Easy-to-apply and effective biological product for raspberry protection
The pre-harvest period or harvest time requires a skilful approach to fruit and plant protection against diseases. Due to increasing competition in the raspberry market and increasing customer

Blueberries, the obstacle of perishability can be overcome
The blueberry campaign is off to a successful start. Thanks to their high nutritional and economic value, they are conquering new market shares and becoming highly sought-after products (for more

UK: Dyson Farming to build the second phase of strawberry growing glasshouse
Dyson Farming is to build the second phase of its strawberry growing glasshouse in Lincolnshire. The £11m investment will see the site able to grow fruits on more than a million strawberry plants

Wimbledon strawbs stay same price
For over a decade, British strawberries and cream have cost £2.50 for visitors to the Wimbledon annual tennis championships, which got underway this week (3 July). The number of strawberries

'Green beans, complicated but promising start'
The green bean campaign has started about ten days late in the Piacenza area, where Riverfrut, the Rivergaro-based farm that has made this vegetable its core business for more than 40 years,

UK-AU Free Trade Agreement will help Australian onions be more competitive, but will be subject to UK production
The Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement came into force on 31 May 2023 and will end tariffs on more than 99% of Australian exports to the UK. Fruit, vegetable and nut exports from

Polish blueberry season has started
The International Blueberry Organization (IBO Summit 2023) - the most important global event of the blueberry industry - is taking place in Lublin from 3-6 July. Market participants from all over

"The blueberry marathon has started again"
The new Dutch blueberry season has begun at berry grower Sil Moonen. Though cultivation in the Netherlands has increased significantly over the past decade, there is currently a turnaround, says

"In Europe, our umami tomato can compete directly with the best RAF"
Although tomatoes are one of the most widely consumed vegetables, specialization is gaining more and more weight in the industry as consumers demand a more flavorful product in a segment that, for

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.

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

Prices for raspberries in Ukraine continue to drop
According to raspberry market participants, over the weekend, the lower limit of purchase prices for raspberries from the small growers for the first time fell below the psychological barrier of

Irish horti industry in crisis over seasonal worker visas
A mushroom farm in Co Down might not be able to remain open in the future due to short-term visas for seasonal workers. Gerard Fegan has operated the farm in Mayobridge for 30 years, but he claims

Citrosuco joins forces with Klaveness Digital to revolutionize global orange juice supply chain
Klaveness Digital announces its latest partnership with Citrosuco, a global leader in orange juice concentrate production, as the company adopts CargoValue to optimize supply chain operations.

Post-flood, Lollobrigida and farmers' organisations meet Figliuolo
An initial fact-finding meeting was held yesterday in Rome between the Commissioner for Reconstruction, Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, the Minister for Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry,

Segmentation in tomatoes, red alert
It is now well established how fundamental segmentation is to creating value in product categories, but in fruit and vegetables it is by no means easy to transfer segmentation criteria to the end

Hailstorm affects more than 20,000 hectares of crops in Valencia and Castellon
The historic hailstorm in Valencia yesterday, with ice stones the size of nuts, had a strong impact on a large area of crops in numerous areas of the provinces of Valencia and Castellon. According

Potato Growers of Alberta ogłaszają publikację raportu o wpływie na gospodarkę
Potato Growers of Alberta (PGA) ogłosiło wydanie swojego przełomowego badania na temat wpływu gospodarczego przemysłu ziemniaczanego w Albercie. Raport, zatytułowany The Alberta Potato

Eyeing a future where fruit pickers are trained by virtual reality
Training fruit pickers using virtual reality equipment, employing robots to move fruit containers, and wearing exoskeletons to support physical labor are all possibilities being considered by