BVL/QS: Emergency approval for Insegar
On the basis of Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has issued an emergency authorisation for the plant protection product

"Our preservative can prolong shelf-life of plums by 1.5-3 times."
Plum storage and transportation are prone to mechanical damage, brown heart disease at low temperatures, and rot and deterioration at high temperatures. It is very important during the harvesting

Stonefruit producers losing patience with Transnet
The South African fruit industry is investigating the possibility of a partial privatisation of Cape Town's harbour, with a loading zone only for fresh produce. In its latest newsletter, the

Germany: First food retail chains withdraw from South African plum programmes
Due to the ongoing shipping delays from South Africa and the massive delivery problems, the first food retail chains have dropped out of the plum programmes, according to AMI. Instead, shelf space

Expansion of South African plum portfolio
Oppy, a grower, marketer and distributor of fresh produce, plans to continue energizing the plum category in its second season of shipping South African plums to North America. The Black Pearl

Prunes 2023 Expo to meet in person
After two years of virtual meetings, Chileprunes, the Association of Dried Plum Processors and Exporters of Chile, will be hosting a face-to-face event, in which the world of production, industry

The logistics of Chilean dried plums
One of the most complex aspects of last year was the high cost of the logistics chain - due to multifactorial factors, including a war between Russia and Ukraine that is still ongoing - which