15+ hour, 6+ min ago  (334+ words) The amount of fresh fruit and vegetables sold under the wrong country of origin label in Poland has been cut dramatically, according to the country's Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK). The news follows the introduction of a new…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (178+ words) The majoirity of Spain's fresh fruit and vegetables continues to be transported by truck, accounting for 95 per cent of the country's total exports. That is'according to data from the department of Customs and Special Taxes in the Spanish Tax Agency,…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (345+ words) CMI Orchards apple orchards Last August, Washington apple growers were bracing for a potentially record crop of 142.3mn cartons (18 kg), just exceeding the 141.8mn boxes packed in 2014. Given the poor markets over the last several seasons, worsened by steadily increasing costs of…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago  (940+ words) By Nina Pullman24 February 2026 Professor Tim Lang and NFU deputy president, David Exwood, at the NFU Conference 2026 A long-term focus on efficiency has made British food supply chains vulnerable and unable to withstand increasing shocks to the food system. That was…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (347+ words) UK-based company Greenstone has launched a web-based platform which it says will enable plant breeders, rights-holders and licensees to protect their varietal portfolios more effectively. With ownership of intellectual property now a major strategic element of many fresh produce supply…...