Blueberries, the American giant Driscoll's at Macfrut
The global blueberry programme of Driscoll's, an American giant with a century of farming tradition and today a pioneer in innovation, will be presented at Macfrutall's International Blueberry

Kisii avocado processing plant commissioned
The British High Commissioner to Kenya Jane Marriott, and the Kisii County Governor Simba Arati have commissioned an avocado oil extraction project at the Kisii Agricultural Training Center (ATC).

"The fresh market's well divided, but for sweet potatoes, the industry sector's booming"
The sweet potato season is going well at Scott Farms International's European sales office. "We had a problem-free harvest in North Carolina. We have enough product from there to cover the whole

“Berries cannot be sold or transited – the exports of frozen berries are frozen”
The Polish government has banned the imports of Ukrainian agricultural products until at least June 30, 2023. The imports of cereals, milk, eggs, meat, and honey, as well as fresh and processed

Breakthrough in fight against devastating potato disease
Potato is the third most important food crop in the world after rice and wheat in terms of human consumption. But potato world production is threatened by potato late blight, one of the most

Table grapes lead Peru's main fresh produce exports up to April 2023
Table grapes from Peru is leading the export charge with $720 million in sales up to the end of week 13 of April 2023. In the year 2022, agricultural exports were close to $10 billion dollars,

Rijk Zwaan launches berry breeding programme
Dutch vegetable seed specialist Rijk Zwaan has announced that it is adding a berry breeding programme to its operations. Rijk Zwaan said that the move into soft fruit was aimed at broadening its

Holenderska misja handlowa zwraca się do partnerów indyjskich
HortiRoad2India, holenderskie partnerstwo publiczno-prywatne, odwiedzi Hyderabad i Delhi w przyszłym tygodniu w ramach misji handlowej do Indii. Inicjatywa Partners In Business

Cranberry juice can be effective in preventing repeat urinary tract infections
A global review by medical scientists from Flinders University in South Australia and The Children's Hospital at Westmead in New South Wales found cranberry juice or supplements can reduce the

Artichoke star product at Salón Gourmets and protagonist in Tudela
Artichokes have been the main protagonists of the 36th edition of Salón Gourmets, the number one quality food and beverage fair in Europe and one of the most prestigious benchmarks in the world,

Aldi completes living wage verification pilot on banana farms
The Aldi South Group together with Aldi Nord and other sectoral stakeholders, including Heartwood LLC, Banana Link, Dole, Grupo Iren and Banafem, have announced the successful completion of a

Imports of flowers and plants to grow by 4% at the start of 2023
Of the 22,587 million euros that Spanish imports of flowers and live plants accounted for in January this year, a total of 10,870 euros corresponded to live plants, which is the main chapter of

Iranian watermelons transit through Turkey at lower prices than last season
The Iranian watermelon campaign is starting at a good pace, with a large production and a consequent demand, but with the usual payment difficulties. Danial Shahabazi, a trader of Iranian

Dutch company automatically traces onion storage crates using RFID Asset Tracking
Gourmet needed a system to track large product quantities more quickly and efficiently through its internal logistics chain. This Dutch company cultivates, selects, packages, and distributes a

"Many Spanish operators and dealers have come to the Alentejo"
Raspberry production has certainly experienced an interesting expansion in Portugal over the past decade. According to data provided by Faostat, the country's cultivated acreage went from 110

Should we expect a low raspberry harvest and high prices?
At the end of last week, an article was published in the Polish segment of the Internet with an analysis of the state of raspberry plantations in Poland by a local expert Pavel Kravets. Based on

Early grapes will become available on the Moldovan market later than usual
According to experts from Moldovan organizations of viticulturists, early varieties of table grapes will become available on the market later than usual. There are two reasons for this forecast.

Голландская торговая миссия приглашает индийских партнеров
HortiRoad2India, голландское государственно-частное партнерство, посетит Хайдарабад и Дели на следующей неделе в

The table grape contact group in Rimini will analyse the forecasts for the 2023 season.
The grape contact group, made up of professionals from France, Italy, Spain and Portugal and officials from the administrations, will meet on 4 and 5 May in Rimini, Italy, to analyse the forecasts

EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement: Farmers' Association demands renegotiation of agricultural section
The agricultural part of the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement must be renegotiated. This is what the German Farmers' Association (DBV) demands in its latest position paper. German farmers are in

President Erdoğan refutes rising cost of living problem in Türkiye
During a rally that was held yesterday in Denizli province, Turkish president Erdoğan has denied there is an ‘expensive onion, potato or cucumber problem’ in the country. The president argued

Driscoll's will liven up International Blueberry Days
All eyes at Macfrut 2023 will be on the International Blueberry Days (3-5 May, Rimini Expo Centre). Taking part in the Symposium, scheduled for the first day of the show, will be James Olmstead,

Brazil: Agri exports reach US$ 16 billion in March 2023
According to the Brazilian agribusiness trade balance data for March, exports keep growing year after year. This month, the value of goods traded abroad reached US$ 16 billion, a 10.6% increase