African tropical fresh produce sales doing well in key world markets
Tropical and exotic fruit and vegetable exports not only comes from South America, but one company that specialises in sourcing from African producers is Africa Haven. They distribute the African

VIDEO: Shropshire calls for more continuity in seasonal worker scheme
The former group CEO and current chairman of G’s Fresh, John Shropshire, has called for more continuity in the seasonal worker scheme to give fresh produce businesses the confidence they need to

"July and August will be good for Spanish stone fruit and pears, with the Italian production declining"
After the good sales and prices achieved by Spanish stone fruit in May and June, the situation in July and August is also expected to be positive, with a full stone fruit harvest and a lack of

Eyeing a future where fruit pickers are trained by virtual reality
Training fruit pickers using virtual reality equipment, employing robots to move fruit containers, and wearing exoskeletons to support physical labor are all possibilities being considered by

How modern machines are reshaping the future of potato farming
The agricultural world is where a quiet revolution is taking place. It is transforming the way we cultivate, care for and harvest one of the world’s most important staple foods; potatoes. This

Wimbledon serves bigger strawberries, but the price has not changed
Inflation may be driving up food prices, but at Wimbledon, sports fans are set to still pay just £2.50 for a punnet the delicious fruit (with cream). For the last 13 years, strawberries and cream

Container Throughput Index marks slight increase in May
The Container Throughput Index of the RWI-Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) reached 123.4 points in May, an increase of 1.1 points

Spain/Córdoba: Significantly smaller garlic harvest expected
Miguel del Pino, President of the Asaja Garlic Sector, told the last meeting of the O+G Committee of the Garlic Contracting Group of European producer countries, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain,