The marketing value of watermelon in the USA exceeded USD 326 million in 2022.
According to the Executive Director of the National Watermelon Promotion Board (NWPB), Mark Arney, "the vast majority of watermelons imported by the US come from Mexico. In fact, the value of

Brazil: Agricultural support gets stronger ecological orientation
Brazil is continuing to increase promotional loans for agriculture and is placing special promotional emphasis on sustainable production and family farms. This is the result of the "Crop Plan

‘Argentina insists on local currency agreements within Mercosur’
During a conference with his Mercosur peers on the opening day of the bloc's 62nd summit, Argentine Economy Minister Sergio Massa said that “in order to strengthen intra-Mercosur trade, it is

Finding tech solutions to labour problem
Training fruit pickers using virtual reality equipment, employing robots to move fruit containers and wearing exoskeletons to support physical labour are all possibilities being considered by

"Prices of around a euro/kg for white cabbage are fairly unusual"
In early July, white cabbage is selling for almost €1/kg. That is unusual, says Martin Bolhuis of the Dutch brokerage Tuindersbelang which organizes central sales for some 60 cabbage growers.

Melon season suffers from inclement weather
This year, Spanish melon and watermelon growers have been surprised by a drastic change in the season in just three weeks. Once again, the weather has played a key role in the production which,

Dyson Farming invests £11m in strawberry glasshouse extension
Dyson Farming has partnered with glasshouse engineering specialist CambridgeHOK to build the second phase of its strawberry glasshouse in Lincolnshire. Having overseen the project to construct the

Strawberries in July, in Romagna they are produced with the offside
The project of Romagna's strawberries grown off the land continues (click here to read more) and the fruit will continue to be harvested during the month of July. We spoke about this with