News from Eurofruit – Page 9
-
NewsAldi toasts Goatham partnership as it marks 30k tonnes of British apple sales
Discounter has a 20-year contract in place with Kent-based topfruit grower
-
NewsUnifrutti Group appoints Ashley Allen as group chief sustainability officer
International fresh produce supplier Unifrutti Group has appointed Ashley Allen as its new group chief sustainability officer, bringing experience from Oatly and Mars to advance the company’s environmental agenda.
-
NewsScientists develop hormone-free method for plant regeneration
Researchers at Wageningen University have developed a revolutionary method that enables plant cells to regenerate into complete plants without added hormones, potentially transforming plant breeding by making the process faster, cheaper and applicable to previously difficult crops
-
NewsTikTok trend convinces retailer to source more premium grapes
Demand for South Korean Shine Muscat expected to be high in coming weeks, says Swedish retailer
-
NewsProHass: Peruvian avocado exports on course to reach 1mn tonnes
Exports have surged from just 479 tonnes in 1999 to a projected 692,000 tonnes in 2025
-
NewsArgentina makes first-ever shipment of fresh oranges to Ecuador
Shipment marks a historic milestone for the citrus-growing region of Entre Ríos
-
NewsPeruvian mango prices slide as export volumes bounce back
Shipments for the first ten months of the year up 179 per cent in volume
-
NewsEl Corte Inglés showcases Valencian Citrus PGI in new campaign
Valencia stores feature live cooking demonstration of paella made with PGI orange juice by local chef Raúl Magraner
-
NewsMaersk selects Charlotte as official North America headquarters
Logistics giant AP Moller-Maersk has chosen Charlotte as its official North America headquarters, committing to add more than 500 jobs to bring its local workforce to over 1,300 employees
-
NewsUniversity of Minnesota launches grower-focused fruit licensing model
The University of Minnesota has launched Superior Fruit Innovations, a new licensing model designed to bring premium apple and grape varieties to direct-market growers of all sizes for the first time
-
NewsOppy opens expanded Calgary facility to boost Prairie operations
Canadian fresh produce group Oppy has opened a significantly expanded office and warehouse facility in south Calgary, 50 per cent larger than its previous location, to strengthen its service capabilities across the Prairies
-
NewsChilean stonefruit exports to rise in 2025/26
Shipments to increase by 11 per cent, with plums leading the charge
-
NewsApple marketer picks out ‘perfect pairs’
Italian marketer Vip is taking a range of varieties on tour across Italy and encouraging consumers to combine them with classic regional foods
-
NewsItalian prime minister opens world’s first cable-car system for fruit transport
Giorgia Meloni praises Melinda’s cable-car system, which links the cooperative’s Predaia packhouse to its innovative mountain storage
-
NewsInflux of Chilean cherries causes concern in Argentina
Chilean fruit is displacing local production and putting downward pressure on prices
-
NewsSouth African table grape industry responds to US tariff adjustments
The South African Table Grape Industry has welcomed recent US tariff reductions on agricultural products but expressed disappointment that table grapes and other key fruit exports were excluded from the exemptions
-
NewsCamposol opens new biofactory for blueberry plant production
Peruvian agribusiness giant Camposol has opened a new 2,000m2 biofactory at its Chao facility in Virú, with capacity to produce up to 5mn blueberry plants annually using advanced biotechnology
-
NewsZespri raises 2025/26 forecast with record per-hectare returns
Zespri has upgraded its November forecast for the 2025/26 season, with per-tray returns increasing across all fruit groups and record per-hectare returns now projected
-
NewsTwo iconic New Zealand apple varieties mark 40 years
Scifresh and Scilate, marketed as Jazz and Envy, were first developed by scientists at the Bioeconomy Science Institute in 1985
-
NewsBananas “confirmed as Europe’s favourite fruit” in Fyffes survey
New European-wide consumer research by Fyffes confirms bananas maintain their position as the continent’s most popular fruit, with 89 per cent of consumers having eaten them in the past four weeks