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Liam O’Callaghan is a staff journalist for Asiafruit and Produce Plus. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from La Trobe University and has previously worked as a journalist for the Monmouthshire Beacon in Wales and the Portland Observer in Victoria.

Tomra brings new solutions to PMA Fresh Summit >
Tomra brings new solutions to PMA Fresh Summit
by Liam O’Callaghan 18 October 2019
Tomra Group’s Compac and BBC Technologies will launch new post-harvest…
UN paints food waste picture >
UN paints food waste picture
by Liam O’Callaghan 15 October 2019 Fruit and Vegetables
A new report has provided an updated understanding of the world’s food…
Pakistan nears record mango exports >
Pakistan nears record mango exports
by Liam O’Callaghan 23 September 2019 Fruit and Mangoes & Papayas
A number of factors have combined to produce a strong season for…
AI fights banana disease >
AI fights banana disease
by Liam O’Callaghan 13 August 2019 Bananas
The future of disease and pest control for banana growers could lie in…
Climate change threatens entire supply chain >
Climate change threatens entire supply chain
by Liam O’Callaghan 9 August 2019 Fruit and Vegetables
A new UN report says climate change will affect food security across with the…
Alibaba.com adds US sellers >
Alibaba.com adds US sellers
by Liam O’Callaghan 24 July 2019
Fresh produce supplier Robinson Fresh is one of the first US companies to join…
Tesco expands in Thailand >
Tesco expands in Thailand
by Liam O’Callaghan 9 July 2019
UK-based retailer set to add hundreds of new stores in its second largest…
GP Graders technology cuts costs >
GP Graders technology cuts costs
by Liam O’Callaghan 29 May 2019
Australian blueberry grower reports radical reduction in labour costs from…
Fruit drives rising value of NZ horticulture >
Fruit drives rising value of NZ horticulture
by Liam O’Callaghan 28 May 2019 Fruit and Vegetables
Kiwifruit and apples lead the way as the value of New Zealand horticulture rose…

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- Subscribers onlyPrepared produce must chop plastic waste
  Kantar consumer insight director Joe Shaw Roberts looks at what the prepared produce category needs to do to reverse declines
- Subscribers onlyCanaries in the coal mine
  Once a major winter supplier to Britain, subsidy cuts due to Brexit could see the Canary Islands reduce UK exports even further
- Subscribers onlyBack and forth for bananas
  In the UK banana business, the balance of power as far as who handles imported bulk shipments in conventional reefer vessels remains delicately balanced between just two south-coast ports
- The Halo effect
  The evolution of SH Pratt from Luton banana importer to fresh produce giant has seen many changes in the industry, but it remains a family affair
- Subscribers onlyWhen a banana is not just a banana
  Banana supplier Daabon is taking its social responsibilities to the next level with an innovative project to empower Colombian women. Tommy Leighton reports
- Subscribers onlyHow Aldi is backing British fruit and veg
  Comment: Aldi UK buying director Richard Smith explains how the supermarket is supporting home-grown production
- Why there are bigger issues than labour pains
  Opinion: Tim Chambers, managing director at soft-fruit grower Chambers, explains why the looming problem of access to capital is arguably even greater than the threat of labour shortages
- Subscribers onlyAmericans’ gourdy love affair with pumpkins
  The US loves Halloween, and the event is highly visible over the coming weeks, writes FPJ's US correspondent Amy Cross
- Subscribers onlyScratch cooking boosts wholehead market
  Kantar consumer insight director Joe Shaw Roberts looks at how the home cooking trend is giving traditional produce a boost
- Subscribers onlyUS leading the way on prepared salads
  FPJ's US correspondent Amy Cross looks at how the prepared salad category has expanded Stateside
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