Martinique opens the way to organic bananas
“We are currently in a trial period. Perhaps other farms will convert to an organic production in the coming years,” explains Ralph Renciot, manager of the Bioban farm of the Lareinty group,

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

Parlapiano holds high the Ribera orange flag
Parlapiano Siciliawill present in Rimini on the occasion of Macfrut 2023 the excellences of the Sicilian territory of which it is leader in marketing and, in particular, Arancia di Ribera D.O.P.,

Australian Banana Growers’ Council names new chair
Leon Collins will replace Stephen Lowe as chair of the Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC). Collins, a Far North Queensland grower, has served on the ABGC’s board for more than six

‘Seed potato exports to resume to NI in autumn’
According to Minister of State at Defra Lord Benyon, new requirements will allow Scottish seed potatoes back into the Northern Irish market from autumn this year. Following the Windsor Framework,

52% of drugs seized in Ecuadorian ports between 2020 and 2023 smuggled in banana shipments
Ecuador will use the four scanners that the National Customs Service of Ecuador (SENAE) received on Monday from the US Embassy in Quito to strengthen security and drug controls in its land borders

#Repartofresh. Cedi Sigma Campania (D.IT): assets and choices in fruit and vegetables
For Cedi Sigma Campania (D.IT- Distribuzione Italiana), operating under the Sigma banner in the region, the fruit and vegetable department represents the 'Sunday best' of the point of sale. This

Bananas from Colombia at £1.08 this week
This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and

“There's more avocado than demand for this fruit in the world”
Bancolombia published a report on the global perspectives of avocado, highlighting that “there's more avocado in the world than demand for this fruit.” The accelerated growth of new