Chartered Institute of Environmental Health says food will still face issues at the Irish border if the UK joins a customs union The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has warned that a customs union will not solve all the problems faced by the food […]
Technical managers from British retailer check out Spanish breeder’s new blueberry programme, with six varieties set for release in October Tesco visits Planasa ahead of blueberry launch Planasa has facilities in Huelva in the south west of Spain Technical managers from Tesco have visited Spanish […]
Visitors at this week’s Global Berry Congress get a glimpse of new offerings destined for international markets CIV unveils new strawberry varieties The CIVRL333 variety will be marketed under the brand name Xante Italian fruit breeding consortium CIV will showcase five new strawberry varieties at […]
Eustice leaves government citing May’s announcement that MPs will have a vote to delay Brexit in March Eustice indicated his departure from the government was to be free to participate in the parliamentary Brexit debates, but also against May’s decision to offer a vote to […]
The company has faced growing competition from blueberry suppliers in eastern Europe Asturian Berries files for bankruptcy The company, part of the Hortifrut group, was created in 2006 to supply European markets with what was then a little-known product in Spain’s soft fruit arsenal. It […]
Heavy rains and hailstorms have damaged fruit production in Chile’s south central zone. The Chilean Fresh Fruit Exporters Association (Asoex) said technical crews were in the fields assessing the potential impact of the storms, which struck the O’Higgins, Maule, Ñuble, Bío Bío and Araucanía regions […]
Production in both Trentino and South Tyrol has reportedly been hit hard by recent poor weather Fruit production in the north-east of Italy is counting the cost of last week’s major storm, which according to local news sources has hit berry and apple producers […]
Producers and exporters urge Spanish government to act now to avoid disaster Murcian producers flag up Brexit fears Proexport is calling on the Spanish government to draw up a Brexit contingency plan to prepare fruit and vegetable producers for the fallout of the UK’s departure […]
Britain’s farmers should no longer get “privileged” access to low-skilled, low-paid workers from the EU after Brexit, says a top government adviser. Alan Manning, who chairs the Migration Advisory Committee, said fruit and vegetable growers would probably “go backwards”. But it would not be the […]
The UK growers said they had grown their worldwide supplier network by 100 per cent in the past year UK berry growers Chambers has doubled its international berry supply network in the past year to help bolster their year-round supply. The company announced a “significant” […]