“Bursa black figs have no substitute in the market”
The preparations for the upcoming Turkish fig season have been completed and the weather seems to be playing nice, says Akin Soyleyen, marketing manager for Turkish exporter Aksun: “Last year

"Both food retailers and wholesalers are showing great interest in blueberries"
"Blueberry cultivation in Bavaria is still quite manageable because the necessary soils for it do not actually exist and accordingly a lot has to be invested in soil preparation," says Andreas

Get ready for a summer full of flavour with +Broccoli!
Under the slogan "What does summer taste like? Broccoli!", it aims to raise awareness of the benefits of incorporating this vegetable into menus during the summer season, while highlighting its

meine-Möhren.de produces educational film for school lessons
Everyone knows the favourite orange vegetable. But what do schoolchildren actually know about the production of carrots here in Germany? For this knowledge transfer, the team of meine-Möhren.de

Avocados some of M&S Food's most popular cupboard staples
South Korea: Customers flocking to fruit and vegetable preparation services At “The Hyundai Seoul” operated by Hyundai Department Store, approximately 200 customers visit each day to have the

Produce preparation services take off in Korea
Fresh fruit and vegetable preparation services are gaining popularity in Korea helping customers cut produce into preferred shapes and sizes. According to a report from Korea Bizwire, retailers

Calcium cyanamide, an excellent ally for baby leaves
Baby leaves are very complex crops to manage due to the delicate production and very short cycles that require ideal growing conditions for excellent production. Especially in summer, with the

German fruit and vegetables: Crisp, seasonal and regional - leaf salads
The range of creative preparation options is as diverse as the spectrum of seasonally available salad varieties. Whether iceberg lettuce, lollo rosso or bionda, endive, lettuce or frisée - leaf

Effect of carbon substrate on growth and yield of raspberries
In the last days of May, Sylwia Gabrysz from the company Carbohort visited the farm of Katarzyna Witkowska located near Goszczyn near Grójec. There, Carbomat was applied at the stage of soil

PIF to acquire 30% of supermarket chain Tamimi Markets
With new UK border controls due in October, how can British supermarkets plan for fruit and vegetable shortages? Mikko Kärkkäinen, CEO and Co-Founder of RELEX Solutions: “UK retailers should

Strawberries 2023: What will be the prices of fruit from the ground?
In just over two weeks, the season for ground strawberries will start. At the moment, the blossoming of flowers and great preparations for the season are underway in the fields, reports

"Some countries in Europe have already stopped producing mushrooms due to lack of compost"
One of the consequences of the drought that affects areas in practically all of Spain is the shortage of straw, which is leading to a large increase in straw prices. This increase in prices

Latest phase of redevelopment progressing nicely
The last three months have seen more significant and very visible progress in the Market’s redevelopment programme, according to Tony O’Reilly, CGMA’s Project Director. “The weather during

Solutions to improve the preparation of blueberries for sale
Rising production costs of blueberries, require growers to implement solutions that significantly reduce them, often concerning the number of people employed for harvesting (mechanical harvesting)

New Zealand spinach yields earlier - how do you grow it?
New Zealand spinach comes on sale in summer - it crops from June until the first frosts occur. New Zealand spinach comes from a different family to conventional spinach, but has a similar flavour

Job advertisement: Quality management employee (m/f/d)
We are a wholesale company with affiliated production, preparation and distribution for vegetables in Willich Schiefbahn. To strengthen our team, we are looking for a: Quality management employee

In Spain there is luxury in the future of fruit and vegetables
In Spain, the price of fresh vegetables rose 27.8% in March compared to the same period last year and 5.7% compared to last month. In addition, vegetable preparations, such as IV gamma, also rose

Controlling aphids in spring - which preparations to use?
Aphids belong to this group of pests that unfortunately infest fruit orchards every year in high numbers. Currently, during the flowering period of many tree species, we can already observe the

Thinning of small-fruit varieties with liquid ATS
Fine-fruited varieties such as Gala, Golden Delicious or Shampion are worth thinning out earlier so that the fruit has the right diameter. For this reason, thinning with ATS-based preparations is

Agroforestry Group expands its Musang King durian plantation to meet demand
Agroforestry Group today announced that it is currently in the midst of expanding its Musang King durian plantation in Johor, Malaysia. The preparation and planting of an additional 1,500 Musang

Record Trade Show attendance and new speakers announced for Hort Connections 2023
Preparations for Hort Connections 2023 are well underway, with the Trade Show sold out two months before the doors open, new speakers and events added to the event program, and AUSVEG opening

Processors won't buy fruit from Poland? They are flooded with Ukrainian
As wp.pl reports, processors have cold stores full of Ukrainian frozen fruit and argue that it is no longer profitable for them to buy this year's fruit from Poland. "We demand immediate

Processors won't buy fruit from Poland? They are flooded with Ukrainian
As wp.pl reports, processors have cold stores full of Ukrainian frozen fruit and argue that it is no longer profitable for them to buy this year's fruit from Poland. "We demand immediate

Caña Nature presents its new special formats at the Gourmets Show
The latest edition of the Salón Gourmets, one of the most important food fairs in Spain, was the setting chosen by Caña Nature, a company specialising in the preparation of gazpacho, guacamole,

The current soft fruit season, one of the most complicated
In an interview with Europa Press, Sanz explained that this has been one of the "most complicated seasons in living memory", "especially due to the drought and the new regulations regarding