Cyclone costs add up for Hawke’s Bay horticulture
Just over one month on, the full cost of the damage to Hawke’s Bay horticulture caused by Cyclone Gabrielle has become clearer with the latest estimates reaching nearly NZ$1.5bn. The

Freskon: 16 supermarkets from eleven countries at the FreshCon market
The FreshCon Market was organised by TIF-Helexpo and FROUTONEA magazine, and its main aim is to bring large supermarket chains into direct contact with professionals from the agricultural sector,

"Fewer leeks to go into cold storage than in other years"
In the Netherlands, leek harvesting is well underway at Bij Van den Elzen Groentenverwerking. "The leeks' quality is good," says salesman Gijs van den Oever, "though we're harvesting fewer kilos

New Zealand: Cyclone Gabrielle caused almost NZ$1.5 billion in damage so far
An initial estimate of around NZ$1 billion included lost production for 2023 at Hawke's Bay, the cost of clean-up and remediation, horticultural restoration and lost production in subsequent

New Zealand citrus provides essential health benefits
New Zealand’s favourite citrus fruit are now in season and Kiwi shoppers are encouraged to enjoy this important produce throughout the day for a great tasting, affordable vitamin boost. Wayne

“This is a big development, as at the moment there are no facilities”
CT Technologies is a cold chain solution provider founded more than 30 years ago with a vision to design and build sustainable facilities for food preservation and processing that are

Fruitimprese, directors elected for the next three years
The 74th Fruitimprese National Assembly took place last week, during which the voting for the Board of Directors for the three-year period 2023-2025 was held. Below is the list of elected and ex

Ramaphosa condemns EU for restrictions on citrus exports from South Africa
Yesterday, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa condemned the EU for restrictions on citrus exports from his nation to prevent the importation of non-indigenous moths which stranded tons of

IFPA submits comments on packaging to European Commission
International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) submitted public comments on the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste. “We are fully