Greenfields pomegranate farm in Peru to benefit 100 small farmers
Tacna in southern Peru, close to the border with Chile, is where an ambitious new pomegranate farm and pack house has been built. This will benefit 100 small farmers in this fruit fly free area in

Polscy plantatorzy borówek szykują się na ciężki sezon
Sytuacja na europejskim rynku świeżych borówek pozostaje napięta ze względu na bardzo ograniczoną podaż. Po ciągłym napływie dużych ilości peruwiańskich borówek, a

Zespri reflects on last two seasons and how to get things back on track
Zespri is reflecting on the things that have gone wrong in the last two years, and looking at how to get things back on track for 2024. The impact of the devastating frost late last year will see

dennree Group invests extensively in the future
The dennree Group closed the 2022 financial year with consolidated net sales of €1.31bn. Despite a decline of around 10 %, sales are thus around 12 % higher than in the pre-pandemic period of

ITENE increases its revenues in 2022
The technology centre ITENE closed the year 2022 with an 11% increase in revenues, exceeding 12 million euros, as well as with a new increase in its workforce to 188 professionals. "This growth

Simply Mushrooms farm in St. Lucia has closed
The Simply Mushrooms farm in St. Lucia has closed, and there are no indications it will reopen for a long time. The company has been struggling to stay in business for a while. However, despite

Peru’s January protests lead to -47% agro exports decrease worth $190 million
The dollar value of Peru’s agricultural exports of fresh table grapes, blueberries and mango together with unroasted or decaffeinated coffee suffered a -47% decrease worth $190.6 million. This

Irish Wasabi gets the green light for foodservice industry
McCormack Family Farms will supply Irish wasabi at a commercial scale for the first time in Ireland. The distinctive Japanese plant, which is notoriously difficult to grow, will now be available

AI gets water cutting of leeks to the right place
GEGE Machinebouw introduced waterjet cutting lines for products, including leeks, about a decade ago. This innovation means using a moving waterjet blade to process leeks has become a common

Harvesting of early varieties Hamlin, Westin and Rubi has been completed
The projection of the fruit drop rate increases from 20.10% to 20.80%, on average, all varieties considered. Regarding the distribution of the drop rate among varieties, Hamlin, Westin and Rubi

President of Potatoes USA says worldwide potato demand is outpacing production
Blair Richardson told the Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers conference that 20 years ago, the U.S. controlled about 55% of the global potato export market, but now, it’s closer to 23%.

Italy: "Better planning would benefit the whole supply chain".
Sale prices in the current season are 30% to 40% below average, especially for tomatoes and courgettes, and large quantities have gone straight to disposal or, at best, to processing. "Truly

Италия: "Лучшее планирование принесет пользу всей цепочке поставок".
Продажные цены в текущем сезоне на 30%-40% ниже средних, особенно на помидоры и кабачки, и большое количество

Sakata celebrates 110 en Fruit Logistica
With this slogan, Sakata wants to convey its long-standing commitment to the environment, the farmer and society in general. In its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint, Sakata has recently

“This is going to be a busy packhouse”
“I’d say fruit packers are actually in the service industry,” maintains Hein Punt, general manager of Sawmill Fruit Packers, a new packing facility for its stakeholders Boschendal and Lona

Breakthrough in Northern Irish protocol dispute
As part of efforts to resolve the long-running dispute over the Northern Irish protocol, EU and UK negotiators have made a breakthrough in reducing checks on goods moving between Great Britain and

Air Cargo zamyka 2022 rok na poziomie sprzed pandemii
Międzynarodowe Zrzeszenie Transportu Lotniczego (IATA) opublikowało dane dotyczące globalnych rynków frachtu lotniczego, pokazujące, że całoroczny popyt na ładunki lotnicze w 2022 r.

Special recognition for Dutch “company with a family”
In honor of its 100th anniversary, the company, NNZ, has been awarded the title of 'Koninklijk' (Royal) by His Majesty King Willem-Alexander. In front of colleagues, relatives, and close family,

Грузовые авиаперевозки закрывают 2022 год на уровне до пандемии
Международная ассоциация воздушного транспорта (IATA) опубликовала данные по мировым рынкам грузовых

Air Cargo closes 2022 near pre-pandemic levels
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that 2022 full-year demand for air cargo took a significant step back from 2021 levels but

France: Mycophyto raises 4 million euro
After a remarkable fundraising of 1.4 million euros [1.5 million USD] in 2019, Mycophyto has recently closed a new round of financing of 4.155 million euros [4.5 million USD]. Founded in 2017 by

Швейцария: Снижение объемов хранения яблок не радует
На конец января уровень запасов яблок составил 41 285 т, что на 5 497 т ниже уровня 2022 года (46 782 т) и на 3 868 т ниже

Veganuary 2023 closes beating all records
With the conclusion of the month of January, Veganuary 2023, the month dedicated to vegan food promoted by the association of the same name and byEssere Animali, also comes to a close. The