New exotic mushroom facility for South Australia
Epicurean Food Group (EFG) has unveiled plans to transform a former South Australian Holden vehicle painting plant into a 35,000m2 vertically integrated exotic mushroom production facility. The

"Stable sales prices for French Löwenzahn, despite increased purchasing costs"
French Löwenzahn has already been increasingly traded in the Kaiserstuhl region for several weeks. "The leafy vegetable continues to be very well received, especially by our gastronomy and farm

Cape Town Container Terminal mitigating impact of adverse weather
The Cape Town Container Terminal continues to implement mitigation measures to deal with the impact of adverse weather conditions on operations. The terminal has been impacted by weather

Singapore sees launch of climate-resilient strawberry
Singapore-based agri-genomics firm Singrow has launched a new, climate-resilient strawberry variety designed to be grown in tropical climates. The variety was developed using the company’s

Indian table grape season moving towards a good pace
After a few weeks’ delay, the grape season in India is finally picking up the pace. Sagar Deore, director for Indian produce exporter Janki Freshyard Private Limited, says a later start of the

Help for banana farmers is coming
Banana prices in Belize are anticipated to rise somewhat. The Ministry of Agriculture claims that this price increase is the result of higher production costs brought on by a scarcity of

Avoid supermarkets buy fresh produce directly from Birmingham wholesale market
Avoid the supermarkets and visit the wholesale market, advises the head of The Birmingham Wholesale Fresh Produce Association (BWFA). They plan to extensively market the new wholesale market as a

Great blueberry development in Zimbabwe
The mission to South Africa and Zimbabwe for the presentation of Macfrut 2023 was carried out last week by President Renzo Piraccini, accompanied by Chiara Campanini of the foreign office of

Guava-root knot nematode detected in Hervey Bay
A Hervey Bay garden has been found to be the home of a very destructive and invasive bug that attacks the roots of crops and can result in severe crop loss. Sweet potato, chili, cotton, ginger,

Bulgarian wholesale fresh produce prices continue to increase
Bulgaria's wholesale food costs are represented by the market price index (MPI), which increased this week by 1.58 percent to 2,383 points. According to BTA, its level has increased 2.89 percent