With 28,700 hectares, North Rhine-Westphalia has the largest vegetable cultivation area in Germany.
This corresponds roughly to the area of the city of Dortmund. According to Information und Technik Nordrhein-Westfalen, the state's statistical office, North Rhine-Westphalia had the largest area

Val Venosta summer cauliflower campaign starts
The Val Venosta summer cauliflower campaign, the excellence of Vip, the consortium of fruit and vegetable cooperatives in the valley, has started. The estimated volumes are in line with last year,

“Tens of thousands of euros worth of damage” on ransacked farms in Nantes
On Sunday June 11th, 2023, activists from the collective Soulèvements de la Terre targeted a farm to the south of Nantes, as well as several experimental plots on the site of the Federation of

Celery stalks: touted in food forums and by influencers
Celery stalks - also known as pale celery or celery stalks - have long led a niche existence in the German vegetable assortment. As recently as 2012, celery accounted for only 0.22% of household

Vignola Igp cherries, communication campaign kicks off
The three-year communication and promotion campaign for PDO and PGI fruit and vegetables continues. "Europe signs the products of its territories", for the entire month of June the activities

Quebec Haskap berry growers contend with dry conditions
Haskap berry harvest will begin in Quebec next week and growers are thankful for the rain received this week. “We are missing a lot of rain. Today is the first day we’re having a good amount

"Current price increase will not save the disastrous apple year"
Prices of German apples have risen considerably in the past three weeks. "The storage apples are characterized by their quality and stability, and we also sense a high willingness on the part of

Kenyan entrepreneur makes leather shoes or handbags, made from pineapples
Project manager and entrepreneur Wangechi Kuria explains that the pineapple value chain, especially in her country of Kenya it is about three things; the fruits, the juice and - in limited form

UCR to release new high density avocado scion cultivar
The University of California (UCR) is to release a new high density avocado scion cultivar. BL516, which will be marketed as Luna UCR and is pending plant variety protection in the US, officially

Chilean avocado and citrus industry impacted by severe frost
This year’s winter has come to bite hard in Chile as sub-zero temperatures of between -6 and -10 degrees, described as a polar freeze, touched large parts of production areas affecting avocado