Supply news from FPJ – Page 41
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NewsSpain to host 2026 World Table Grape Symposium
Key challenges identified at the Cape Town symposium will guide the agenda towards 2026
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NewsPeru sees sharp drop in mandarin exports
Shipments fell by more than 40 per cent between January and October of 2023
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NewsGrape growers told to spread the word
As the 10th International Table Grape Symposium got underway in Cape Town, David Hughes highlighted the challenges facing the world’s growers, and implored the category to make its offering stand out from the crowd
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News‘World’s largest’ vertical farm opens in Norfolk
Fischer Farms’ new vertical farm is expected to yield 250 times more leafy greens than conventional farming
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NewsMarket demand ‘strong’ for South African cherries
A relatively newcomer to the country’s fruit export industry, South African cherries appear to have a bright future ahead
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NewsBritish Berry Growers launches lobby group
Grower association appoints new board to push government on sustainable action to secure future for British berries
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NewsGlobal Berry Congress: tough road ahead for berry suppliers
Expert speakers predict higher costs and a higher bar in terms of quality for the soft fruit sector during the leading annual event for the international berry business
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NewsCOP28 must lead to action, says NFU
NFU urges PM to implement practical policies that help British farmers adapt to a changing climate
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News‘Make ag research relevant’
Budding scientists urged to ’make agricultural research relevant’ at UK’s first all-farming PhD conference
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NewsSeptember bucks Spanish export trend
Growth in fruit segment helped drive overall Spanish fresh produce exports upwards in September
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NewsChilean and Colombian suppliers form avocado alliance
Cabilfrut and Green SuperFood establish strategic partnership that could eventually see them sell avocados around the world under a single brand
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NewsFairmiles calls for science-based net-zero guidelines
The climate justice initiative says net zero guidelines for airfreight are vital to protect market access for developing world producers
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NewsFresh Direct cuts plastic waste
Foodservice supplier switches to new paper berry packs to cut 50 tonnes of plastic waste each year
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NewsLidl thrives but Tesco falls short in October sales of British apples
Discounter made up 22.1 per cent of total sales during British Apple Month, buying more than twice the volume of UK apples purchased by Tesco
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NewsLonger contracts and more price flexibility in potatoes
Potato suppliers report progress in customers’ support for growers but this has not prevented a sharp fall in production as growers fight to stay afloat
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NewsBritain loses apple-growing pioneer Adrian Scripps
Adrian Scripps played a central role in topfruit industry initiatives and laid the foundations for the eponymous producer, which today farms 750 hectares in Kent
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NewsSupermarkets ‘slow’ to embrace PCN-resistant potatoes
UK retailers criticised for dragging their heels in the uptake of resistant varieties as growers search for solutions in fight against pallida
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NewsSouth African citrus exports lag behind forecasts
The final export figures for the South African citrus campaign are below the expected growth curve based on plantings, but mandarin exports have taken off
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NewsMaersk clarifies position as Cape Town port problems persist
Early grape exporters consider alternative shipping options to Cape Town’s container terminal as Maersk clarifies its position on using the South African port