All Belgium articles
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NewsAhold-Delhaize reports on positive 2025
Retailer enjoys growth in sales and operating income despite what CEO Frans Muller calls a “rapidly shifting environment”
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NewsFruitMasters hosts launch of Yumio raspberry brand
Dutch cooperative unveils Yumio raspberry brand and marketing club at Fruit Logistica 2026, with plans to establish year-round sales programme
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AdvertorialMorocco’s fresh produce, fast and reliable across the sea
Source: DP World Morocco’s growers and exporters now have a new way to reach the UK and Northern Europe. Tomatoes, blueberries and other high-value fruits and vegetables can travel faster, fresher and more reliably thanks to the new DP World Atlas short-sea reefer service. Connecting Casablanca ...
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NewsThroughput down at Port of Antwerp-Bruges in 2025
Geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainty and industrial action weighed on the activities of the port last year
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NewsFrench competition authority waves through agri-food mergers
The Autorité de la Concurrence has approved two major mergers, between Greenyard Frozen France and Eureden, and between the Terres du Sud and Vivadour agricultural cooperatives
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PodcastsFruitbox 117 · Hein Deprez, Greenyard
Greenyard’s founder discusses the company’s recent privatisation and explains why he sees an urgent need to redefine healthy eating
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VideoHow can apples and pears compete with avocados and mangoes in the social media age?
Nine leading players in the fresh apple and pear market explain what opportunities they see to add value to the category
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VideoHealthy, sustainable… and losing consumers? Apples and pears fight for attention
World Apple & Pear Association secretary general Philippe Binard considers the challenge ahead for the topfruit business
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NewsOptimum Sorting achieves revenue growth and machine milestone
The Belgian-headquartered group has announced plans to relocate facilities in the Netherlands and US while expanding its workforce
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NewsMercosur deal puts Brazil’s grape sector on ‘level playing field’ in EU
Country’s table grape suppliers stand to benefit from the trade agreement immediatly, but exporters of other fruits must wait ten years
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NewsBelOrta weathers commercial storm as climate warms and consumption cools
Belgian cooperative launches major branding campaign and opens new sales facility as it looks to reverse recent decline in sales
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NewsBayer launches Baya Solara strawberry
The launch of Baya Solara “sets new standard”, according to Bayer, and reinforces its commitment to providing growers with innovative solutions
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NewsFinalists revealed for Fruit Logistica Innovation Awards 2026
Nominees for Fruit Logistica Innovation Awards 2026 have been announced, with five nominees each in Fresh Produce and Technology categories
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NewsEU hopes to sign Mercosur deal “soon”
Commission earlier announced that it would delay signing of trade agreement until the new year due to concerns by French and Italian farmers
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NewsEU-Mercosur deal still “unacceptable”, warns Copa-Cogeca
European farming association Copa-Cogeca has urged the EU to reject the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, which it says risks further destabilising the agricultural sector
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CommentComment: New genes policy is a smart one
Darron Saltzman explains what the EU’s decision to allow certain gene-edited products will mean for fresh produce breeders
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FeaturesBelgium’s Hoogstraten increasing visibility in UK
Belgian strawberry exports to the UK are on the up, according to Hoogstraten’s Jan Engelen, who also has high hopes for specialty tomatoes
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NewsIfoam urges rethink after EU proposal on NGTs
Organics group warns EU’s legislative proposal on New Genomic Techniques risks jeopardising future of European farming and consumers’ freedom of choice
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NewsLandmark EU ruling clears path for gene edited fruit and vegetables
Deal between the Council of the EU and European Parliament sets out plan to regulate new genomic techniques in same manner as conventional breeding methods
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NewsBiotalys wins regulatory approval for Evoca biofungicide
US registration of Evoca marks a significant milestone, according to Biotalys, as it is the first protein-based biofungicide of its kind to be approved by the EPA