“I believe 2023 may become the most challenging year in recent history”
In 1991, Craig Stauffer and Guy Kisling founded Vanguard International with the explicit goal of becoming the link between growers and customers around the world. Growing up on a family farm in

How a New Zealand grower has built and is expanding a successful multi-fruit orchard
A New Zealand fruit grower says that, while it was as challenging season weather-wise for its blueberry crop, they were still able to produce strong volumes. Pahoia Orchards is a family-owned and

The Netherlands, Belgium make anti-drug smuggling pact with shipping companies
The Netherlands, Belgium, and five major international shipping companies have joined forces in the fight against organized crime in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp. They agreed to that at

Nutritionists from all over Spain join La Pandi Club
Only 12% of EU consumers reach their 5 portions of fruit and vegetables daily and, alarmingly, 33% eat neither fruit nor vegetables daily, according to the Eurostat survey. This figure worsens in

Vietnam targets 2 billion USD in dragon fruit, banana and durian
In 2023, it is anticipated that the export of durian, dragon fruit, and bananas will total 2 billion USD. Early in 2023, the export of fruits and vegetables showed promise; it hit $300 million USD

ASAJA-Alicante claims that rising costs are holding back the profitability of the lemon season.
After two years in which the star crop of the province of Alicante was hardly able to cover production costs and ended up with negative balances for producers, ASAJA-Alicante hoped that Alicante's

"In the date industry, actual competition is between producers rather than between varieties"
Consumption patterns change drastically in Muslim countries during the month of Ramadan, and one fruit that benefits from Ramadan dietary trends is the date. Mr. Ramadan Elsayyad, of Egyptian

Kenyan exporter aims to double avocado exports to China
In an effort to quadruple its exports of avocados to China, the agricultural company Kakuzi is in discussions with a significant fresh product importer in China. Dalian Yidu Group, a Chinese

Ecuadorian broccoli exports to Japan increased by 23%
Ecuador is exporting more and more broccoli to international markets. In 2022, Ecuadorian broccoli exports to the Japanese market increased by 23% over the previous year, totaling $74 million,

BVL/QS: Emergency authorisation for plant protection products against click beetle on potato, sweet potato and asparagus
The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has granted an emergency authorisation for the plant protection product ATTRACAP (active ingredient: Metarhizium brunneum strain

Research: Clever plantation design for more nuts
To reduce biodiversity loss in agricultural landscapes, more sustainable and environmentally friendly agricultural practices are needed. A research team from the Universities of Göttingen,

Allan Dall to chair Freshcare board
Allan Dall is the new chair of Freshcare, Australia’s largest provider of assurance programmes for the fresh produce and wine grape industries. He replaces Belinda Hazell, who will remain on the

BVL/QS: Emergency authorisation for plant protection products against click beetle on potato, sweet potato, asparagus
The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has granted an emergency authorisation for the plant protection product ATTRACAP (active ingredient: Metarhizium brunneum strain

Pete Pappas & Sons grows organic sales team

Banana prices from Costa Rica increased by 7%
The wholesale prices for banana in the UK markets has remained relatively stable this week, bananas from Colombia had a 3% decrease while those from Costa Rica saw a 7% rise. The price from

McDonald's and Oranfrizer launch The Garden of Oranges
Based on the project Il Giardino delle Arance (The Garden of Oranges), launched by Etnafood, which manages several McDonald's restaurants in Eastern Sicily and Calabria, and Oranfrizer, a company

NZ industry supports cyclone-hit growers
New Zealand’s fresh produce industry is rallying around growers and packers impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle. Representative body New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers (NZKGI) has activated its Grower

The Co-op is to remove best before dates from many fruit and vegetables
UK: Abel and Cole introduces eco-labels for fruit and vegetables that details supply chain impacts Organic goods specialist. Abel and Cole are introducing eco-labelling across fruit and vegetables

NZ: Heavy downpours impacted kiwifruit crops across all of the growing regions in the North Island
In some areas of the upper North Island, kiwifruit producers had to watch as little streams suddenly erupted into raging rivers, their crops being submerged by water that rose two or three meters

25th Anniversary of Congelados de Navarra
The business project initiated and promoted by Benito Jiménez Cambra celebrates its 25th birthday today. Congelados de Navarra began its activity in 1998 in Arguedas (Navarra) where the first

Sustainable, healthy, quick: important German trends in 2023
Germany's agriculture and food usually enjoy plenty of attention at the start of the year. That includes food trend predictions. On January 24, Nutrition Hub published its food trends for 2023 in

Seminis expands its broccoli and cauliflower range with white 'Curdivex'.
For the second consecutive year, Seminis has held its Winter Brassica Days on a demonstration farm at the facilities of its distributor, Innova Guadalentín. At the days, one of the protagonists

The logistics of Chilean dried plums
One of the most complex aspects of last year was the high cost of the logistics chain - due to multifactorial factors, including a war between Russia and Ukraine that is still ongoing - which

High tech future for Korea
Chung Hwang-keun, Korea’s Minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs has outlined how the government plans to support the country’s agriculture industry to prepare for the future with

Carrefour sells 800t of Spanish kiwifruit under its Círculo de Calidad brand name
Carrefour has included kiwi from Spain in its Carrefour Círculo de Calidad brand. The company plans to sell, from this month when the season starts until June, more than 800 tonnes of this fruit