Egyptian spring onion shortage leads to 80% price increase
Prices for Egyptian spring onions have significantly increased. According to Mai Yassin, export manager at Egyptian fresh produce exporter Stars of Export, this is due a shortage of spring onions

"We inevitably have to start three to four weeks before the German season opener"
Two years ago, Lykos Ltd, founded in 1992, underwent a change of ownership as well as a fundamental restructuring. Nevertheless, the core competence of the wholesale company based at Berlin's

"Irrigation was becoming increasingly bothersome"
Dutch grower Aard Robaard of Akkerbouw- en Fruitteeltbedrijf De Meerhof can partially irrigate his fruit. Yet, he will soon stop doing so. Aard has invested in three FrostFans mobile frost

The VIP Consortium offers organic apples all year round.
Thanks to the diversity of varieties produced by VI.P, the Consortium guarantees the availability of organic apples for 12 months of the year. In addition to the availability of Golden Delicious

"How do we want to eat?" - DGE launches its own podcast
For 70 years, the German Nutrition Society (DGE) has been answering the question "What should we eat?" based on scientific facts and evaluations. Now, with a new communication channel, it is also

Te Puke kiwifruit growers fear for crop due delay of temporary bridge
A bridge over Raparapahoe Stream on No 4 Road washed out on January 29 after severe weather, affecting the 30 properties above it. Initially, the Western Bay of Plenty District Council said a

"New software should increase productivity"
When Dutch fruit and vegetable wholesaler, importer, and exporter Willem Dijk AGF's software became outdated, director Willem Dijk jr. went in search of a replacement package that would meet the

Planasa inaugurates R&D centre in Mexico
Planasa has opened a new research and development centre in the Mexican state of Michoacán to develop new berry varieties adapted to the growing conditions in Latin America and the US. The