Supply news from FPJ – Page 13
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Aldi tops new season British apple sales
Latest BAPL retail data shows discounters outperform other supermarkets in backing British top fruit this season
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European berry consumers feel the heat from Morocco
Unprecedented summer heat in Morocco delayed plantings of raspberries and strawberries last year, contributing to shortages and price rises on the European market this season
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Red Sea disruption “will last months”
Fresh produce suppliers face extra transit times and logistical hurdles, which could prove impossible to live with for those who export more perishable product lines
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Red Sea crisis presents challenge for Indian grape suppliers
Disruption to shipping services creates a major headache in terms of export shipments and imports of punnets, says country’s largest exporter
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Claims of increase in Peruvian table grape exports “misleading”
Provid urges members to reflect the true situation of the current season
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Growers offer MPs seven-point plan to save UK food producers
British grower representatives urge EFRA Committee to help redress grower-retailer power imbalance and save sector from collapse
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Air Cargo demand up 8.3 per cent in November
Global airfreight market saw its strongest growth in two years last November, according to IATA figures
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VR robotics set to revolutionise UK viticulture
A new Defra-funded robotics project is set to help UK ‘wine growers’ with automated vineyard pruning and harvesting
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Delays in Cape Town continue to cause problems
A combination of factors over past few weeks have caused major delays despite pre-season assurances to the fresh produce industry
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USDA forecasts increase in world apple production
China, South Africa and US expected to offset lower production in the EU and Turkey
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‘Kissabel expects to double UK sales in 2023’
Worldwide Fruit’s commercial director Hannah McIlfatrick reflects on the journey so far for the red-fleshed apple brand in Britain
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NFU president thanks public for farmer support
In her final new year’s message, Minette Batters highlights farming successes in a challenging year
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Photos: Global Berry Congress 2023
A selection of pictures from Fruitnet’s Global Berry Congress, which brought key players from across the supply chain together at the Beurs-WTC in Rotterdam on 28 November 2023
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Fruit Logistica’s fresh produce experts offer natural intelligence
Trade vistors can tap into the fresh produce industry’s largest gathering of experts and innovators and benefit from the exhibition’s unrivalled event programme
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FPJ Big 50 Companies 2024 out now
FPJ’s industry bible reveals the biggest and most dynamic companies in UK fresh produce in our comprehensive guide to the sector’s business performance
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UK brassica growers combat unprecedented weather challenges in run-up to Christmas
Farmers have spent months planning to make sure there is a good supply of traditional seasonal veg
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HarvestEye to showcase expanded crop compatibility at Fruit Logistica
New handheld version of crop insights tool will also be launched, allowing growers to count and size crops during test digs
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Rajpol makes a strong start to the apple season
The 2023/24 campaign has begun in earnest for one of Poland’s leading grower-exporters, with early sales positive and overseas markets receptive
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Italians turn on the charm with Dulcis kiwifruit
Three of the country’s leading kiwifruit marketers have put their faith in a new homegrown, green variety with golden origins
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Hoogstraten prepared for challenging times in tomatoes
Energy prices may have improved since last year, but the threat of ToBRFV and the search for resistant varieties that deliver on organoleptic qualities remain a challenge