"We make chipotle chili with a unique process in Europe"
From Segovia, La Chipotlera has opened a differential gap in the fresh hot pepper and chili sauce segment. "La Chipotlera is the last step of our adventure in agriculture. We started as an

South Korea, robot confuses a worker with a box of peppers
The drama unfolded at an agricultural products distribution centre in Gyeongsang, South Korea. The robot programmed to lift fruit and vegetables mistakenly identified a man as a box of peppers and

"We already have orders for our entire peppers production this season"
The Moroccan pepper industry is coming out of the bottleneck with crops finally available for export, reports Obeida Mansour, CEO of Universal Peppers. "Some producers have already harvested and

Mexican veggies cooperative aims to reach more US customers
Bell peppers as football players, tomatoes listening to music, and surfing mini-sweet peppers are all part of the new veggie branding created by Produce Team LLC to appeal to children in the US to

Sakata introduces Asem, a mid-cycle california pepper
Asem, the latest launch from Sakata in Almeria, arrives on the market to meet the needs of the medium-early cycle californian pepper grower, offering a vigorous plant that produces heavy, high

Roma tomatoes, cilantro, baby carrots and cucumbers well advertised
Seasonal favorites like pomegranates, persimmons, cranberries, sweet potatoes, pineapples, potatoes, carrots, and celery were front and center. As were football party staples such as avocados,

"We're combating unhealthy snacks with seedless snack bell peppers"
The snack segment has been gaining popularity in Belgium, too, in recent years. Life is moving faster, and people are busier, so convenience reigns supreme. To compete with chocolate bars or

A box filler with excellent disease resistance
Seed company Enza Zaden has recently introduced a new pepper to growers in both openland conditions and under net, a variety called Triology. “Triology is a must for all open field and net

'Dutch, Belgian and Polish bell peppers dropped in price'
Spanish bell pepper deliveries increased in German markets. However, inconsistent quality made pricing quite difficult at points. The increased availability of Spanish goods had a negative impact

Product innovation continues in greenhouse industry with new pepper variety

New 'Abraham' Kefren F1 and Serket F1 from HM.Clause
HM.Clause's California pepper catalogue has been enlarged with two new varieties. They are Kefren F1 and Serket F1. The seed company has shown them from yesterday until today in a field conference

Syngenta's novelties, Norris and Arconte, debut in Berja
Syngenta continues with its calendar of field days to promote its new varieties of California, Arconte and Norris peppers among growers and technicians. After the days held in El Ejido a few days

"Tight availability of bell peppers suitable for Japan was this year's biggest challenge"
New Green Overseas will end its export season of Dutch bell peppers to Japan next week. Last year, high air freight rates caused minimal exports; this year, that restriction came from a different

Morocco conquering German market with its sweet peppers
Morocco increases its exports of sweet peppers to all important destinations, including Germany, reports EastFruit. For several seasons in a row, Morocco has been increasing sweet pepper exports

New bell pepper variety that stands out "for its size and capacity to set with heat"
Sakata has presented its new early red bell pepper variety: Checo, which comes to improve and expand its range. It is the first variety with a complete pack of resistances that, in addition to

Morocco conquering German market with its sweet peppers
Morocco increases its exports of sweet peppers to all important destinations, including Germany, reports EastFruit. For several seasons in a row, Morocco has been increasing sweet pepper exports

Fresca increases stake in Thanet Earth
Fresca Group has increased its stake in the ownership of major glasshouse complex and salad grower Thanet Earth. The group announced it had acquired the shares currently held by its joint venture

Status of Almeria's greenhouse crops in mid-October
In mid-October, the number of pepper greenhouse plantations being harvested in Almeria increased. Later plantations are in their blooming, setting, and fattening phases. According to the latest

Baiao RZ, maximum protection against powdery mildew
Rijk Zwaan is holding a field conference in the Poniente region of Almeria to present its new introduction. It is called Baiao RZ and it is an early California pepper with "the highest resistance

Rijk Zwaan presents the Helice Rz F1 pepper
Helice RZ F1(click to learn more), after a testing period in the main Italian pepper-growing areas, gave excellent results, especially in the regions of Campania, Sicily, Piedmont and Veneto. The

Norris and Arconte, Syngenta's new early Californians
This is the first time that Syngenta has held a pepper conference at such an early date in the El Ejido area. And it has done so to show the potential of its two new products right from the start

Strong bell pepper market could remain through Thanksgiving
Green bell peppers are seeing a perfect storm in supply, and that's creating strong markets. In Georgia, production there was impacted by Hurricane Idalia at the end of August. "There were lots of

CBP officers seize over $10 million in methamphetamine at Pharr International Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to the Pharr International Bridge this week seized $10.7 million in methamphetamine from a shipment of fresh

“At the time of selling, we don't know how much truth is there in statements reporting a higher demand than supply”
Everything points to this campaign being again "an unusual and, according to our customers, difficult one" for peppers, says Arturo Gisbert of Nationwide. We cannot forget that "we've had 2 years

Large Belgian greenhouse product price margins on the low side
In Belgium, median prices for both loose tomatoes and TOVs rose slightly in week 40. For vine tomatoes, that still means a price that is below the five-year average. This year's prices are no