Fyffes: All farms in Latin America participate in gender equality programmes
Fyffes says it is well on its way to achieving its gender equality target of 100% of Fyffes employees at Latin American sites by 2025 and 50% of suppliers benefiting from gender equality

Leading agricultural technology experts at Fame Innowa
The next edition of the Fame Innowa Agricultural Technology Fair, which will take place from 19 to 22 April, is expected to be the largest in terms of attendees in recent years. The support of

Imported lime prices could creep up in March
Supplies of limes are low coming out of Mexico. “It’s that time of year when production somewhat decreases due to winter but it hasn’t been as bad as last season. They’ve had a pretty good

Kids dig into potato project
Grow Your Own Potatoes kits have been delivered to more than 6,000 schools nationwide after the programme was saved from closure thanks to support from across the industry. Kids across the country

Oppy outlines sustainability achievements
Fresh produce grower, marketer and distributor Oppy has introduced the first edition of its sustainability report, ’Expect the world from us’, highlighting its accomplishments and vision for

Walka w brytyjskich supermarketach trwa, ale brytyjskie ogórki są dostępne w Singapurze
Walka w brytyjskich supermarketach trwa. W ostatnich tygodniach wiele ich półek świeciło pustkami, ponieważ właściciele sklepów odmówili zapłacenia wyższej ceny za świeże

Kids dig in to potato project
Grow Your Own Potatoes kits have been delivered to more than 6,000 schools nationwide after the programme was saved from closure thanks to support from across the industry. Kids across the country

“We don't expect the strawberry supply to fully recover for the next 3 to 4 weeks”
Huelva's berry campaign is advancing with much lower volumes than usual due to the delay of the harvests caused by the different consecutive cold waves. Temperatures are rising again, but

JD.com: In general, women are stronger buyers of fresh produce
E.Leclerc, Aldi and U Post strongest market share gains in France E.Leclerc, Aldi and Groupement U were the strongest-performing retailers in France in the period from 23 January to 19 February,

India: Grape exports up on good yields and strong demand from Europe
India's fresh grape exports for the fiscal year 2022-23 increased in both volume and value due to strong demand from Europe, the largest buyer, and ample supplies. This is despite a delayed start

100% of Fyffes Latin American farms enrolled in gender equality programs
Fyffes is well on its way to achieving its gender equality target of 100% of Fyffes employees in Latin American sites benefitting from gender equality programs by 2025 and 50% of suppliers by

"It is important to adapt to market trends in order to supply the industry with what it needs in the field”
A variety of factors must be considered in dripper and dripline selection. The designer and/or farmer must determine which attributes are necessary for the crop and circumstances. The purpose is

No oversupply of South African Satsumas
The first Satsumas are being harvested in Limpopo and the Eastern Cape, but volumes from the north of the country appear to have been reduced by the high amounts of rainfall this summer, resulting

Good demand and fair average prices for Italian dark green courgettes
"The winter season of our dark green courgette has not started brilliantly. In December 2022, prices were not really encouraging," says Dario Valerio, commercial director of the Italian

Maximum protection against powdery mildew with Atabal RZ
The powdery mildew, commonly known as "ash", is increasingly present on crops, causing significant production losses and forcing growers to pull up their crops early. This is a problem that

Struggle in UK supermarkets continues, but British cucumbers are available in Singapore
The struggle in UK supermarkets continues. In recent weeks, many of their shelves were empty, as shopkeepers refused to pay a higher price for fresh products. Due to the cold in Spain and high

Kazakhstan signs agreement on supply of early vegetables from Tajikistan
A Kazakh delegation, led by the First Vice-Minister of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan Arman Shakkaliyev and representatives of the regions, has visited Tajikistan. This

Morocco strengthens its position as a supplier of f&h in Spain
In volume, the year-on-year growth in Spanish imports of fruit and vegetables from outside Europe was 2%, totalling 1.8 million tonnes. A total of 1.9 million tonnes was imported from the EU

“Little by little, normality has returned”
A few weeks ago, the world was shocked by the images that showed the shortage of vegetable supplies in UK supermarkets. Fortunately, according to Juan Carlos Perez, co-director of the Coexphal-UAL

Blueberry growers now operate under the banner of the Association of Polish Blueberry Growers
The annual meeting was an opportunity to discuss the most relevant topics for growers related to the changing market environment. The law of supply and demand does not bypass blueberries on the

Red papayas are now grown in Saudi Arabia
Global Star, a producer and distributor of fresh produce, recently introduced a plantation of Red Papayas in Saudi Arabia, taking advantage of the demand for the fruit in the Arabian Gulf markets

Uzbekistan: onions have fallen in price by 12.5% over three weeks
Over the past three weeks, the dynamics of wholesale onion prices in Uzbekistan have shown a downward trend, which was facilitated by the active import of onions and a significant increase in air