms w Poeldijk. "Niektóre farmy już zakończyły działalność, a my teraz sprzedajemy pozostały towar, aby zrealizować istniejące programy. Cały plon w Karolinie Północnej był mniejszy, a na naszej farmie spadek wyniósł nawet 40%. read more

Cherry sellers have been fined for a sudden increase in prices on All Souls' Day, officials have confirmed. Vladimir Ivanov, the head of the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Markets (SCSBT), stated to BNR and Sega that retail cherry prices rose from 14 leva per kilogram to 20-22 leva within a read more

Italia Ortofrutta looks to the future with the awareness that the future of the fruit and vegetable sector lies in knowledge, or rather in the expertise that allows us to tackle issues and consolidate innovation. This is done without ever losing sight of the main goal, which is the group's leadership. read more