UK and Turkey to broker new FTA
The UK and Turkey have today (18 July) announced plans to begin talks on an updated free trade agreement (FTA). The deal would replace the existing UK-Turkey FTA, which was rolled over from when

Fruit & Salad on the beach, 13th edition kicks off

“Our new grading machine for cherries allows us to better remunerate our producers”
The 2023 cherry campaign marks the acquisition by Sicoly of a new, state-of-the-art grading machine. “At the end of May, we replaced our old machine with this new 10-line grading machine,

Kenya is the leading supplier of basil to Europe at this point in time
Kenya is currently the leading supplier of basil to Europe. The European market sources 80% of its supplies for the fresh produce market from Kenya. The produce arrives in Europe via chilled air

Contrasting views on UK’s border strategy for fresh produce
CEO of the Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC), Nigel Jenny, has urged the UK government to reconsider its proposed border strategy. The draft BTOM (Border Target Operating Model) sets out a new

First appointment for the Global Tropicals Congress
Some of the largest companies in the fresh produce industry will attend the first Global Tropicals Congress, to be held in The Hague on 14 September to discuss the latest trends and growth

A closer look at the U.S. side of the Tomato Suspension Agreement
The 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement continues to be under great debate amongst tomato growers and shippers on both sides of the issue. In this article, growers and shippers that have been

First conference dedicated to cornsalad cultivation held in Italy
The first conference dedicated to the cultivation of cornsalad, organized by Maraldi Sementi, was held in recent weeks at the Vacherie in Brusaporto (Bergamo, Italy), in the heart of the growing

Weather events cause troublesome situation in the garlic market
New garlic is being shipped from Mexico right now while Spain, California, and China are in the middle stages of harvest. “These regions are just beginning to enter the market,” says Jim

Food price inflation continues to fall
Grocery price inflation has seen its steepest decline since inflation peaked in March this year. Food prices fell 1.6 percentage points to 14.9 per cent in the four weeks to 9 July 2023, according

"Cauliflower is much cheaper than broccoli right now so we are encouraging chefs to use it”
The heatwave in the UK during June caused a shortage of cauliflower, but the recent warm weather with plenty of rain has brought on the crop. “We are sourcing cauliflower from Lancashire at the

ETTDT gets kids eating more veg
Veg Power and ITV last week (12 July) announced five-year evaluation data from their multi-award winning Eat Them To Defeat Them campaign, which confirmed that repeated involvement leads to