2022-2023 Florida all orange forecast released – number stands at 16.0 mln boxes
The 2022-2023 Florida all orange forecast released today by the USDA Agricultural Statistics Board is 16.0 million boxes, down 2.00 million boxes from the January forecast. If realized, this will

“Farming For the Future is our contribution to farming in South Africa”
Concerned at the environmental impact of farming, Woolworths decided almost two decades ago to take the food chain into their own hands. The Farming For the Future programme which today supports

Is the cold weather pushing the vegetable market?
Winter has finally arrived in Sicily after a warm start to the season that meant that producers and traders could not make the most of the cold, even during the Christmas season, which was instead

Sakata unveils Purple Magic broccoli
A new purple-stemmed broccoli variety has been launched by Sakata in a bid to make the vegetable even healthier and more visually appealing for consumers. The variety, called Purple Magic,

How the strawberry sector is tackling the future with substrate and 4.0 cultivation
The strawberry sector needs to update in order to keep up with the times. This is also why the Zavoli cultivation company from Rimini, Italy, decided to go from tunnel cultivation to automated

TOMRA Food appoints new regional sales director for North America for its processed food business area
TOMRA Food continues to strengthen its commitment to support and deliver cutting-edge solutions to customers across the USA and Canada by appointing Sean Slevin as Regional Sales Director of TOMRA

BayWa presents the first apple variety specifically bred for heat tolerance
After twenty years of breeding and development work within the Hot Climate Partnership, the world's first apple variety specifically bred for heat tolerance was presented at FRUIT LOGISTICA in

HAROPA PORT sets out its goals for the development of fruit & vegetable imports

Nigeria: IITA and NRCRI release new yam varieties
IITA–CGIAR, in collaboration with the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), has released three new yam varieties—UMUDa35-Delight, UMUDr33-Blessing, and UMUDr34-Sunshine for farmers.

Global Produce vertical integration into Saudi Arabia
Following their strong growth trajectory, Hong Kong-based Global Produce Holding will open the doors of Global Produce Saudi Arabia Joint Venture in Riyadh on the first of April 2023. Last year

Ukrainian farmers have reduced prices for carrots
A downward trend has started on the Ukrainian carrot market at the beginning of the week, analysts of the EastFruit project report. The main reason for the reduction in carrot price was the