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News updates for the fresh produce business in Australia and New Zealand.
New Zealand apple industry hails ‘best season’ in long time
As industry’s recovery from tough four years continues, association leader confirms new harvest exceeds expectations
BayWa secures court approval for restructuring plan
Company’s plan was already underway, with new loans secured until end of 2028, but legal backing now in place
Seeka unveils red-skinned Nashi Ruby Roo
The pear was developed in collaboration with New Zealand’s Prevar and Plant & Food Research and grown in Australia
Coles awards A$3.5mn to Australian growers
Eleven small and medium-sized Australian businesses receive grants from latest round of Coles Nurture Fund
IFPA ANZ announce partnership with The Wiggles
The children’s entertainers join national push to get children eating more fruit and veg
Conversations
Fruitbox 108 · Carlo Magni & Louise Beard, Forward Insight
Chris, Carlo and Louise consider the consumers of tomorrow, the choices they will make and how we can develop fresh produce that will appeal to them
Fruitbox 101 · Alex Garcia-Devis, GlobalGAP
Chris speaks with Alex about the scarcity of water in some of the world’s key production regions, and what this means for the fresh fruit and vegetable industry
Fruitbox 95 · Sir Charles Godfray, Oxford University
Chris and Sir Charles discuss what population growth and climate change mean for the global food system
Hort Innovation prioritises productivity with A$220mn R&D investment
Investment in new technology aims to boost productivity and yield while reducing input costs
Market price reporting platform FreshData launches at Hort Connections
Platform allows users to track daily price highs and lows, volume trends, and distribution patterns across Australia’s major central markets.
Hort Innovation supports industry development with six-year Hort Connections agreement
Hort Innovation to remain Hort Connections’ Principal Convention Partner until 2031
Apal announces 2025 Awards for Excellence honouring apple and pear industry leaders
Growers and industry professionals from across Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia recognised for outstanding contributions
Horticulture Awards for Excellence finalists announced
Winners to be announced at Hort Connections Gala Dinner of 6 June
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Prevar launches New Zealand’s first pinky-red fleshed apple
Small volumes of the Fizz to be released to key markets this season
BayWa’s produce sales improve, but restructuring plan approval still pending
As conglomerate attempts to bring down costs and focus on more profitable areas of business, its fruit and veg sales have increased
Melbourne Market rent standoff comes to an end
Melbourne Market Authority signs new lease agreements with all 17 end-of-term tenants ending rent review process
Australian ToBRFV National Management Group declares eradication “no longer feasible”
Current strategies to contain the spread of the virus remain in place while new national management strategy is developed
Produce Plus Winter out now!
The Hort Connections special edition is now available on the new Produce Plus app featuring a Q&A with The Packaging Hippie Gilad Sadan, the Produce Plus-NielsenIQ Top 20 and features on packaging, grading, citrus and kiwifruit
All Aussie Farmers to bring The Purple Tomato to Australia
Australian premium produce distributor partners with US-based developer of The Purple Tomato, Norfolk Healthy Produce, on Australian commercial distribution
New ToBRFV detection as Australian industry calls for change to management approach
ToBRFV has been detected in seedlings arriving at a quarantined Victorian glasshouse
Seeka Marketer of the Year Award finalists announced
Top three campaigns to be showcased at 2025 Seeka Marketer of the Year Showcase at Hort Connections in Brisbane
Australian avocado industry comes together for annual forum
Sold-out programme features speakers from Guzman Y Gomez, Thinkerbell and the Shanghai Markets among others
Trade mission puts Australian horticulture on show
Around 40 fresh produce buyers from key export markets in Asia-Pacific and Middle East will tour growers, processors and retailers in southern Queensland