Team NFU to run marathon for Africa
England’s farming leaders are donning their running vests to raise funds for Farm Africa, the charity which aims to reduce poverty via agricultural projects in sub-Saharan Africa. The NFU and

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

Registrations open for Hort Connections 2023
Growers and members of the vegetable, fruit, nut, and floral industries are encouraged to register early for Hort Connections 2023, the biggest business and networking destination for the

Spanish fruit and vegetable imports from Portugal and France increase
Until November 2022, Spanish fruit and vegetable imports grew by 15% year-on-year, maintaining the upward trend of recent years, totaling 2,247 million euro, in line with the increases of the main

Spreafico focuses on premium and avocado growth potential
Fruit Logistica has once again become a very important event for the entire supply chain thanks to the return in attendance, according to Spreafico, and was an opportunity to present some of the

Start of export campaign for Tunisian seasonal fruits
The Tunisian strawberry export campaign began in late January and will last until May, with stable volumes compared to the previous season, said Mohamed Sadok of the exporter CarthagoExpo. "Our

"It's important for organic to stay on store shelves"
In Europe, inflation is causing some countries' organic fruit and vegetables growth to stagnate. However, Pieter de Keijzer, who founded the Dutch company Fruitprint – that, for the past two and

16 percent increase in the cost of fruit and vegetables compared to 2022
The release today of the monthly Food Price Index showing a 16 percent increase in the cost of fruit and vegetables around Aotearoa compared with January 2022 is unsurprising for the horticulture

Grape exporters looking forward to smoother exports
Table grapes from Western Australia will be packed into shipping containers and exported to China over the coming weeks, with improved global shipping container rates and transit times a welcome

Onion seed shortage could suggest a bad year ahead
The price of onions, a simple, but caustic and tear-provoking vegetable, was of no interest to anybody (since it’s not black caviar) until now when it has suddenly become the main newsmaker and

The sustainable evolution of supermarkets
The measurement of these indicators favours transparency and the standardisation of data to obtain information that allows us to continue moving towards the circular economy in the supermarket.