"A load of potatoes there, and back with pallets"
It has been four and a half years since Van der Windt acquired the pallet and container business Wipal. These are both Dutch companies. Van der Windt's various branches have been active in potato

Penny makes a commitment to fruit and vegetables from Germany with "Marktliebe Regional".
According to a 2022 Forsa survey, 84% of respondents say that regional origin is important to them when it comes to fresh fruit and vegetables. Penny is actively seizing this trend and creating

Interpera extends early bird rate
The International Pear Congress will take place in Lérida in the Catalonia region on 28 and 29 June 2023. The early bird rate has been extended until 15 June. The conference programme includes a

Carrots are the most popular vegetable
Carrots are the most popular vegetable in Switzerland. The Swiss ate almost 7 kilos of them per person per year last year. Tomatoes are in second place. If cherry tomatoes were included, they

Two of Scotland’s longest established fresh produce organisations join forces to create Pease Bay Farms

Conditioning soil tired from years of raspberry cultivation
Many farms specialising in raspberry growing and producing top-quality fruit have been facing the same problem for years. This is the shortage of soil on which to plant successive plots. As a

A novelty broccoli-themed truck rolled into a nursery in Luton to encourage children to eat fruit and veg
Top 5 supermarket retail chains in Slovenia Here's an overview of the top five supermarket retail chains in Slovenia, according to their most recently-available full-year turnover. All data is

B2B meetings with buyers of international large-scale retailers in Barcelona
On the 6th of September 2023, Barcelona, Spain, there will be business face to face meetings between fresh fruit and vegetables buyers of international large-scale retailers and production

Agrovoltaics on raspberries, blackberries, currants and asparagus in the Netherlands – the largest project in Europe announced
GroenLeven has started constructing Europe’s largest softfruit covering agri-PV project. When this unique project is complete, Dutch grower Maarten van Hoof, who cultivates raspberries,

Ancient mulberry forests bring white mulberry varieties
Have you ever seen white mulberries? In Xiajin Town, in Dezhou City, Shandong Province in Eastern China, there is an important historical agriculture tradition of the production and processing of

"The current price of greenhouse watermelons only covers half of its production cost"
"The costs of producing greenhouse watermelon has increased sharply and, with the current yields, stands at € 0.45/kg. This puts producers in a critical situation as the prices that they are

The Haut-Poitou melon launches 2023 season and celebrates 25th anniversary of PGI
“With its yellow rind, its firm, juicy and fragrant orange flesh, well-developed aroma and deliciously sweet taste,” the Haut-Poitou melon PGI is celebrating the 25 years of its label. Spread

"We are having trouble coping with all the stone fruit orders at the moment"
The supply of Spanish stone fruit is still not abundant and import demand is taking off as temperatures gradually rise in central and northern Europe. In view of this situation, there are some

Large volumes of Vietnamese Kanyao durians on the market, Thai mangosteen in short supply with rising prices
May is the off-season for the fruit market, and the types of fruit arrivals are relatively limited with small volumes. Among them, there are more imported apples and citrus fruits. Durian is

"Great potential for Sicilian saffron in the premium sector"
Saffron is rather a marginal product in this country and is mainly imported from third countries, above all, Iran, Afghanistan, and India. However, the spice is also produced in Europe, for

"It's a chronicle of a death foretold"
Afrucat has held a press conference in a nectarine plantation in Castellserà that clearly shows the effects of the closure of the Urgell Canal. The trees are getting rid of their dehydrated

Tough times for Peruvian asparagus
Peru’s asparagus producers are living through challenging times according to a report by fresh produce consultancy Fresh Fruit Peru. Once the star of the country’s fruit and vegetable export

Blueberries are thriving, but there are problems (plantation monitoring, 21.05.2023)
On blueberry plantations, almost all varieties are in full bloom, only the late-blooming varieties are a little slower. After the recent rainy spell, growers are mainly thinking about protection

Don Gregorio, Sakata's first greenhouse toad skin
The flavour of Don Gregorio, Sakata's first variety of piel de sapo melon for greenhouse cultivation, is surprising in its presentation to growers and marketers. "We have achieved our objective:

"In Europe we are in the middle of a very important leap in the quality change of cherries"
The cherry season is starting with the first extra-early fruits, whose quality, in many cases, is not the one expected by an increasingly volatile market in terms of consumption and prices, and

Shift among growers in India from traditional Thompson to Crimson variety
The Indian grape season is wrapping up to a close. According to Amit Chopde, CEO of Indian fresh produce exporter Chopde Farms and Exports, the season has been quite successful, and was extended

Fruit and vegetables, need to lay the foundations for renewed competitiveness
The conference 'The fruit and vegetable sector: competitiveness, prospects and vision for the future' organised by Italia Ortofrutta - Unione Nazionale as part of its 54th annual assembly of its

QS develops benchmark report for the food retail sector
For more than 20 years, the blue QS test mark has been a clear signal to consumers in food retailing on meat and sausage products as well as on fruit, vegetables and potatoes for safe food from