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Coverage of Europe’s local and international fruit and vegetable suppliers, including news and analysis of key areas such as production, trade, exports, logistics, and research and development.
Kissabel adds colour to apple category
Kissabel’s red-flesh apple varieties are attracting growing attention, as demand outstrips supply in key markets
Rabobank forecasts blueberry exports to top 1mn tonnes by 2028
Market update cautions that rising costs, crowded supply calendars and the need for stronger consumer engagement pose challenges
Speed critical for Moroccan chillies
Moroccan chillies benefit from proximity as shipping pressures mount for competitors
Inprobed project targets tomato resilience without yield sacrifice
European consortium aims to breed tomatoes that beat heat and drought without losing yield
Tomato business must come together to build resilience
Key players across the tomato supply chain met at Fruitnet Tomato Congress on 5-6 November to discuss the future of the category
Driscoll’s launches first global raspberry and blackberry campaign
Brand rolls out marketing project across five major markets, with focus on fibre designed to secure untapped potential
Healthy consumers are embracing potatoes, says HelloFresh
With carbohydrates increasingly regarded as an important part of a balanced diet, spuds appear resurgent in the UK
South Africa reflects on challenging citrus season
Volumes tell only half the story in what was probably the toughest South African citrus season of recent times
Moroccan citrus faces 20 per cent drop
Although production is expected to fall by a fifth, exports are likely to decline by only 7 per cent
Richard Hochfeld Group to switch to employee ownership
Fruit importer announces plans to become 90 per cent employee-owned, with no change to senior leadership and Group CEO Alan Guindi retaining a 10 per cent share
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Worldwide Fruit bags M&S Sustainability Award
The UK supplier stressed that its focus was already on the next phase of sustainability and resilience
Dole rides challenges to report positive Q3 results
Carl McCann welcomes “solid” performance, achieved despite a “challenging operating backdrop”
South Africa’s citrus sector asks: who stabilises the stabiliser?
The CGA’s Boitshoko Ntshabele says global demand for South African produce is not in question, but the clouds have gathered
EU apple imports set to rise as crop falls 13.5 per cent
FAS forecasts second-smallest EU apple crop in a decade, while pear and table grape production are expected to increase
Egypt's grape export business continues to expand
Improved logistics, new varieties and market access are supporting further export growth, according to new report
South African fruit exports set to rise despite challenges
USDA forecasts higher apple, pear and grape shipments as Asian market opportunities continue to open
De Ruiter introduces Solstic Roma tomato variety
Company says the new variety combines multi-gene intermediate resistance to ToBRFV with flexible production and harvesting options for growers
Dutch apple and pear harvests fall short of summer forecasts
Final harvest figures from GroentenFruit Huis confirm Dutch apple production is 20 per cent below last year, while the pear crop — though up 6 per cent year on year — came in well below the 10 per cent increase anticipated in the summer, with weather conditions in the closing ...
South African stonefruit exports forecast to fall three per cent
South Africa’s stonefruit sector faces a mixed season, with nectarine volumes surging while plum and peach shipments decline
Budget a “significant disappointment” for horticulture, NFU says
Sector’s list of Budget wins remain short as eyes turn to Hort Sector Growth Plan to deliver, says NFU’s Martin Emmett in FPJ video interview