Bikos F1, more earliness and late powdery mildew resistance
The vegetable seed business of BASF, which operates in the market under the Nunhems brand, has organised a field day in El Ejido (Almeria) this Tuesday, 21 February, to show its late cycle red

SNFL and Syngenta announce strategic partnership in China
Special News Fruit Licensing (SNFL Group) and Syngenta Group China have entered a strategic alliance to continue to grow their businesses in China. Syngenta is to develop a test block with some of

BVL/QS: Emergency approvals for Fonganil Gold
According to this, the application of Fonganil Gold for the control of downy mildew on lettuce species and fresh herbs in the greenhouse on sealed surfaces as well as on tomatoes for young plant

Freshness solutions line expands in Latin America
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. announced the new registration approval and launch of SmartFresh™ ProTabs in Brazil and Mexico. This new application method has been added to the SmartFresh Quality

“Major opportunities for Egyptian citrus can be found in Far-Eastern markets”
It will be a true battle for the larger sized citrus this season. According to Mostafa Ali, commercial manager for Egyptian fresh produce exporter Rula for Land Reclamation, there simply aren’t

DIA is considering the divestment of its Portuguese retail business - Reports
UK: Asda opens landmark 100th Asda On the Move convenience store Asda has opened its landmark 100th Asda On the Move store in partnership with EG Group and confirmed plans to open a further 100

"Only with Lobello egg-cherry tomatoes, we are seeing a slight bottleneck at the moment"
Inflationary price fluctuations, as well as acute shortages, are currently shaping events in fruit wholesale. "Fortunately, bottlenecks have not yet been observed, although we are also noticing

High price level paralyses demand for cauliflower
The cauliflower market remains tight. The supply quantities at the German wholesale markets continue to be scarce and although more goods are currently available again in France for export, the

"Some products, such as iceberg lettuce, have continued to be in demand despite the high price"
There continues to be a shortage of vegetables on the shelves of European supermarkets due to the cold weather in Spain and Italy, although the situation could begin to go back to normal from the

Shortages force retailers to ration fresh produce
Supermarkets are rationing fresh fruit and vegetables sales as import shortages and a severe drop in UK production have left bare shelves this week. British greenhouse production is at a 40-year