Australian bananas travel over 6 880 km from farm to store
James Howe, a banana farmer, is astonished by the lengths and turns his fruit takes to get to customers. The bananas are placed in 15-kilogram cartons, piled, and refrigerated the previous night

"Those implementing trend-based packaging policies are the real 'climate terrorists'"
"What kind of sustainability are we talking about?" Asks Rocco De Lucia when talking about packaging during a discussion between Sophie Guillin, director of Gruppo Guillin, and an operator during

+Broccoli promotes broccoli consumption
Buying broccoli in greengrocers now has a prize. The +Broccoli Association has launched a campaign in greengrocers' shops all over Spain to promote the consumption of fruit and vegetables,

NZ kiwifruit growers cast their votes
New Zealand kiwifruit growers are voting on whether to continue a compulsory levy on their exports, except fruit sent to Australia. The process will be conducted via a postal and online

"Nowadays we act as a catering supplier, wholesaler, retailer and import agency"
At the moment, citrus fruits, such as those from Turkey and Israel, dominate the product range of the Berlin-based wholesale company Gemüse-Express. "Israeli Orri clementines are clearly the

Growers warn of leek shortages as weather hits UK crop
A series of unfavourable weather events over the past year has resulted in UK leek yields being down by between 15 and 30 per cent, according to the British Leek Growers Association. Described

Statement on California’s Central Valley water allocation announcement
The California Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA) has issued a statement in response to yesterday’s initial water allocation announcement of 35 percent for the Central Valley Project (CVP) by the

EU to spend €25 million to boost Kenya's exports
The European Union announced a funding commitment of €25 million to TradeMark Africa (previously TradeMark East Africa) to support a five-year initiative to increase Kenya's exports and assist

"This campaign has been very good so far in terms of prices for butternut squash"
The pumpkin campaign is underway and going well, with Spain for another year as the leading exporter in Europe. In 2021, in fact, according to the most recent figures, it led this segment at a