Scott Montague elected AFPA chair
Scott Montague will chair the Australian Fresh Produce Alliance (AFPA) in 2023. The managing director of family-owned fresh produce company Montague will take over from Fresh Select’s John Said,

Blue Whale reports strong start to apple season
Blue Whale says its apple sales in southern Europe have been “very positive and dynamic” for the first half of this season, particularly in the Spanish market. “While strong

Colombian banana producers reinforce measures after the Fusarium R4T disease was detected in Venezuela
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the ICA have made an urgent call to the banana and plantain producers of the departments of La Guajira, Cesar, Norte de Santander, Boyacá,

Cambodia requests Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency to invest in processing and packaging of agri products
Cambodian officials have requested the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) to invest in processing and packaging of agricultural products such as cassava, longan, rubber, banana,

Mission Control ready to launch
Mission Produce is set to roll out a “game-changing” ripening solution for avocados. Mission Control, an atmosphere-control ripening process delivered through high-end technology, will be

OneThird harnesses AI to cut waste across food supply chain
Dutch start-up OneThird has come up with a new tool to cut food waste across the entire supply chain by using AI-powered technology to help predict the shelf-life of fresh produce. According to

The Summer Berry Company's green gains
Tell me about the Summer Berry Company’s journey so far. Our company exists as The Summer Berry Company Group since 2019 but the business draws on more than 50 years of experience in the berry

South Africans call for political intervention after citrus stalemate
The Citrus Growers Association of South Africa (CGA) has called for urgent political intervention after a stalemate developed between the South African government and the European Union in the