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NewsGreek exhibition Freskon welcomes Poland as country of honour
Alongside next month’s Freskon exhibition in Thessaloniki where Poland is set to appear as the country of honour, visitors will be treated to conferences on apricots and kiwifruit, as well as a separate transport and logistics show
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NewsPeach and apricot trees join UK’s FruitWatch project
Warming climate means more stonefruit is being grown in the UK
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NewsAwdi Gardens eager to show off quality of Lebanese produce
Having experienced rapid growth in its grape exports to markets across the globe, Lebanese producer Awdi Gardens sees potential for Lebanese cherries, plums and kiwifruit
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NewsNew precision agriculture tech ‘could transform’ UK tree fruit industry
POME project led by crop advisory Hutchinsons aims to allow inputs to be targeted in a way never seen before in UK orchards
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NewsSouth African port operator appoints new CEO
Michelle Phillips has been handed the top job at Transnet, the struggling logistics operator responsible for a string of delays and disruption in the country’s ports
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NewsEarly end to South African stonefruit season
A tough season will finish early with logistics making marketing very difficult
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NewsShifting stonefruit consumption affects UK market
Britain’s stonefruit market landscape is changing as higher prices curb purchases, and chief consumers are getting younger
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NewsSouth Africa’s compliance effort targets sensible, sustainable steps
The South African fruit industry says its answer to the proliferation of social and environmental certification schemes is rooted in realism and pragmatism
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NewsBill Montague passes aged 97
Founder of leading Australian fresh produce company remembered for significant contribution to industry
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CommentComment: South Africa’s exporters press on as problems persist
As Eurofruit’s Fresh Focus South Africa special reveals, disruption in South African ports has left the country’s fresh produce exporters with a mountain to climb
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NewsMega fires hit operations at Port of Valparaíso
Chile’s premier fruit port says operations will continue “in a controlled manner” as president declares state of emergency
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NewsItaly leads pack at Fruit Logistica as exports to Germany grow
Country retains number one spot at world’s leading fresh produce trade fair, with more than 470 individual exhibitors due to take part
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NewsSpreafico expands kiwifruit operations into Greece
New venture Spreafico Hellas will source Greek kiwifruit and other fruits for the European market
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NewsÖzler Ziraat nears full production of walnuts
Originally intended for the production of stonefruit, Turkish producer Özler Ziraat’s land in Romania has now been transformed into a major walnut operation
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NewsSouth African nectarine production increases
New plantations come into play as the industry sees rising demand and improved grower returns
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NewsSummerfruit NZ gives domestic sales promotional push
Consumer-facing social media campaign aims to get New Zealanders eating more stonefruit and cherries
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NewsSouth Africa packs increased grape volumes
The country’s fresh fruit exporters are enjoying mixed fortunes, while the courts are set to get involved over port problems
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CommentComment: a faint light at the end of a blustery tunnel
Delays in South African ports have blighted the country’s fruit export business, which finds itself almost powerless to intervene
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NewsUnifrutti Group acquires Verfrut
Deal augments Unifrutti’s product offering by adding a strong table grape and cherry platform to its existing fruit basket
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NewsRed Sea disruption “will last months”
Fresh produce suppliers face extra transit times and logistical hurdles, which could prove impossible to live with for those who export more perishable product lines