One quarter for vegetables and potatoes, one fifth for fruits
7,900 farms produced goods in line with the organic standards in Switzerland and Liechtenstein in 2022. Sales in the organic food market amounted to CHF 3.873 billion. The market share for

Apulian Linbo mandarin season comes to an end
The third marketing campaign of the late mandarin under the LINBO® brand - the Italian producers' association of the Tang Gold variety that promotes premium and healthy fruits - has just ended.

Letsitele citrus grower comes closer to its community
Groep 91 Uitvoer, a family-owned citrus producer from Letsitele has been successfully growing and exporting lemons, grapefruit and Valencia oranges across the globe for more than three decades,

LEAF announces new CEO
Linking Environment And Farming (LEAF) has today (12 April) announced the appointment of David Webster as its new chief executive. Webster will take up the position in September 2023, taking over

More onions, fewer potatoes
EastFruit analysts note that both local onions and potatoes currently remain in a severe deficit in Georgia. Strong local demand is satisfied with the imports. The next major harvest of potatoes

"We expect volumes of some vegetables to decline in 2023"
The past year produced an unprecedented situation for Reichenau market gardeners who have a focus on "greenhouse cultivation". On the one hand the rising energy costs and the more expensive

British Labour administration would expect big grocery chains to show 'more flexibility'
Labour MPs are imagining ways to tackle UK food shortages by making supermarkets pay farmers a fair price. In essence, Shadow Environment Secretary Jim McMahon says supermarkets make enough to

How companies protect their crops from frost
There are those who use under-foliage irrigation to create a micro-climate and those who prefer over-foliage anti-frost systems, pellet or wood burners, or even burners towed by tractors.

Non-traditional wholesale buyers have paid attention to Moldovan walnuts
According to the Union of Associations of Nut Producers of Moldova, the members of the organization began to receive requests to buy walnut kernels this week. This has occasionally happened

New partnership for Rajat IG Biotech
Rajat IG Biotech and Dr YS Parmar University have joined hands to launch a collaborative project aimed at producing and marketing clean planting material for the Indian fresh produce industry.

Egyptian strawberries: a season to forget
The strawberry season in Egypt is coming to an end. Growers are counting their losses and reflecting on an exceptionally difficult season which will have ramifications on other industries. Elsayed

"I expect the shortage will last for a month at least"
In 2022 lime prices were high for extended periods because Mexico was not producing enough to satisfy the US market, so barely any volume came to Europe. It is very unusual for prices to stay high

Kazakhstan suspended the ban on onion exports since April 8, exports still limited
The ban on the exports of onions in Kazakhstan has been suspended since April 8, 2023. Nevertheless, the exports will be limited. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of