All Supply articles – Page 135
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ArticleBoxford and Gardin team up for berry trials
Fruit grower Boxford Farms partners with greenhouse supplier Gardin to test strawberry monitoring technology
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ArticleMaersk offloads Russian facilities
Group divests logistics assets in Russia as part of decision to discontinue activities in the country
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ArticleFirst shipment of Philippine durian ready for China
Philippine durian will enter the market for the first time in March with an initial shipment of 7,500 tonnes
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ArticleCoffey NFU performance ‘surreal’, says Batters
NFU president Minette Batters describes Defra secretary conference comments on UK supply crisis as “surreal” and “out of touch”
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ArticleSouth African avocado export crop to increase
Following a disappointing 2022 season, the industry expects a rise in volumes this year
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ArticleUK is ‘missing opportunities’ to import from Uganda
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni calls on Britain to invest in Ugandan fruit and vegetable production but stresses the need for value addition at source
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ArticleSeasonal workers ‘guaranteed 32 hours and living wage’
Farming minister Mark Spencer tells NFU conference that guaranteeing seasonal labourers at least 32 hours paid work a week is “decent thing to do”
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Comment‘Retailers’ obsession with price is main cause of produce shortages’
GSCOP expert and former senior Asda buyer Ged Futter says the current supply shortages at UK supermarkets are down in large part to retailers’ all-consuming focus on price at the expense of product availability
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ArticleMoroccan associations respond to UK tomato shortage
Apefel and Amcom say unusual temperature fluctuations to blame for shortening of tomato supplies from Morocco, as effects of climate change increasingly affecting region
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ArticlePuffin Produce to supply Asda with St David’s Day daffodils
Welsh grower to supply Asda stores in Wales with 6m stems ahead of St David’s Day on 1 March
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ArticleWatercress fills UK salad supply gap
As supermarkets ration fresh produce, one salad vegetable remains in plentiful supply thanks to its growing methods, says supplier
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ArticleGrowers warn of leek shortages as weather hits UK crop
Imports needed earlier than usual, UK growers tell retailers, as challenging conditions cut British leek yields by up to 30 per cent
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ArticleEcuador sets out banana sustainability progress
An event highlighting the importance of sustainability standards for the Ecuadorean banana sector was held in Berlin this month
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ArticlePlenty partners with property investor
Strategic alliance with Realty Income provides up to US$1bn for development of properties for indoor farms
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ArticleScales announces annual results
Lockdowns in China during critical sales window adversely affect the company’s horticulture division
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ArticleImproved fourth quarter at Fresh Del Monte
Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh says the company closed out 2022 in a ”much stronger position” than the previous year
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ArticleAlbert Heijn airfreight ban touches down at start of June
Dutch supermarket chain says it now sources more than half of its fresh fruit and veg from within the Netherlands
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ArticleSNFL and Syngenta announce strategic partnership in China
New venture will focus on developing local production of SNFL’s table grape varieties
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ArticleOppy brings Spanish garlic to North American consumers
Dollar sales of garlic increased 43 per cent over the last five-year period, according to Nielsen data
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ArticleAdverse weather slashes Spanish F&V exports in 2022
Final data shows value of exports grew by just 1.6 per cent, less than the 3 per cent originally forecast by Fepex