Ireland encourages investment in seed potato production
The seed potato sector in Ireland is to be strengthened. To this end, the Dublin Department of Agriculture has now allocated €3.1 million for investments aimed at this. It also said that the

BBV: New Franconian Asparagus Queen in Office
The new asparagus season is upon us and the Franconian Asparagus Producers' Association is now represented by a new asparagus queen: Veronika Hussnätter from Middle Franconia is the new

New Zealand: First Zespri kiwi crop 2023 goes to Japan
Around 2,500 tonnes (more than 600,000 trays) of Zespri SunGold are expected to reach Tokyo in early April before the Southampton Star continues to Kobe. She is the first of 53 charter vessels

Dalsze rozczarowanie brytyjskich hodowców, którzy nadal są pomijani w systemie wsparcia energetycznego
NFU prezes Minette Batters wyraziła nowe obawy, że chronione uprawy i drób nadal pozostały poza rządowym systemem wsparcia Energy & Trade Intensive Industries.. Dając dowody do House

Ezy:Split for premium fruit ideal for stone fruit, grapes and strawberries
The vast catalogue of Pack System, a company specializing in the processing of cardboard, plastic and wooden packaging, also features the innovative Ezy:Split® punnet developed by ILIP. It is a

“With such price levels and sales, we are experiencing an exceptional but necessary situation”
The season of winter vegetables, including carrots, is coming to an end in the south and west of France, but production is still ongoing in the northern regions. “The Landes is finishing this

Sicilian fruit juice featured at Foodex Japan 2023
"Last weekend I was in Tokyo at Foodex Japan - Asia's international food and beverage fair - and I had a very clear sense of how highly Japanese culture values certified quality food.

Event: 29th Trade Logistics Congress in Cologne
Under the motto "Trade Logistics: Challenges - Opportunities - Future", Log 2023 provides an overview of the currently most important strategies, trends and innovations in trade logistics and for

Havelia Ltd. builds 2.5 ha greenhouse facility at existing Wollup site
In Wollup, near the border with Poland, tomatoes in all possible varieties have been growing and thriving since 2009. The greenhouse facility in question is managed by Havelia Ltd., a sister

"Our organic figs attracted the interest of our customers from the very beginning"
"The DEDEBIO organic figs come from a long-standing project partner in Turkey, whose farm is located in the region around Izmir. The variety grown there is considered very aromatic and one of the

Westfalia Fruit India launches 2023 campaign
Westfalia Fruit India has announced the arrival of this season’s first sea container of Tanzanian avocados and the first air shipments from Westfalia Fruit Peru, marking the beginning of what is

60 thousand tons of walnuts are grown in Ukraine every year
In Ukraine, the cultivation of walnuts on an industrial scale has intensified. The leaders are the northern regions of the country with gardens of 5-8 hectares. Every year, 60,000 tons of walnuts

Agriplace: Supply chain approval - why supplier approval is a thing of the past
Traditionally, the focus in fruit and vegetable trade has been on the approval of individual direct suppliers. However, the need for a more comprehensive approach involving not only direct

Minimal impact on exports by nationwide protest action
The national shutdown of the country by the Economic Freedom Fighters and some labour unions on Monday, ahead of Human Rights Day tomorrow, a public holiday has had the country holding its breath.

Big fall in berry production in Huelva
The Association of Strawberry Producers and Exporters of Huelva, Freshuelva, has calculated that, when we are at the halfway point of the strawberry campaign, the production is 30% lower than that

Online platform to aid cost effective table grape yield prediction months in advance
Table grape yield prediction can now be done months in advance, more cheaply, with less samples and labour input than has been the case for centuries. This is thanks to the online and mobile

New taskforce to protect seasonal worker welfare
An industry-wide taskforce has been set up to safeguard the rights of workers employed under the seasonal workers scheme. The group – which includes trade bodies, retailers, growers, recruiters,

​ B-hive’s big ideas
Agritech innovator B-hive is gearing up to open the UK’s first potato protein extraction facility this year in partnership with Branston. The new facility in Lincolnshire will allow low-value

Hex River Valley grape volumes down
Growers in South Africa’s late table grape growing region, the Hex River Valley, are due to wind up their harvest over the next ten days. Indications from the region are that the export volume

Magic Star to shine bright
Proprietary Variety Management (PVM) has announced an agreement with Dutch group Fresh Forward to become the exclusive US propagation and commercialisation manager for the US plant patented

First container of Peruvian pitahaya shipped to Europe
According to the information issued by Veritrade, a platform specialized in foreign trade, Camposol was the first Peruvian agro-industrial company to make a commercial shipment of pitahaya by sea

"Mushroom market stable after price hike; chestnut mushrooms pricey due to cultivation issues"
"After a considerable price hike, mushroom prices have stabilized. That increase was also most welcome, given all the high costs. Something has to give at some point. Fortunately, the market's

How tomatoes are doing on international markets
"All greenhouse crops suffered from the high temperatures in November and December 2022. Even now, they are still feeling the effects of that abnormal heat. The plants are stressed, especially