ILS: Study on the accessibility of grocery shops in North Rhine-Westphalia published
Almost four out of ten people in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) cannot reach a supermarket within ten minutes on foot. This is one of the findings of an accessibility analysis by the Institute for

"Strike in Peruvian production areas leads to higher domestic blueberry prices"
Judging from the data released by the origin of Peru, from January to October 2022, the export volume of Peruvian blueberries exceeded the total export volume of 207,000 tons in 2021, a

Mercamadrid reinforces innovation, digitalisation and sustainability in 2022
The Board of Directors of Mercamadrid S.A., whose majority shareholders are the Madrid City Council (51.13%) and the public company Mercasa (48.63%), has analysed the management of the company in

Andalusia leads the generational changeover in the countryside
The Andalusian Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Carmen Crespo, has closed the Congress 'Future in Agriculture', organised in Jerez de la Frontera by the European

The 2023 season of the Carota Novella di Ispica Igp is now open
After the recent floods in Sicily over the past few days and the subsequent damage assessment, the loss has been quantified to be 10% less produce. The hardest hit fields were the low-lying areas

Panama disease takes over Queensland banana fields
According to Biosecurity Queensland Panama TR4 Program Leader Rhiannon Evans, the disease has been found in six Queensland farms that are "close to one another," posing an increasing threat to

Retailers are betting on own brands, but they are not helping them to gain market share.
2022 closes with a total growth of 4.6% in FMCG in the home and away from home as a result of a combination of different factors. The first half of the year has been conditioned by the recovery of

Road to quality, a label for traceability of seed as well
Guaranteeing traceability from seed to increase the value of fruit and vegetable produce. At the Chamber of Deputies, Assosementi presented the Road to Quality project, a collective label

DIA reinforces its commitment to the Valencia region
Firm in its commitment to be closer to its customers every day, Dia reinforces its proximity model with the opening of a new shop in the municipality of Alicante. The new shop is located at

Seeka reopens Gisborne packhouse
New Zealand produce company Seeka has announced its Gisborne packhouse is back up and running. The facility had been closed following the devastating impact of Cyclone Gabrielle, which swept

Maersk sells logistics sites in Russia
The company has reached an agreement to divest its logistics sites in St Petersburg and Novorossiysk to IG Finance Development Limited. This follows Maersk's decision in March 2022 to close its

"It is clear, and our market studies show it, that many are still unfamiliar with kakis"
The Persimon® kaki campaign came to a close recently with major complications due to significant production shortages. The area planted under the PDO Kaki Ribera del Xúquer remains stable,

MPIC enters vegetable sector with greenhouse project in Batangas
Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) is building a greenhouse facility in San Rafael, Batangas, this is the company's first involvement in the vegetable sector. Manuel Pangilinan, MPIC

Donor project to support technical modernization of vineyards in Moldova
Experts from the recently launched PCRR/USAID Rural Competitiveness and Sustainability Project in Moldova say that it will assist table grape growers to equip intensive vineyards such as Pergola

Ambrosia returns to television
In addition to its conventional spot, Ambrosia™ will multiply its presence on television with a two-week sponsorship of the programme 'Ya es mediodía' on Telecinco. A media action that allows

Peru diverts its grape exports to closer markets due to the protests in the country
Alejandro Cabrera, head of the Peruvian association of table grape producers, Provid, told Bloomberg that exporters and producers in the industry were struggling to recover from two weeks of

Peru rethinks grape exports in wake of protests
Peruvian grape producers and exporters are being forced to adapt their shipping programmes in the wake of the social unrest that swept through the country last month, blocking roads and access to

First flat peaches and nectarines harvested on Italian soil
Greenyard Fresh Italy, a company that imports and exports fresh fruits and vegetables globally, joins the Ondine Club to be one of the first to harvest the new Ondine flat varieties of peaches and

Peru switches to closer target markets for grape exports
After the protest blockades were lifted at the end of January, grape producers and exporters in the Ica region are trying to get back to normal. However, they are only succeeding with difficulty,

Fresh Forward and FruitMasters sign licence agreement for apple variety Wurtwinning
This gives FruitMasters the rights to produce and sell apples of the variety and can take the next step towards more sustainable fruit growing, AGF Holland reports. The first production is

Transnet strike was disastrous for South African blueberries
South Africa’s blueberry season has come to a close, and it is one that many farmers would prefer to forget, with the negative repercussions expected to be felt for years to come as many face

Elo Life Systems raises $24.5m to support new sweetener, disease-resistant Cavendish banana
North Carolina-based Elo Life Systems has closed a $24.5 million Series A round to accelerate the development of a natural high-intensity sweetener ‘inspired by monk fruit,’ and Cavendish

The Climate Box agtech closes its first investment round
The investment was led by The Yield Lab Latam with the participation of Spanish agribusiness investment group Label Investments and a Uruguayan angel investor. The Climate Box, a leading frost

AHDB successor reveals new crop protection arrangements
Horticultural Crop Protection Ltd, the company set up during the winding down of AHDB Horticulture, has announced who will sit on its board as well as revealing details of how crop protection