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The California Air Resources Board has announced a settlement with the multinational fresh produce company - the largest penalty to date related to clean air violations for the state’s Ocean-Going Vessel At Berth Regulation.

The German-based company, which operates Britain's fifth-largest grocer, says it will save more than 100 tons of plastic.

The Ministry said banana producers have been the most affected, with losses that amount to $28.9, followed by pineapple producers with $7.5m.

Spain is due to see an 8% year-on-year increase in lemon production to 1.29m metric tons (MT) in the 2020-21 season, an industry body has confirmed.

"So from an internal standpoint we're very excited, from a commercial standpoint it's going to unleash a lot of opportunities for us, to continue to do many of the things we've already done but maybe do them in a little bigger scale and to do them with a little brisker timeline."

Peru's mango export volumes could be heavily affected by the ongoing drought in the country, an industry representative has said.

PRESS RELEASE Don Limón – the international fresh fruit producer-packer-importer – is thrilled to announce the launch of a recruitment campaign to find creative and ambitious professionals who wish to become the next ‘Don’ traders working within the company’s innovative, global platform. Don Limón is calling on dynamic individuals with the ambition to develop small, commercial […]

PRESS RELEASE Hazel Technologies Inc., a USDA-funded technology company delivering new solutions for fresh produce to extend shelf-life, increase sales, and fight food waste, announces the launch of the first ever virtual Grape Quality Summit. A 2 hour event held on Friday October 9th, the summit will feature keynote speakers from across the grape industry ahead […]

A University of Queensland student has developed the first critical steps to create a cryopreservation protocol for avocado which had never been achieved until now, despite more than 40 years of research.

British police said on Wednesday they had discovered a tonne of cocaine hidden in a consignment of fruit which was being smuggled into the country from South America.