Hall Hunter toasts bumper blueberry crop
The British blueberry season is flourishing this year, according to Hall Hunter. The UK grower pointed out that some 6,000 tonnes of British blueberries are hitting supermarket shelves this

Assomela meets GLOBALG.A.P, exchange of ideas with apple growers
In the past few days, Assomela, the Italian association of apple producers, hosted the top management of FoodPLUS GmbH, Elmé Coetzer-Boersma (Managing Director) Heidi Gremminger (Coordinator of

Assomela meets GLOBALG.A.P, exchange of ideas with apple growers
In the past few days, Assomela, the Italian association of apple producers, hosted the top management of FoodPLUS GmbH, Elmé Coetzer-Boersma (Managing Director) Heidi Gremminger (Coordinator of

Favourable year for Asian fruit bug, fruit crops at risk
The Asian fruit bug is once again causing fear among fruit growers; after a 2022 season in which the insect had been under control, there is now a resurgence that worries producers, and the bug is

D. Geddes supplies Extra Special strawberries to Asda
Arbroath-based D. Geddes Farms will supply Asda with over 70 million strawberries this season, including Extra Special Scottish strawberries for the first time. Operated by Frank Geddes and his

US government to help Kenya expand its avocado export market
The US government will help Kenya expand its avocado export market under a $160 million (Sh22.6 billion) initiative. United States Agency for International Development (USAid) Chief of Staff

Favourable year for Asian fruit bug, fruit crops at risk
The Asian fruit bug is once again causing fear among fruit growers; after a 2022 season in which the insect had been under control, there is now a resurgence that worries producers, and the bug is

Addressing food insecurity in arid regions with an open-source evaporative cooling chamber design
The scientific principle, known as evaporative cooling, can be a game-changer for preserving fruits and vegetables grown on smallholder farms, where the wilting dry heat can quickly degrade

Cucumber prices collapse in Ukraine again
The trend of cucumber price reduction is still observed in the Ukrainian market, analysts of the EastFruit project report. Several factors force producers to reduce selling prices in this segment,

Organic greenhouse grown strawberry launched
Greenhouse producer Nature Fresh Farms introduces its Nature Fresh Farms Organic Greenhouse Berries™. The company says it has become the only greenhouse producer to grow and market organic

Addressing food insecurity in arid regions with an open-source evaporative cooling chamber design
The scientific principle, known as evaporative cooling, can be a game-changer for preserving fruits and vegetables grown on smallholder farms, where the wilting dry heat can quickly degrade

VOG apples are increasingly going international
This year, Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras have been added to the more than 75 export destinations of the VOG consortium, that produces 500,000 tons of apples per year in South Tyrol,

“Israel’s desert bred stone and pome fruit ideal to withstand climate changes”
A pear, the Eden Gold, bred and developed in the harsh Israeli desert without shade or hail nets, is just one of the new stone and pome fruit hardy varieties producers around the world need to

Retail partners keep asking for new exotic items
Most exotic produce items are in season currently. “We offer both conventional and organic exotics,” says Melissa Hartmann de Barros, Director of Communications at HLB Specialties. Within the

Italian apple producers demand GlobalGAP ‘simplification’
Large-scale producer groups can play a more central role when it comes to ensuring the safety, sustainability and ethical soundness of fruit and vegetable supply, but certification schemes must be

Italian apple producers demand GlobalGAP ‘simplification’
Large-scale producer groups can play a more central role when it comes to ensuring the safety, sustainability and ethical soundness of fruit and vegetable supply, but certification schemes must be

Serbs unhappy with raspberry prices, threaten to halt harvest, yields also lower
President of the Association of Raspberry Producers of Serbia, Dobrivoje Radovic stated on behalf of the berry producers that he will ask the buyers/traders of raspberries (mainly cold storage

Serbs unhappy with raspberry prices, threaten to halt harvest, yields also lower
President of the Association of Raspberry Producers of Serbia, Dobrivoje Radovic stated on behalf of the berry producers that he will ask the buyers/traders of raspberries (mainly cold storage

57% of the fruit and vegetable supply chain sells without making a profit
57% of the fruit and vegetable supply chain sells at a loss or without margins, according to the survey conducted in 2023 by the Global Coalition of Fresh Produce (GCFP), which brings together the

Centrale Ortofrutticola inaugurates new plant
Centrale Ortofrutticola, a company specialising in the production and marketing of fruit and vegetables based at the Ortomercato di Milano, expands by opening a new packaging centre in Melzo

UK consumers overlook “cheap” carrots
Persistently low carrot prices have not translated into greater sales over the last 12 months. In fact, sales volumes for the 12 months to 14 May 2023, according to Kantar lastest figures, fell

VOG apples land in Latin America
VOG apples are becoming increasingly international: this year Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras have joined the more than seventy-five export destinations of the Consortium, which

Moldova can get a high harvest of table grapes for the second year in a row
According to the observations of specialists from the Association of Grape Producers and Exporters of the Republic of Moldova, by mid-July, the state of most table grape plantations in the country

Chiquita keeps its London bus campaign on the road
Fruit marketer Chiquita says a total of seven branded double-decker buses will bring brightness and cleaner air to parts of London this summer. The recurring outdoor advertising has become an