Scottish strawberry season going well but growers still not seeing good returns
In Fife the Scottish strawberry harvest got off to a good reasonable start in mid-May. Robert Simpson from Fife Fruits who grows soft fruit on 32 hectares in Fife said that the early strawberry

‘Organics offer sustainable answers’
Organic farming has answers for all the things that are “radically wrong” with current agricultural practices, according to Alex Cullen of the Soil Association. Speaking at Festival of Fresh

California's second lightest Valencia crop in history
California is moving deeper into the second lightest recorded crop of Valencia oranges in its history. The state estimate for the citrus fruit is 16.2 million cartons this season--that follows the

Tenderstem and Action Against Hunger support families facing food poverty
A strategic partnership between Tenderstem and Action Against Hunger has left a lasting impact on hundreds of families facing food poverty in the UK, Spain and Kenya, following 12 months of

Drewry composite World Container Index dropped by 2.7% this week
Drewry’s composite World Container Index decreased by 2.7% to $1,494.46 per 40ft container this week. The composite index has decreased by 2.7% to $1,494.46 this week, and has dropped by 78.9%

“Our expectation is to triple banana exports from Ecuador to China”
The world banana leader, Ecuador, is not done growing exports yet. They are aiming to triple exports to China over the next decade once the new free trade agreement starts. “Our expectation is

Direct selling changes skin and horizons
In the eternal dualism between production and distribution, the direct sale of agricultural productsrepresents a kind of 'revenge' on the part of the farmer, able to finally reach the consumer

GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW MELONS AND WATERMELONS
In the melon market, supply dynamics and weather conditions have been influencing the availability and prices of various melon types across different regions. In the Netherlands, the supply of