Drought clips Catalan apple and pear production
Catalonia’s apple and pear crop will be 15-20 per cent lower than originally expected this coming season due to drought, according to fruit association Afrucat. General director Manel Simon said

Hall Hunter toasts bumper blueberry crop
The British blueberry season is flourishing this year, according to Hall Hunter. The UK grower pointed out that some 6,000 tonnes of British blueberries are hitting supermarket shelves this

Hydroponics in Italy: 30 hectares of greenhouses up and running in January
"In January 2024, there will be 30 hectares of greenhouses up and running, of which 15 are dedicated to winter harvesting with LED lighting and 15 summer hectares planted for subsequent

“My beard went from half grey to 100% grey in just a few weeks”
The Mexican grape season kept getting pushed back due to a May month that was unusually cool. Although the weather helped with the coloring of the grapes, it slowed down the maturity. “The grape

Mega Mandy joins the Pinnacle Fresh family
The Australian citrus harvest is well underway for the Dracula citrus range from Pinnacle Fresh. “We are currently picking all varieties; Navels, Cara Cara, Tangelo, Dekopons and lemons, Afourer

GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW GINGER
The global ginger market is currently facing challenges, with uncertainties and shortages affecting different regions. As the ginger season transitions, traders are faced with fluctuating prices

Drought clips Catalan apple and pear production
Catalonia’s apple and pear crop will be 15-20 per cent lower than originally expected this coming season due to drought, according to fruit association Afrucat. General director Manel Simon said

L'Insalata dell'Orto joins Zero Residues
L'Insalata dell'Orto - a Veneto-based company specialising in the production, packaging and marketing of first and fourth range leafy vegetables, as well as Europe's largest producer of edible

Dutch company starts construction of organic vegetable seed production facility
Vegetable breeding company Enza Zaden officially gave the go-ahead today for the construction of their own sustainable, eight-hectare production location in Luttelgeest, in the province of

Fruit growing in Romagna at the end of the line: how to restart?
"The agony cannot last long and if we want to save the fruit-growing sector in Romagna, we need an intervention. An emergency manoeuvre, especially in terms of timing, but one that condenses a

Enza Zaden kicks off Vitalis facility project
Vegetable breeding company Enza Zaden has given the green light to the construction of its sustainable 8ha production location in Luttelgeest, in the Dutch province of Flevoland. Enza Zaden

Does lettuce give gas?
What is lettuce? Lettuce, a green leafy vegetable with a crisp and refreshing texture, is widely consumed around the world. Known scientifically as Lactuca sativa, it is a cool-season crop that

Parlapiano presents its summer excellences: Ribera pear thighs and pescabivona fish
The marketing of the excellent summer fruits, the Pera Coscia di Ribera and Pescabivona IGP, typical Sicilian regional products, unique in the world for their organoleptic characteristics, will

Frullà, the Emilia-Romagna Igp pear flavour is born
In Emilia-Romagna, 70% of Italian pears are cultivated. Due to their exceptional quality in 1998, they were the first fruit to receive IGP recognition in the European Union. The Protected

The heat wave is burning fruits and vegetables
Climatic changes are disrupting the countryside where there has been a 10% cut in wheat production while the honey harvest has fallen by 70% compared to last year, but orchards are also in trouble

Full scope of Western Cape flood damage still unknown
The Citrus Growers’ Association of South Africa (CGA) has asked the country’s National Disaster Management Centre to act with urgency and declare the recent floods in the Western Cape a

Transnet names ICTSI as new partner for flagship Durban Container Terminal
Transnet wishes to notify noteholders that the Company has concluded the process of selecting an equity partner for its flagship Durban Container Terminal (DCT) Pier 2. Transnet has selected an

Swift disaster declaration needed to help flood-stricken farmers in Western Cape
The Citrus Growers’ Association of South Africa (CGA) welcomes the recent update by the Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) on the estimated damage to agricultural infrastructure by

Imported vegetables: expensive onions and carrots flood from third countries
The dearth of vegetables on the Community market in the 2022/23 season, particularly root vegetables, has led to increased interest in these products on third markets. EU imports of fresh

Mediterranean fruit fly detected in nectarine batches going from Turkey to Russia
On July 11, 2023, during the quarantine phytosanitary control, Rosselkhoznadzor discovered the Mediterranean fruit fly in a batch of approximately 7 tons of fresh nectarines coming from

“Lime demand and prices in Europe higher, but Brazil has lower supply”
The prices and demand for limes in Europe are both currently high while Brazil is in its low season with limited supplies to meet the demand. Brazil is experiencing good winter weather with

Port of Antwerp-Bruges limits impact of economic instability
The total throughput of Port of Antwerp-Bruges was 139 million tonnes in the first six months of this year, a fall of 5.5% compared to the same period last year. While the global economic

"The correct packaging material prevents food waste"
"To prevent food waste, we must use the correct packaging material for the correct product," begins Ellen Schreur, an account manager at Perfon. This Dutch company is part of Opackgroup (formerly

Ports of Antwerp and Haifa add more flexibility to SLB North Sea logistics
Economic ties between Israel and Northern Europe are particularly strong, underscoring the importance of an efficient and reliable Ocean freight network. Israel, renowned for its innovation and

The Spanish mango harvest will fall 70% below its potential this year due to drought
In the next campaign, which will begin in mid-August, Spain's mango production, which is mainly concentrated in Malaga, will fall between 60 and 70% below its potential of 40,000 tons. It is a