March 28th, 2022

Full update available here

 
1. Government agencies: ICPR  and FYI changes
 
2. New Zealand News:  NZPPI Plant Imports meeting, China now grows more gold kiwifruit vines than New Zealand, New packaging for European  Zespri kiwis, Voters think Gisborne District Council is wrong to appeal gold kiwifruit ruling, JR’s Orchards eyes sales expansion in Asia, Why is fresh produce in NZ so expensive? ,Vegetable prices will keep rising if Govt doesn't help, growers say , National MP Barbara Kruger met with Pukekohe vegetable growers, Top of the south orchards seek to replenish workforce, Omicron has ‘major impact' on staff shortages as apple picking season peaks, Covid 'traumatic' for apple company Yummy, but there's light at the end of the tunnel, Effect of the floods on apple picking, East Coast floods making things even worse for hurting horti sector , Cherri Global’s comment on the past season, Navel oranges reap ongoing benefits from maturity standards, Rebecca Fisher joins TomatoesNZ, Choice Cherimoyas, Roxburgh orchardist hopes feijoa trial proves fruitful, Northport set to increase its container ship handling business, Sustainable packaging highlighted for New Zealand exporters, WayBeyond launches FarmRoad Mobile targeting pest, disease and on-farm data capture, FPSC launches new food safety resources, BayWa reveals leadership change, Growing challenges — adapting for climate change, Avocado research programme, Growing great beer, 100% crop yield target for new indoor growing tech, Sustainable Vegetable Systems (SVS) Update No.5:, Miruku replacing animals with plants to create dairy proteins, New pests and diseases reporting tool to strengthen biosecurity system 
 
3. International news: USDA announces good manufacturing practices audit for produce distribution centres, EU Commission backs sustainable resilience, Freshfel Europe welcomes EU measures to enhance global food security, Thailand uses the ePhyto system to optimize the fruit export process to China, Challenges to southern hemisphere exports and imports due to Russia-Ukraine conflict, Fepex calls for urgent action on spiralling costs, Situation at U.S. ports continues to improve slowly but steadily, Liner operators set to re-open Shenzhen offices as lockdown lifted, ONE expands reefer fleet, Report lifts the lid on farm food waste:, Costa Group Holdings 2021 Sustainability Report, Sustainability a major driver at Chiquita, Microscopics found on raw fruit appear essential to human health, Chemical found in leafy greens shown to slow growth of COVID-19 and common cold viruses, Method to measure fruit and vegetables' quality, without damaging the product"

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