FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NEWS
Eight leaders of Chile’s fruit industry launch the new BabyPlum® Club
Driven by Hortifrut Genetics and built on Ibergen Frutales’ varietal foundation, the new BabyPlum® Club is advancing the second generation of the premium plum program, combining flavor, sweetness, and firmness in a distinctive and compelling proposition for international markets
UK logistics sector calls for support amid rising costs
The UK logistics industry is seeking urgent government support as rising costs linked to the conflict in the Middle East begin to impact operations and threaten to feed through into wider inflation across the economy
BASF Nunhems invests €40m in next-generation seed processing facility
BASF’s vegetable seeds business is set to strengthen its global operations with a €40 million investment in a new state-of-the-art seed processing facility at its headquarters in Nunhem, the Netherlands
Global Coalition calls for new charter to improve fresh produce logistics
The Global Coalition of Fresh Produce has launched an initiative to develop a global charter aimed at improving transparency, efficiency and fairness in maritime logistics for fresh fruit and vegetables
43rd edition of Macfrut opens in Italy
The 43rd edition of Macfrut, the international fruit and vegetable trade fair, opened at the Rimini Expo Centre, in the presence of Francesco Lollobrigida, Italy’s Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry. Ministers from four countries—Cameroon, Lebanon, Senegal and Syria—also attended the opening ceremony
Interko accelerates ripening digitalisation
Data-driven control and soon predictive technology further differentiate the market leader’s fruit ripening rooms
US begins refund process for $166bn in invalidated tariffs
The United States government has launched the process to reimburse approximately $166 billion in tariffs that were ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court in February, overturning a key part of the trade measures introduced under former President Donald Trump
International Banana Congress focuses on sector challenges
More than 1,200 participants are expected to attend the event at the Yucatán International Convention Centre
Global food production at risk without stable fertiliser supply
The World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) has warned that global food production could decline by up to 15% next year if fertiliser trade is not stabilised, as ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continue to disrupt supply chains
Spain calls for safeguards in EU–Morocco agreement to protect producers
Spain’s Joint Committee of Congress and Senate for the European Union has approved a non-legislative motion urging the government to oppose certain modifications to the EU–Morocco Association Agreement and to introduce effective safeguard measures to protect Spanish and European producers
Farmers lead fuel protests in Ireland
Participants, angered by a diesel price increase of more than 20%, have blocked Whitegate, two ports, a refinery and several roads in Dublin
Macfrut: a global meeting point for the fruit and vegetable sector
The 43rd edition, scheduled from 21 to 23 April at the Rimini Expo Centre, is set to be the most international yet: over 800 top buyers (+20%), exhibitors from 5 continents and 5 Ministers in attendance (2 from the Dominican Republic, plus Lebanon, Syria and Italy)
