Cdo agribusiness: price volatility, how to solve it?
Price volatility has always characterised the market, a source of daily confrontation (and clash) between manufacturers, traders and consumers. While price fluctuations have historically worried

Organic greenhouse grown strawberry launched
Greenhouse producer Nature Fresh Farms introduces its Nature Fresh Farms Organic Greenhouse Berries™. The company says it has become the only greenhouse producer to grow and market organic

Are low-priced products the solution to all problems?
Much has been said in recent weeks about price increases in the fruit and vegetable sector, forgetting that the sector is often subject to inflationary and deflationary periods caused by

Are low-priced products the solution to all problems?
Much has been said in recent weeks about price increases for fruit and vegetables, forgetting that the sector is often subject to inflationary and deflationary periods caused by particularly

Nielsen: breakfast market is worth 8 billion, fruit accounts for only 8%
Breakfast? 70% of Italians eat it all the time. When they do happen to skip it, it is due to lack of appetite (42%), time (39%) or habit (28%), especially the very young (aged between 11 and 19)

“Israel's figs in super high demand”
Israel’s figs are in “super high demand” in especially Europe says David Levin, the CEO and marketing director of Zohara Farms. The company grows and exports brown figs during the two

Another successful Organic Produce Summit in the books
Last week's Organic Produce Summit in Monterey went by in the blink of an eye. As always, it was a jam-packed event that kicked off with Field Tours and an opening reception on Wednesday, July 12.

Avocado and spirulina superfoods drive sales
The appeal of ginger and turmeric goes down, while that of spirulina goes up, as does that of traditional nuts such as hazelnuts and exotic fruits such as mango and avocado. The world of

South Africa has its say on AGOA
The South African citrus industry has always said that its products are valued across the globe for their high quality. This is also the case in the US, where growers from the Western and Northern

Spotlight on the Korean produce market
After years of major economic changes resulting from COVID-19, Vanguard is checking in with its key produce leaders around the globe starting with Kirk Son, sales and procurement associate at

"Due to the wet spring, we had smaller calibres, in some cases by ten to 15 percent"
The outdoor season for lettuces and cabbage vegetables in the Krefeld area started one week later than last year. "Due to the heavy rainfall in March, the vegetable plants could not always be

SanLucar lists "Sweet Sense" papayas from the Canary Islands
The Canary Islands, where the papayas are grown, offer an ideal sub-tropical climate with year-round temperatures between 18ºC and 28ºC for the growth of the melon tree. "The high humidity and

'Green beans, complicated but promising start'
The green bean campaign has started about ten days late in the Piacenza area, where Riverfrut, the Rivergaro-based farm that has made this vegetable its core business for more than 40 years,

Coop: mdd values in fruit and vegetables in a commercial
Coop values translated into a commercial to emphasise the retailer's fruit and vegetables and private label products. I'm not a robot has been on air since 3 July and summarises in thirty seconds

Carby Label increasingly green with Ok Compost
Always attentive to new environmental trends, Carby Label is a specialist fruit and vegetable labeller that is developing certified solutions for the sector. The company, in fact, has obtained Ok

Penny Italia launches Pianetiamo, the pl line of salads for vertical farming
Penny Italia is currently launching its Pianetiamo line dedicated to fourth range salads from vertical farming, in particular from aeroponic technology. The retailer is the first brand with a

High density planting of hazelnuts and walnuts in Italy are taking a cue from abroad
New, densely cultivated, farming methods for hazelnut and walnut trees are beginning to gain popularity in Spain, which is a country that has always been considered a point of reference in Europe

“Spanish melon contract growers are at their wits' end”
“Things can always be called extreme, but in the 20 years I've been here, I've never seen it this extreme. Very few melons are available, and those that are there are damaged or the incorrect

Blank sailings at a post-pandemic low
The conditions on the global container shipping markets are continuing their path towards normalisation. However, a normal container shipping market is not the same as a container shipping market

The mini vegetable trend continues to grow
Mini vegetables are still very trendy, “especially in the catering sector,” explains Vincent Elegoet, manager of Saveurs du Bout du Monde. Historically, the company has always offered a

Towards a greener harvest
For the fresh produce industry, quality control has always been a thorny issue. The industry now faces additional challenges in balancing commercial pressures, consumer expectations, and

Syngenta's innovations in brassicas for spring cycles
In Viterbo, producers are preparing for the planning of the next brassica campaign. An extremely reliable partner is Syngenta Vegetable Seeds, one of the world's leading players in the segment,

The weather in France brings early volumes of peaches and nectarines
Larger volumes, a slower market at the end of June, and a switch of origins. “We are in a pivotal period,” explains Raphaël Martinez, director of Peaches and Apricots of France. “The end of

Fresh seminar webinar provides information for the safe assessment of fruit and vegetables
Fruit and vegetable products are always evolving after harvest: visibly and invisibly. Invisible attributes such as shelf life, defects inside the fruit, temperature damage and ripeness parameters

Hose-stopping nail: a small item useful for drip irrigation
Tying hundreds of hoses in their end parts is often a lengthy and not always effective operation. In addition, a part of the hose is lost, making it difficult to purge. To help with this, SR