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Lidl GB has announced the launch of a pioneering analysis tool aimed at addressing wage disparities among banana workers. The innovative system is set to be implemented across the company's supply chain in September. Described as a "first-of-its-kind" initiative, the tool was developed in collaboration with the sustainable trade advocate organization IDH. The app calculates […]

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The report details the company’s comprehensive strategy to address the 40% food waste prevalent in the global fresh produce supply chain.

Although the study does not consider the impacts of packaging regulatory scenarios on fresh produce cost and availability, it contributes valuable insights to the industry’s ongoing efforts to minimize fresh produce packaging waste. 

China's leading blueberry importer Shanghai Pengsheng Industrial Co., Ltd., and Peru's largest agricultural company, Camposol, hosted a launch ceremony in the Hubei Province, for the first time, to welcome the new season's first shipment of Peruvian blueberries to the country.  The event took place in the Shouhengcheng Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market in Hubei province, […]

The plan seeks to integrate the nation’s supply chain by creating a "more robust system for sharing information with public and private stakeholders in the freight business".

The crop's strengths include resistance to red leaf disorder and higher productivity.

Trudeau said the interruption in the rail services impacts "everyone across the country, from workers, businesses, farmers and consumers who are going to be impacted."

The Australian Department of Agriculture and Fisheries detected tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) in two South Australian commercial properties. The fruit virus can lead to a 70% yield reduction in affected crops. The properties, located in the Northern Adelaide Plains region, are operating under biosecurity requirements while the full extent of the detection is […]

As Fresh Farms enters its second season of the “Taste To Believe” grape campaign, the company says they have observed that by addressing a category management approach like the berry, tomato, and apple categories, there are significant opportunities to grow the expanding grape category beyond the traditional buy-sell to impact sales.  The campaign's core objective […]