Industry analysis from Fresh Produce Journal
Analysis and insight for the UK fresh produce business.
Avocados remain a ‘globally popular super fruit’
New Rabobank market trend report highlights ongoing supply and demand growth
Europe’s fresh produce trade: five key insights
Published this week, Fruit Logistica’s latest European Statistics Handbook is free to download
GPG analyses latest trends in raspberries
Jamie Petchell showcases GPG/James Hutton's offer and looks at how the industry might develop in future
New year, new Brexit red tape
As new EU trade regulations bit on 1 January, ParcelHero warns unilateral action by the UK could result in a delayed hard Brexit
Sector must act to fill consumption gap
Freshfel Europe has launched the latest version of its Consumption Monitor
Conversations
Fruitbox 92 · Russell Allwell, Driscoll’s Europe
As the world’s largest berry marketer continues to grow, what opportunities exist to increase sales of fresh berries further?
Fruitbox 91 · Yuyuh Sukmana, Vanguard International
Vanguard’s Yuyuh Sukmana speaks with Chris White about the prospects for South-East Asia
Fruitbox 90 · Matt Palise, Red Rich Fruits
Matt discusses the challenges that the fresh produce industry faces in Australia given high costs in areas such as labour
Can vertical farms feed the world?
Vertical farmer and clean energy specialist Tristan Fischer has a plan he believes will transform the future of food production and help the world avoid climate catastrophe
What does UK-NZ free trade deal mean for fruit sector?
Will NZ exporters target the UK with increased volumes of fruit following the recently signed FTA or will Asian markets take prominence? John Giles of Promar International assesses the situation
Can veg seize the day?
Veg Power’s new Market Insight Report underlines the scale of opportunity facing the vegetable sector right now and spells out how it can capitalise
Strawberry fields forever?
UK seed breeder teams up with scientists to discover whether agri-tech can improve the resilience and duration of UK strawberry production
Who will pay for the war on plastic?
Comment: As the UK’s Plastic Packaging Tax draws ever closer, Wellpak’s Bradley Magnus asks whether money is our strongest weapon in the war on plastic
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Has Brexit been as bad as we feared?
After five years, four Covid variants, three prime ministers, two general elections and a lot of rotten vegetables, is Brexit quite the beast we feared it would be? Wellpak’s managing director Pascal Simian weighs in
Drones to deliver by 2040?
Drones could account for 30 per cent of same-day deliveries by 2040, according to LEK Consulting
A local and seasonal revolution?
Comment: Brian Richardson, UK head of agriculture for Yorkshire Bank,discusses how new British consumer trends are supporting the national farming industry
What does Brexit mean for UK fresh produce?
The last-minute agreement with Brussels is a relief for Britain's fresh produce trade, but supply chains are set to get slower, more complicated and more expensive. Here's how the industry reacted to the deal
Where next for the UK-US trade deal?
John Giles of Promar International assesses the progress towards a UK-US trade deal and what it could mean for fresh produce
Root veg are star attractions in winter
Kantar's consumer insight director explores shoppers' continued interest in root veg, especially during the winter months
A green gimmick?
Much has been made of the environmental benefits of vertical production but some are sceptical of how much impact it can really have
Is electricity the future of weed control?
RootWave is carrying out trials on commercial horticulture farms to provide an electrical alternative to chemical control
Prepared 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
Back 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