British cannabis smugglers appear before judge
A crime ring with links throughout Europe has been caught red-handed after shipping £2 million of cannabis into Seaforth docks. The drugs were hidden among pallets of broccoli, kale and lettuce.

"ToBRFV-resistant baby plums show promising trial results"
“The rugose virus is impacting all tomatoes—but especially the cluster markets such as snacking tomatoes,” said Stéphane Le Caro, Syngenta Vegetable Seeds Portfolio Lead for Indeterminate

First conference dedicated to cornsalad cultivation held in Italy
The first conference dedicated to the cultivation of cornsalad, organized by Maraldi Sementi, was held in recent weeks at the Vacherie in Brusaporto (Bergamo, Italy), in the heart of the growing

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

Is the UK ready for the Brexit import controls, and will these push up prices?
The proposals from the UK government for its new post-Brexit border strategy - beginning this autumn - will require all goods arriving from the EU that are subject to sanitary and phytosanitary

Lidl Portugal: Fruit and vegetables exports at 26,200 tonnes
Switzerland: Lidl announces management changes Lidl Switzerland has announced that its chief operating officer Christian Steimle is to step down from his role, succeeded by Benny Klein as of 1

Syngenta Vegetable Seeds acquires Feltrin Sementes
Syngenta Vegetable Seeds has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Feltrin Sementes, a Brazilian vegetable seed company serving smallholder growers and home gardeners in over 40

Syngenta Vegetable Seeds completes acquisition of Brazilian vegetable seed company
Syngenta Vegetable Seeds announced it has completed the acquisition of Feltrin Sementes, a Brazilian vegetable seed company serving smallholder growers and home gardeners in 40+ countries. With

Portugese fruit and vegetable company with Dutch roots opens office in the Netherlands
This month, Eporifrutas gained a Dutch purchasing and sales office. The Portuguese company, owned by Dutch brothers Maikel, Bjorn, and Gerardus Brands, has cultivation, import/export, and

Spain/Córdoba: Significantly smaller garlic harvest expected
Miguel del Pino, President of the Asaja Garlic Sector, told the last meeting of the O+G Committee of the Garlic Contracting Group of European producer countries, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain,

Enza Zaden offers Bremia resistance
The International Bremia Evaluation Board for the EU (IBEB-EU) has announced three new Bremia races, Bl:38EU, Bl:39EU, and Bl:40EU, and said that tests by Enza Zaden have found a significant

Field Cucumber Day - Invitation, 23 July 2023
We would like to invite you to the Field Cucumber Day on 23 July (Sunday). We will be hosted at the farm of Damian Micik in Szarkówka (32-250 Charsznica), who has set his sights on growing field

Enza Zaden acquires carrot programme
Enza Zaden has announced the acquisition of a carrot breeding programme from German company Carosem, a strategic move that the company said allowed it to expand its product portfolio. The

Enza Zaden acquires carrot breeding programme from German company Carosem
This strategic move, which will become official on 1 July 2023, enables Enza Zaden to expand its product portfolio to include the carrot crop and fits with the company's long-term goals of

Europe’s Joint Committee on Fruit and Vegetables defends mirror clauses in international trade
The Plenary Meeting of the Mixed Committee on Fruit and Vegetables, in which Spain, France, Italy and Portugal participate, met in Rome to analyse the challenges facing the sector, as well as

Sormac expands delivery programme by taking over Felcon machines
Sormac B.V., a manufacturer of machines for the processing of fresh vegetables from Venlo, has reached agreement with Felcon B.V., established in Everdingen, regarding the takeover of the product

“We rent our land in Portugal to farmers facing irrigation or production difficulties”
In order to offer its clients fresh produce such as carrots, cabbage and leeks every month of the year, Fermes Larrère has relied since 2017 on production from their BVLH farm in Portugal's

Movement of asparagus from Peru through South Florida ports expected to remain the same
Movement of asparagus from Peru imports through South Florida ports of entry is expected to remain about the same. Trading moderate. Prices large much higher and standard higher. 11-pound cartons

Rijk Zwaan intensifies courgette innovation
Rijk Zwaan is working on enhancing its courgette portfolio, including increasing the options for growers when it comes to Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus. The vegetable seed specialist, which

BASF "sweetens" the French cucumber market
Nunhems, BASF's vegetable seed brand, has just revolutionised the French cucumber market. Not only are they pioneers in introducing sweet-tasting varieties in this segment, but they are also

Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias calls for phytosanitary solutions and reciprocity
Cooperativas Agroalimentarias de España took part this Thursday in the plenary session of the Joint Committee for Fruit and Vegetables held in Rome, where, once again, the Spanish, French,

Will drought hit wallets? Vegetables could be even more expensive
May was another month in which vegetable prices increased y-o-y. by around 40% on average. Carrots and onions recorded as much as triple-digit increases. Cabbage, on the other hand, cheapened by

From journalists to farmers for a day
Semillas Fitó and the Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producers and Exporters of the Region of Murcia (Proexport) are collaborating for the 4th consecutive year in the #VitamínateConPimiento

"Being present at two main European ports has added value for us"
The Belgian logistics service provider Fresh Connection opened an office in the Port of Rotterdam in April. That is in addition to its office in Antwerp. "Being present at the fruit and vegetable

"This makes it impossible to keep supplying school fruit"
In the Netherlands, school fruit suppliers' compensation is set to drop from €0.24 to €0.18 (incl. VAT) per fruit or vegetable portion. That is according to the new school fruit, vegetables,