Prime Minister Sunak blasted for reneging on promised mass scrapping EU laws
Some 600 pieces of EU legislation are to be rolled back in the UK, but Brexiteers hoped this number would be several thousands higher. By the way, the ‘bendy banana law’ - EU Regulation No.

San Marzano tomatoes, a virtuous example of supply chain integration
Territory, traditions, healthiness and quality. These are the main features that the Consorzio di tutela del Pomodoro San Marzano dell'agro sarnese-nocerino DOP highlighted at TUTTOFOOD in Milan.

Government meets retailers over food prices
The government has met with retailers to discuss the issues around UK food prices at a time of a cost-of-living crisis. Chief secretary to the Treasury John Glen spoke to supermarket

Brindisi Igp artichokes sent to the processing industry with unsatisfactory prices
The Brindisi Igp artichoke campaign is in its final stages. There are insignificant quantities for the fresh market, and the remaining flower heads are being sent entirely to the processing

Scientists weed out harmful genes to breed better potatoes
An unprecedented look at potato genetics could help to tackle world hunger. A new predictive method has shown a way to better select parents for new potato varieties, offering a blueprint for

More Colombian avocados heading to US
The volume of Colombian avocados shipped to the US is up 104 per cent so far this season compared to the year-earlier period according to the Colombia Avocado Board (CAB). Avocado production and

Fruit kisses goodnight
The benefits of fruit and vegetables are flaunted in all the health magazines and nutritionists recommend fruit in diets as the cornerstone of healthy eating. Fruit is a synonym for healthy, even

Limoneira partners with Apeel
Limoneira has announced a new exclusive licensing relationship with Apeel Sciences that will see its lemons protected across the supply chain with Apeel’s coating technology. This will make

Limoneira enters partnership on protecting lemons with coating technology
Limoneira Company announced it has entered into an exclusive licensing relationship with Apeel Sciences. Limoneira will protect lemons across its supply chain with Apeel’s coating technology.

"No Dutch fruit-vegetable price dip, as feared, only cucumbers lag"
"We had serious doubts about how the Dutch fruit-vegetable season would go," says Ruud Zwinkels of EFP International. "After the sharp decline in lit cultivation, everyone was somewhat worried

Organic production in crisis despite consumption shifting towards green products
"Right now, the organic farming industry is experiencing a crisis despite the fact that consumption is moving toward health and environmentally-friendly products. We have always focused on the

China develops a new blueberry variety that is very suitable for the south of the country's humid climate
According to information from the Chinese newspaper Science and Technology Daily, a team from the Agricultural University of Southern China led by Professor Chen Riyuan has developed a new

"Our Premium Bananas win over sportsmen and women as well as children".
If there is a fruit that unites sportsmen and women as well as children, it is labanana, a real natural boost of magnesium and potassium that can give the right boost to those who train and at the

Food Association Critical of the Use of a Citizens' Council on Nutrition
Director General Christoph Minhoff explains: "The Basic Law does not provide for council-based decision-making processes. The traffic light coalition undermines the legitimacy of the people's

TuttoFood calls, Macfrut answers
After the excellent results of the last edition (click here for more details) Macfrut is back in the limelight. And it does so with a statement by Renzo Piraccini, president of the exhibition, who

Potatoes: HZPC UK achieves eleven per cent increase in sales and acquires TLC Potatoes
Potato grower Royal HZPC Group is maintaining its forecasts for the 2022/23 financial year, expecting an 11% increase in turnover compared to the previous year (€352m), with a gross margin of

Fraunhofer IVV/Hochschule Weihenstephan-Triesdorf: Strengthening the agricultural & food industry
By signing a Memorandum of Understanding, the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV and the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (HSWT) aim to further

South African fruit exports making progress in new markets

Total Canadian potato storage holdings May 1 are down 1.2% over 2022 numbers
Total Canadian Potato Storage Holdings on May 1, 2023 are down 1.2% over 2022 numbers for the same period, and higher than the 3-yr. average. There were fresh shippers in both Canada and the U.S.

Morocco: imports of raisins up 20-fold in just five years!
Along with fresh grape and wine production, Morocco is a relatively large producer of raisins; however, Moroccan production of dried grapes is not enough to satisfy the domestic market demand,

BVL/QS: Further emergency authorisation for plant protection product Exirel against cherry vinegar fly
The use of the insecticide with the active ingredient cyantraniliprole for the control of cherry vinegar flies (Drosophila suzukii) on red, white and black currants as well as on blueberries is

Miniony sezon winogron stołowych w RPA był trudny ze względu na niespodziewane wzorce pogodowe
Południowoafrykański Przemysł Winogron Stołowych (Sati) wraz z Forum Eksporterów Produktów Świeżych (FPEF) zastanawiali się nad minionym sezonem winogron stołowych 2022/2023, który