All News articles – Page 8
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NewsFruit lost from Seatrade vessel begins to wash up on shore
Bananas, avocados and plantains reportedly in containers that fell off Baltic Klipper at weekend, as coastguard monitors clear-up
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NewsCamposol secures US$400mn finance deal to boost Peruvian operation
Money will fund blueberry varietal renewal programme, job creation and productivity improvements in avocados
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NewsThe Berry Collective sends Australia’s first shipment of blueberries to Vietnam
Consignment is part of collaboration between The Berry Collective, Ti Produce Marketing, An Minh Fruits and Berry Sweet in Western Australia
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NewsAustralian fresh produce industry’s Wiggles campaign takes out global marketing award
Award recognises programs that “galvanise industry to work together through partnership to effect meaningful change
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NewsChina’s apple production to drop 5 per cent this season
Recent USDA report forecasts China’s 2025/26 apple production at 47mn tonnes
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NewsKorea finalises quarantine negotiations with the Philippines for grape exports
Exports set to commence next year after almost two decades of negotiations for access
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NewsNFU spells out asks for UK-EU SPS deal
Farmers’ union ultimately wants a deal that enables smoother trade with the UK’s largest trading partner
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NewsFertiliser and soil conditioners under consultation in organic standards review
The Soil Association has opened a consultation on whether to raise organic standards in Northern Ireland in line with changes to the EO Organic Regulation
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NewsNew food school will train market traders and fruiterers
A new location at London’s Royal Docks for meat and fish wholesale markets Smithfield and Billingsgate has been announced along with plans for the on-site school
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NewsFruitful Ventures repositions Olympic Fruit and Freshpride
Commercial manager Dick Donker takes on new trade and wholesale role, while Christian Schouten heads up overseas business
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NewsArgentine pear exports stall after strong start to the year
Exporters blame lack of reliable trade statistics for failure to plan adequately for latter stages of season
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NewsRijk Zwaan ranks highly in Dutch R&D Top 50
The Dutch breeding company invests 30 per cent of its annual turnover in R&D, focusing on biotechnology, genomics and disease resistance
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NewsArgentine lemon sector showing signs of recovery
Drop in Northern Hemisphere production and more balanced international market augur well for shippers
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NewsKiwi Passion unveils new yellow kiwifruit
Consortium says addition of ‘robust’ variety makes it the only group that can produce kiwifruit at scale in both northern and southern Europe
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NewsColombia’s banana exports head back to normality
Augura’s Emerson Aguirre talks diversification, resilience and the road ahead for Colombian Bananas
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NewsEurosemillas wins innovation award
The first edition of the Agri-Food Sector Awards praises the company’s pioneering work in produce and flowers
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NewsVietnam durian exports set to reach US$4bn
Growth attributed to improved quality and competitive pricing
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NewsDiMuto and Great Giant Foods digitise Indonesian supply chains
Partnership sees Great Giant Foods deploy Farm App across its network, helping smallholder farms bridge digital gap
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NewsQueensland fresh produce pumps $6bn into the economy, new report finds
Sector also supports almost 45,000 jobs across the state
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NewsMuush raises £400k to accelerate growth
Mushroom-based drink aims to carve itself dedicated space in functional beverage market