Grapes moving into promotional volumes next month
While supplies of grapes had been wavering in the past month, overall volumes are now starting to maintain a sense of normalcy. Peru: Peru’s political unrest means grape volumes have been

Dutch factory officially completed
This week, in the Netherlands, Frank Hessing received his company's Superkey. That signals the completion of this business' production site in Greenport Venlo. And so, with this sustainable Fresh

Zimbabwean horti sector intends to double export earnings
Zimbabwe’s government is trying to increase sector performance with the launch of the US$30 million Horticulture Export Revolving Fund (HERF). This should enhance horticulture's contribution to

"If base prices don't rise, I fear this may well be the last generation of local Belgian growers"
Belgian farmers are struggling. "There are all kinds of new environmental and financial rules. Try and find your way through all that as a farmer. And if that's all not enough, there are issues

A commercial network is also built by taking part in international fairs
Danilo Alba from OP Opens summarizes the PO's mission as "a new way of being together, actively cooperating to grow together and provide the market with those answers and guarantees it seeks."

New Iceberg lettuce elongated neck varieties enable mechanized harvesting
BASF has developed a series of Iceberg lettuce varieties that allow collecting them mechanically, thus giving the Iceberg variety a new boost.

Dutch packaging companies form partnership
Dutch company Looije Packing has expanded its activities further. It has partnered with IQ Packing Waddinxveen. Piet Looije and Rob Bondt - who jointly have 70 years of experience in the fruit and