Reconfirming previously provided 2023 sales and gross profit margin estimates
Organto Foods Inc., a provider of organic and value-added organic fruit and vegetable products today announced financial results for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2022, and reconfirmed

NZ-UK FTA spells kiwifruit, says Zespri
New Zealand kiwifruit supplier Zespri says it looks forward to growing its exports of world-class kiwifruit to the UK once the UK-NZ free trade agreement comes into force on 31 May. Zespri head of

"Besides Dumara watermelons, this year also Piel de Sapo and yellow melons from Morocco"
The export ban imposed by Moroccan authorities brought the tomato season to an early end at Vegimex in the Netherlands. "That's very unfortunate because we had a nice season with good prices for

Job advertisement: Buyer and seller - fruit and vegetables (m/f/d)
Giovanelli Fruchtimport AG is a successful Swiss family business that operates internationally in the fruit and vegetable sector. Our corporate culture is characterised by dynamism, openness and

"The price of ginger continues to rise rapidly, and demand is weak"
In the past two months, the price of Chinese ginger has been rising rapidly and running at a high level. Fujian Fresh Exchange Trading Co., Ltd. is mainly engaged in the domestic sales and import

Control of grey mould during the blueberry flowering period
Grey mould is a common disease of blueberries. It occurs annually in virtually every plantation. The culprit is the fungus Botrytis cinera. The sources of primary infection are conidial spores

Nova PeKacid for acidification and nutrition
In ICL's range of fertilisers, berry growers can find the phosphorus-potassium fertiliser PeKacid. In addition to its strong acidifying effect, it improves nutrient uptake and can be used to clean

ASF gains exclusive UK licence for Magnum
Angus Soft Fruits (ASF) has announced a collaboration with Earth Market that sees it become the exclusive licence holder for the production of the Magnum strawberry in the UK. Earth Market is a

Niemcy - raport rynkowy - OWOCE I WARZYWA 17 tydzień - za okres 24.04. - 28.04.2023 r.
Prezentujemy Państwu "Raport rynkowy OWOCE I WARZYWA" opracowany przez Das Bundesinformationszentrum Landwirtschaft (BZL), oparty na wiedzy centrum informacyjnego

Status of Almeria's greenhouse crops at the end of April
According to the latest State of the Crops report published by the Agricultural and Fisheries Information Service of the Junta de Andalucía, corresponding to the week of April 24 to 30, producers

Pachino tomatoes, the watchword is internationalisation
'The Pachino tomato is not just any tomato and we have to communicate this to all the buyers and buyers we met at Macfrut. We have an important and long history that deserves to be told in

Consumption slowdown weighs on Bonduelle revenue growth for Quarter 3
The Bonduelle Group's revenue stands for Quarter 3 of FY 2022-2023 at € 572.2 million, a change from the previous financial year of +4.7% based on reported figures and +3.6% on like for like

Peru: Avocado exports pick up speed
Although Peruvian avocado exports did not have a good start to the season, a positive outlook is finally emerging after five months. According to information from Fresh Fruit Peru, a total of

The 7 most expensive vegetables in the world
Think about what you spend on vegetables at the store any given week. Maybe you justify splurging on the fancy organic greens sometimes. Now imagine blowing your entire grocery budget on a few

Switzerland: Asparagus season 2023 has started significantly late
The anticipation of Swiss asparagus has come to an end, because they are now available. With a delay of almost two weeks compared to other years, the harvest is now in full swing at many

New PLU sticker brings Avocados from Mexico glow to US customers
West Pak Avocado, a global distributor of avocados brings a new price look-up (PLU) sticker as part of an industry initiative through Avocados From Mexico (AFM). The program was created by AFM to

“Vegetable prices on roller-coaster ride in Sweden”
Swedish consumers can look forward to more affordable summer fruit prices, while the same cannot be said for vegetables. According to Kristoffer Löfgren, newly appointed managing partner of

Vegetable still life by Van Gogh renamed as the onions weren’t onions
The Van Gogh Museum has renamed a painting by the Dutch artist after realizing that its title referred to the wrong kind of allium. The painting Red Cabbages and Onions, it turns out, should have

Selenella potatoes, 20% more areas in Sicily
The presence of Selenella - Consorzio Patata Italiana di Qualità at the 40th edition of Macfrut, the International Fruit and Vegetable Exhibition to be held from 3 to 5 May 2023 at the Rimini

‘NZ horti industry welcomes Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom'
The New Zealand horticulture industry is welcoming the early implementation of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom. The FTA should give hope to fruit and vegetable exporters in

Sakata debuts in kale cultivation with its first Blue Ridge variety
The multinational seed company Sakata has just added Kale to its catalog. “As a leading brassica company, we needed to have kale in our portfolio. Blue Ridge is the first kale variety that

Health and sustainability drive Greenyard partnerships
Greenyard has signed a five-year partnership with fruit and vegetable culinary reference We’re Smart, as both companies look to accelerate the active promotion of sustainable and healthy eating

Table grapes: Italy, France and Spain compared
Macfrut was yesterday the venue for the meeting of the Italian, French and Spanish delegations of the International Table Grape Contact Group. The meeting was also attended by several members of