Frosts affect more than 40% of the extra-early fruit in the Murcia region
The Secretary of Agriculture of the Union of Small Farmers (UPA), Antonio Moreno, estimated that the repeated frosts of the last days in large cultivation areas of the Region of Murcia, where the

Ukraine’s superfood – new excellent blackcurrant varieties developed by local breeders
Representatives of the Institute of Horticulture of the National Academy of Sciences (Ukraine) developed and officially registered seven new blackcurrant varieties. Breeders have been working on

Mało porów, a będzie jeszcze mniej
Bieżąca podaż porów na polskim rynku świeżych warzyw jest już dość ograniczona. Zapasy porów krajowych szybko maleją, a i od początku nie należały do wysokich.

GfK Consumer Index: Higher average prices paid have compensated somewhat for volume loss
The value development of fruit/vegetables/potatoes lags behind the development of FMCG overall both in December 2022 (-2.2% vs. December 2021) and in 2022 as a whole (-3.6% vs. year 2021). This

France is preparing a law allowing the industry to better negotiate with retailers
The French National Assembly has just passed a bill aimed at giving more weight to the industry in negotiations with retailers. So far, in France, if suppliers and retailers had not reached an

“The artichoke processing industry should also adapt to the Green Queen”
The fields of the largest artichoke production area in Spain have been covered with a layer of ice for several days, which will have a considerable impact on production. “There have been frosts

Village Farms raises $25 million
Village Farms, the produce grower that also grows cannabis under the Pure Sunfarms banner, has raised $25 million. The capital was raised through the sale of shares and warrants with a combined

Shropshire tech start-up Upp advocates for big automation
Upp, a Shropshire, UK-based tech start-up, is using computer vision AI plus farm-sized proprietary machinery to expand crop yields. Its specialist, AI-driven harvester will make it more efficient