British cannabis smugglers appear before judge
A crime ring with links throughout Europe has been caught red-handed after shipping £2 million of cannabis into Seaforth docks. The drugs were hidden among pallets of broccoli, kale and lettuce.

"ToBRFV-resistant baby plums show promising trial results"
“The rugose virus is impacting all tomatoes—but especially the cluster markets such as snacking tomatoes,” said Stéphane Le Caro, Syngenta Vegetable Seeds Portfolio Lead for Indeterminate

AgroFresh beefs up post-harvest portfolio with Tessara acquisition
AgroFresh Solutions has acquired post-harvest solutions provider Tessara from global investment firm Carlyle. The deal, which remains subject to clearance by the South Africa competition

Costa Rican authorities capture 898 kilograms of cocaine
Costa Rican authorities have seized 898 kilograms of cocaine in a container destined for the port of Antwerp, Belgium. The drugs were hidden among a shipment of bananas. The seizure was made

Ports of Antwerp and Haifa add more flexibility to SLB North Sea logistics
Economic ties between Israel and Northern Europe are particularly strong, underscoring the importance of an efficient and reliable Ocean freight network. Israel, renowned for its innovation and

APOEXPA distributes stone fruit, grapes, and melon to more than 1,900 English cruisers in Cartagena
Apoexpa has entertained the English passengers of the Marella Voyager on their arrival this morning at the Port of Cartagena with stone fruit, grapes, and melon as part of the “Stone Fruit

Is the UK ready for the Brexit import controls, and will these push up prices?
The proposals from the UK government for its new post-Brexit border strategy - beginning this autumn - will require all goods arriving from the EU that are subject to sanitary and phytosanitary

Challenging season for South African stonefruit
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

Dock worker jailed over attempt to smuggle Colombian cocaine into the UK in banana crates
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

Weighted average prices for oranges in the EU stood at €105/100kg in June
Weighted average prices for oranges in the EU stood at €105/100kg in June, constituting a minimal drop in comparison to the month before. The prices in Greece came in at €68/100kg, Spain saw

The Fitó Melon Show arrives with 3 new features
Semillas Fitó held its Melon Show in Campo de Cartagena. For two days, attendees were able to see a good part of its extensive melon and watermelon catalogue. A portfolio to which three new and

“We expect 30 to 35% more production of mini kiwis this year”
Good weather will lead to a good harvest for mini kiwis in Portugal. According to Filipe Gomes, export manager for Portuguese fresh produce exporter Twinkle Green, this year’s production of mini

“This year has been, by far, our best blueberry season yet”
It’s almost time for celebrations at Portuguese blueberry exporter Logofruits as the season nears its end. Lourenço de Botton states they’ve exporter more blueberries than ever this season:

Portuguese authorities arrest 24 suspects as cocaine is found in acai berry shipment
A number of actions have been carried out over recent months in Brazil, Spain and Portugal to target the members of this highly professional criminal syndicate. In May, coordinated raids were

Lidl Portugal: Fruit and vegetables exports at 26,200 tonnes
Switzerland: Lidl announces management changes Lidl Switzerland has announced that its chief operating officer Christian Steimle is to step down from his role, succeeded by Benny Klein as of 1

Zim council corrects misperceptions of its citrus trade with China
The Horticultural Development Council of Zimbabwe welcomes the re-introduced possibility of loading out through Beira - the average transit time from Zimbabwe to Beira is around 18 hours - while

Portugese fruit and vegetable company with Dutch roots opens office in the Netherlands
This month, Eporifrutas gained a Dutch purchasing and sales office. The Portuguese company, owned by Dutch brothers Maikel, Bjorn, and Gerardus Brands, has cultivation, import/export, and

Europe is to have its second lowest pear crop in 10 years
According to initial estimates released today at Interpera, the international pear congress held in Lleida, the forthcoming European pear harvest will be one of the smallest in the last 10 years,

Europe's second lowest pear harvest in 10 years
According to initial estimates released today at Interpera, the International Pear Congress held in Lleida, the next pear harvest will be one of the lowest in the last 10 years, with around

Limagrain Group shows its strength in Cartagena
HM.CLAUSE and Hazera have kicked off a joint conference in Murcia to present their melon and watermelon offer. It is not the first time they have done this. Both companies (belonging to the

Lleida hosts the new edition of Interpera 2023
On the programme of the conferences taking place this Thursday, the European pear harvest forecasts for 2023 in the main producing countries will be presented. There will also be a round table

Italian pears, the gates of China open
A protocol on the export of pears to China was signed yesterday morning at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry between the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and