Royal Berry's growth story celebrated in newest greenhouse: "We built backwards"
Royal Berry was lucky on Wednesday afternoon; under a brilliant blue sky, the 12.5-year anniversary of the strawberry growing company was celebrated. Even better, grower Jan van Genderen was able

Artichoke 2023 takes place in Molfetta, Italy, from 18 to 21 April 2023
With over 370 thousand tons produced in 2021, Italy is the first artichoke producing Country in the world, with Puglia and Sicily together accounting for three quarters of national production. In

Market players expect strong March almond shipments
Market participants surveyed by Mintec in the first week of April were expecting strong shipments ahead of the March position report, which is due for release on 11th April. Estimates for February

Egypt exported a record volume of potatoes to Southeast Asia in 2022
By the end of 2022, Egypt exported a record volume of potatoes to the countries of Southeast Asia, EastFruit reports. Indonesia remained the main destination for their supply, and exports more

Kiwifruit - 4.0 technologies to save water, fertilizers and energy
"While, on the one hand, the first positive results of what Sentek multilevel probes can achieve are starting to become known, on the other hand, it is not always clear that they also contribute

The blueberry world ready to meet at Macfrut
Experts put the global consumption of blueberries at 2 million tonnes within the next ten years, with a purchase in Europe alone of 860 grams per person by 2026. To say that the future will be

The Umberto Veronesi Foundation's Tomato for Research returns
On Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 April, the Umberto Veronesi Foundation returns to Italy's main squares with the sixth edition of Tomatoes for Research. Good for you, good for the environment. The

"Belgian potato sector growing strongly, but struggles with high costs"
Last year, the Belgian potato processing sector processed 6.2+ million tons of potatoes. It, thus, broke its 2019 record by a whopping 18%. Employment in the industry is rising accordingly, with

EU monthly orange imports came in at 78.808 tonnes in March
EU monthly orange imports came in at 78.808 tonnes in the past month. Data shows that the majority of these imports came from Egypt -the same as the month before- at 75.307 tonnes.

Morocco’s tomato challenges
Due to the weather conditions in several European and African countries, there is a shortage of several products, such as tomatoes, says Fatiha Charrat, deputy managing director for Moroccan fresh

NZ kiwifruit growers vote to retain levy
New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers (NZKGI) will continue its advocacy work for at least the next six years. The decision was approved in a recent referendum, where New Zealand kiwifruit growers voted

NPU new Manter dealer in Norway and Sweden
Manter is pleased and proud to announce that Nordisk Pakkeriutstyr AS (NPU) is their new dealer for Norway and Sweden. NPU is already well known in the industry and can offer high quality service

Warmer temperatures and extra acreage leads to “glut” of tomatoes
There’s an oversupply of tomatoes right now. “It’s an oversupply that’s almost a glut,” said Bob Spencer of West Coast Tomato, LLC, noting it’s affecting all varieties of tomatoes.

Asparagus bundling machine: a simple, compact, modular and product-friendly innovation
Frédéric Jautrou is one of the 15 asparagus growers who came together to create the registered trademark “Asperges du Pays de Richelieu”, an initiative that has helped promote the spring

Study focuses on drones to target desert locusts with biopesticide
A study, led by the first winner of the inaugural Carol Ellison Science Award 2021, has determined the optimum height for a drone to fly and target desert locusts with biopesticides in order for

Arena Group: lemons for prevention in Decò and SuperConveniente stores
In all Decò and SuperConveniente sales outlets in Sicily and in the province of Reggio Calabria, Sicilian lemons for prevention will be available from 11 to 20 April 2023. They will be sold in

FPAA celebrates Spring Policy Summit 2023
The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) hosted its Spring Policy Summit on 14-15 March, bringing together industry leaders, policy makers, and experts to discuss critical issues

Imported strawberries become cheaper in Poland
This season, the traditional downward trend in prices for imported strawberries on the Polish wholesale market began in mid-February, when the volumes of Spanish strawberries sold there began to

Lower Saxony: Asparagus scarce at Easter, but available here and there
The fresh asparagus shoots are sprouting towards the warming sun - if it shines. At the moment, however, there is still a lack of sunshine. As the Landvolk press service reports, asparagus will be

Jingold, the season ends with satisfaction
In a highly challenging international context, the season closes with satisfaction for Jingold, which specialises in the cultivation and marketing of high quality kiwifruit, primarily yellow and

"New potatoes in short supply, so Maltese potatoes most welcome"
The Dutch company Altena Potatoes received its first full truckloads of Santé potatoes yesterday. "We started carefully last week already, but that wasn't significant. We can now truly get

“There currently is a complete focus on price, not quality”
Banana cultivation in India has come a long way in the past few decades, says Ajay Chopra, founder of Indian fresh produce brand Wonderberry: “The Indian banana cultivation has seen a fair bit

Haskelberg and IG Deccan enter avocado propagation partnership
Israel’s Haskelberg has teamed up with IG Deccan to bring high-quality avocado genetics to India. The two nurseries have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate and propagate

Ukrainian farmers rush to sell last year’s cabbage and reduce prices
The price of white cabbage from last year’s harvest has decreased in Ukraine this week, analysts of the EastFruit project report. According to market participants, Ukrainian farmers today