The sales of the first Moldovan strawberries will start during the Easter week
Will the first Moldovan strawberries ripen by the Easter holidays? There were doubts about this due to two cold waves in late March – early April. However, according to the Pomușoarele Moldovei

Primland welcomes smooth transition from North to South
French kiwifruit marketer Primland is setting its sights on Southern Hemisphere production, as the Northern Hemisphere season comes to an early close. The company’s Oscar Greece campaign ended

Spring at the table is tinged with red
A varied and balanced diet is the basis for a long and healthy life: the body's well-being is also built at the table by paying attention to the choice of food. Each season has its fruits and

Hass avocados more popular than Shepard variety
The popular Hass avocado variety is in season from May to January, and outside of these months Shepard avocados are on the shelves from mid-February to mid-April. But many consumers say the

Bedmar's white asparagus from Jaén has a new marketer
The president of the Provincial Council of Jaén, Francisco Reyes, and the mayor of Bedmar and Garcíez, Pablo Ruiz, visited the Colmena Verde company, which is dedicated to the marketing of fruit

Central Mexico ending strawberry season on strong note
Supplies of strawberries from Central Mexico are coming to the end of the season. “The industry has pushed central Mexico certainly later than what would normally be the case because of the

"Inspire is a winning variety for us"
Italy is entering the final stretch of its strawberry campaign. A year that, as in other producing areas of the Mediterranean Arc, has been marked by high temperatures. This situation has not

Southern Hemisphere season starts for kiwifruit
The Northern Hemisphere season is about to become intensive and challenging. The Oscar® Greece kiwifruit campaign ended on a positive note with strong support for targeted country marketing

Shifts in diversity in carriers’ reliability
Schedule reliability is one of the many competitive elements in this industry, and as such, the relative performance of the shipping lines provides a view of their competitive positioning. In a

Bud frost in raspberries. How to assess the damage?
On our plantation we had another cataclysmic event during the winter. The plastic tunnels in which the raspberries (long cane) grown for the summer harvest were overwintered collapsed under the

NZ kiwifruit lands in China
JD Fresh hopes to sell 2m trays (3.3 kg equivalents) of New Zealand-grown kiwifruit in China over the 2023 campaign. The fresh food division of e-commerce giant JD.com welcomed its first shipment

"When it comes to strawberries, families do not want to choose between flavor, food safety and sustainability"
Never compromising when respecting and pleasing consumers - this is the approach of OP Frutthera Growers, the company from Scanzano Jonico (Matera) owner of the Nicofruit as well as of the

Growers claim raspberry exports are quite complex right now
Raspberry growers in Bosnia and Herzegovina are looking at this year’s harvest with uncertainty. All indications are that there will be a multitude of challenges. In the first place is the

Nido One V2, a new system for hydroponic management
The latest innovation when it comes to the automated management of fertigation in protected crops went on sale a few days ago. Nido One V2 is the updated version of a tested system that has been

New machine washes fragile sweet potatoes clean using less water
It is not easy to wash something as fragile as a sweet potato. "Its skin is like not-quite-dry paint," says Joris Koenraadt of Maatschap Koenraadt. "It's hard to find a washing line that cleans

EPS packaging ensures fresh arrival of grapes
Maintaining the quality of fresh products from farm to table has always been a challenge in the logistics environment. The characteristics of increased shelf-life and conservation provided by

Machines at Agrotech and other solutions - photo report
The 23rd International Fair of Agricultural Technology AGROTECH was held on 17-19 March. Of course, this is a typically agricultural event, but every year you can see interesting solutions

Transporting bananas by rail back on track
Thirty years ago, it was very common to transport bananas by rail in Europe. That type of transport stopped for some time, says Johan Claes, director of the Belgian New Fruit Wharf (BNFW), which

Tamil Nadu grapes get Geographical Indication tag
This is Tamil Nadu’s famous Cumbum Panneer Thratchai, also known as Cumbum grapes. The Cumbum grapes recently earned the Geographical Indication tag or GI tag. The Cumbum valley located at the

How America’s beloved Meyer lemon caused a mid-century citrus panic
“To those who have never tasted them, our recurring insistence on Meyer lemons may seem like an irritating California eccentricity,” famed farm-to-table chef Alice Waters writes in her book