Smaller Chinese apple crop
The world production of fresh apples 2022/23 is projected to fall by 4.3 million tons, mainly due to losses in China of 78.4 million tons. According to the latest USDA report, exports are

Agriculture sector breaks records in a year marked by inflation
Cajamar has presented the 2022 Report of the 'Observatory on the Spanish agri-food sector in the European context', prepared by Joaquín Maudos and Jimena Salamanca, specialists of the Valencian

BASF "sweetens" the French cucumber market
Nunhems, BASF's vegetable seed brand, has just revolutionised the French cucumber market. Not only are they pioneers in introducing sweet-tasting varieties in this segment, but they are also

Jan Plagge confirmed in office as President of IFOAM Organics Europe
Bioland President Jan Plagge is at the helm of IFOAM Organics Europe for another three years. At the constituent meeting of the Board after the IFOAM General Assembly on 21 June, he was again

Tesco reveals new buying strategy at Festival of Fresh
Tesco’s produce category director Tom Mackintosh drew the biggest crowd of Festival of Fresh, as 300 people from across the UK fruit and vegetable trade converged on Alconbury Weald for a day of

European organic movement united against GMOs
As the European organic movement reaffirmed its opposition to GMOs, including to New Genomic Techniques (NGTs), IFOAM Organics Europe’s president Jan Plagge warned against allowing patents on

Cherrybox, the cherry basket with stone holder
Taste cherries on the move and in a convenient and clean way, eliminating the hassle of looking for an appropriate place for the stones. Simapack, a company from Vignola specialising in customised

Ceny ogórków szklarniowych wyrównały trend
Hurtowe ceny krajowych ogórków szklarniowych mają to do siebie, że są bardzo zmienne. Nierzadko jest tak, że codziennie są one inne, a okresy dłuższej stabilizacji należą do

Seed potato imports reach at least five-year high in Morocco
Morocco has a well-organized potato production structure but relies on imports of seed potatoes for it, as reported by EastFruit. Imports of seed potatoes had been growing in Morocco and reached

Bejo tackles internal damage at a conference on onions
Bejo has held a productive day for all those attending with a single aim, to talk about improving the quality of Spanish onions. To do this, the seed company surrounded itself with specialists who

Blueberry season has started in Ukraine – analysts expect exports to be record high
The Ukrainian company Blue Berry has started the season of picking fresh blueberries on a berry plantation in sunny Transcarpathia, EastFruit reports. Blueberries under the brand “BlueBerry”