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Vietnam approval of new Australian biosecurity facility bears fruit for growers

Australian horticultural exporters to Vietnam now have access to two onshore irradiation facilities which will increase speed to market and decrease export…

Zespri accused of attempting to intimidate Kiwifruit NZ over China deal

Kiwifruit NZ chairwoman Kristy McDonald, QC, has claimed that Zespri chairman Bruce Cameron attempted to "browbeat and intimidate” industry regulator…

Smitten® apples launching in Coles in February

Montague, Australia’s leading family-owned fresh produce business, has launched the new season of the apple Smitten® to Coles supermarkets from 11 February 2021 in Victoria…

Online fruit and veg shopping skyrockets

Harris Farm Markets now delivering goodness to Brisbane

Relax Brisbane, Harris Farm Markets has your fruit and veg needs covered! Not only has the famed champion of farmers returned to Queensland with the opening of…

Apal: Quality opportunities from larger season crop

Across the second half of 2020, apple retail prices have been around the $5-6 kg mark and above long-term average prices. In addition to a relatively small…

Ausveg.com.au

Also, three plane loads of foreign workers set to land in WA

Thousands of unemployed Australians do go for fruit picking

According to new data, some 10,000 job seekers have taken up fruit picking work, with almost a third of those taking the job after November. This data was provided by the…

Toowoomba’s new regional trade distribution centre on course for 2021 completion

Construction us underway on the Toowoomba Wellcamp Trade Distribution Centre (RTDC) at Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport. Deputy Premier and Minister for State…

Land prices and compliance put pressure on small New Zealand farms

According to Ajay Jina, the owner of Jina's World of Fresh Produce, there have been some big changes over the course of his career supplying wholesale fresh…

Parties concerned hope that changed Auckland border will improve produce supply

Ruth Fairhall, Ministry of Primary Industries spokesperson, has stated that the Auckland boundary – that split the larger Pukekohe growing area in two Last…

Ilil Hertz on starting a greenhouse

"I spent many hours in front of my computer, now I'm connected to nature again"

Years and years ago there were cows walking around at the kibbutz Nir Elyahu that was erected by the grandparents of Ilil Hertz – but there’s no room for them anymore. Earlier…

Special Asia

Qingdao Port opens new international routes

On January 19, Qingdao Port of Shandong Port Group has opened three new international sea routes, bringing the number of the company’s container routes to 305.…

Global Focus Organics

First organic pears from Argentina to arrive in the US this week

This week, the first organic pears from Argentina are arriving into the port of Philadelphia. “There is a lot of excitement around the new crop as not a lot of organic pears…

Switching to sprout inhibitor ethylene: safe and cost efficient

The corona crisis is causing a decrease in the demand for potatoes for the processing industry. As a result, sprout inhibitors for good safe storage are in the spotlight…

Extreme winter weather in Texas

“It’s the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre for Texas produce”

Throughout the past few days, the cold weather hitting Texas has been unprecedented. The temperatures have been record-breaking along with hazardous amounts of ice and snow.…

Ecoplastica

Customizable crate made of 100% regenerated polypropylene

Driven by the desire to diversify its solutions, Ecoplastica has developed a new crate made of fully-recycled material which will be available as of this week. "The objective was…

Mendoza, Argentina

Aylin, an early white garlic developed for the international market

INTA La Consulta (Mendoza) have presented a new variety of white garlic that stands out because of its early harvest, which would allow producers to enter the…

First report of preharvest fruit rot on ‘Pink Lady’ in Italy

In late summer 2019, a severe outbreak of fruit rot was observed in commercial ‘Pink Lady’ apple orchards (>20 ha in total) in the region Emilia-Romagna…

“Serbian fruit and veg producers and exporters have generally done well in 2020”

Although the pandemic has caused challenges all over the world, the fruit and vegetable sector in Serbia managed to benefit from the higher demand. One company that offers…

'Time for organic to seize the day'

OF&G (Organic Farmers & Growers) greets the launch of the Soil Association’s Organic Market Report 2021 and heralds the prospects for the sector as an…

United Fresh event

Join the sixth annual BrandStorm™ event March 9-11, 2021

United Fresh’s sixth annual BrandStorm™ event will take place online March 9-11, 2021. The event will feature the general session Global Marketing: Trends from…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Belize at £0.68 per kg

This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale…

Gujarat State: Famous saffron mangoes threatened by fungus

The famous Gujarat saffron mangoes are under threat of an unknown disease due to which the mangoes are falling from the trees in several orchards. Around…

Bananas gain more and more popularity in the beauty world

Bananas have become one of the star ingredients in cosmetics thanks to their enzymatic properties and ability to hydrate and revitalize. The Spanish cosmetic…

Mackie's Crips

Having invested £750,000 in new crisp production facility

Mackie's Crisps unveils new vegetable chip

A new vegetable chip is ready to be mass produced in Scotland. Wholesums, launched by the Taylor family behind Mackie's Crisps, is made through an ‘innovative slow baking…

Retail

Dreamstime

Spar Scotland: Future plans for growth

Ahold Delhaize has agreed to take over 39 stores from the Deen chain in the Netherlands

Romania: French retailer Cora tests supermini mixed format in BucharestHypermarket operator Cora, controlled by French-Belgian group Louis Delhaize, will launch a new…

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