DiMuto expands in Latin America with Montana Fruits partnership
DiMuto has strengthened its presence in Latin America with the financing of Colombian fresh produce exporter Montana Fruits. The deal will first see DiMuto leverage its AI-powered financing

Manufacturers' SCRAP for industrial packers
The industrial paper and board packaging value chain, represented by AFCO, ASPACK, ASPAPEL and REPACAR, yesterday presented Circular Carton, the SCRAP (Extended Producer Responsibility Collective

Elite Global Fresh Trading expands export of UAE-grown blueberries to new markets in Asia-Pacific
Elite Global Fresh Trading (EGFT), a subsidiary of Yas Holding’s agriculture division Elite Agro Holding (EAG) and a prominent UAE trader of fresh produce, has expanded its international

“We’re on target to clock double the volume of the 2022 mango season”
The Indian mango production is still quite high this season, despite the unseasonal rains in February, Kaushal Khakhar, CEO of Indian fresh produce exporter Kay Bee Exports, states. “As

"Good sales of Peruvian pomegranates, especially a shortage of large sizes"
Last year, the Peruvian grower Complejo Agroindustrial Beta started a European sales office on the Dutch market, called Beta Best Produce. The company has a cultivation area of ​​5,500

Blackberry pricing coming back down
Thanks to warmer spring temperatures, supplies of blackberries from Mexico will start increasing next month. “It’s been a fairly cool spring until now but we’re feeling like those

"Adverse climate is not the only reason for the difficult strawberry season in Egypt"
With the strawberry season coming to an end, producers have reported a difficult situation marked by large losses of volume, and a considerable increase in production costs, a situation due mainly

Apofruit, new projects on potatoes, fennel and carrots
Apofruit Italia, a fruit and vegetable growers' co-operative with over 2,700 members that markets 100% Made in Italy products worldwide, Canova S.r.l. for organic products and Mediterraneo Group,

China greenlights imports of yellow Ecuadorian pitahaya
Ecuadorian producers and exporters of yellow pitahaya are celebrating access to the lucrative Chinese market, following eight years of negotiations. The first volumes are set to arrive for week

NFU marathon team raises £30k for Farm Africa
A team of NFU runners has raised more than £30,000 for Farm Africa by completing the London Marathon this month, with donations going to support farmers in East Africa. The team of farming

Helping reduce methane emissions by solving a sticky problem for US produce exporters
We see them every time we purchase fresh fruits and vegetables: price look up (PLU) labels. The little coin-size stickers are stuck to everything from apples, bananas, and cantaloupes to