Technology news from Produce Plus
Technology news stories with a direct relevance to the fresh produce business in Australia and New Zealand, including updates on production and harvesting systems, sorting and grading machinery, packaging, coldstorage and controlled atmosphere, digital management, robots and automation, vertical farming, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.
Maersk and IBM throw blockchain system overboard
Full collaboration across the entire global shipping business could not be achieved, admits carrier
Asia Fruit Logistica heads back to Hong Kong
Asia’s premier fresh fruit and vegetable trade show returns to AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong on 6-8 September 2023
Pye Group opens potato packing facility
New facility is the largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere according to leading Australian potato supplier
QC software specialist Clarifruit raises US$12m
Data-drive technology has “almost infinite” potential to cut waste in fresh produce supply chains, says company
Global Berry Congress makes impressive return
Retailers including Aldi, Lidl, Delhaize, ICA and M&S among those who attended the leading event for the global berry business
Daintree Fresh upgrades for export
Australian melon grower receives grant to upgrade packing facilities bolstering its export capabilities
EastPack seeks investment
New Zealand kiwifruit post-harvest operator announces NZ$30m notes issue to meet growth in kiwifruit demand
Reed avocado breakthrough commercialised
Commercial-scale tissue culture propagation technology for Reed avocado rootstock licenced in Australia
Monson Fruit sets sizing record
US company sizes over 103,000 apples in one day using Spectre Top Down
Van Doren automates carton loading
US-based group develops hands-free system to load apple trays
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Driscoll’s Sweetest Batch strawberries get Australia-wide launch
New strawberry offering for the Australian market officially launches across the country this summer
IFPA A-NZ announces new directors
Kate Bryant, Dean Gall, Tim Nitschke, and Catherine Velisha take on new positions
Zespri updates 2022/23 forecast
Second full estimate sees per tray returns for SunGold kiwifruit decline from August 2022 forecast, Green returns steady
Hort Innovation welcomes two new directors
Elke Cleverdon and Stephen McCutcheon join board of grower-owned research and development corporation
Growcom announces new chair
Joe Moro of Moro & Sons will head the board of Queensland’s peak horticulture body
“Enormous potential” for robots and AI in greenhouses
Rabobank report says AI offers value in sustainability, quality, better working conditions and price
Join Asia Fruit Logistica for a tech showcase
Leading machinery and technology players will exhibit a range of solutions at Asia’s premier fresh produce trade show
CGA secures export traceability project
Cherry Growers Australia partners with Agriculture Victoria in supply chain traceability pilot for high-value export markets
CherryPlus Traceability trial delivers supply chain benefits
Pilot programme tracked the movement of products in New South Wales cherry and potato supply chains
Companies sign vertical farming manifesto
More than 20 vertical farming companies have committed to a Vertical Farming Identity Statement and Industry Manifesto