CBP officers find over $1 million in cocaine in trailer containing serrano and jalapeno peppers
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to Rio Grande City Port of Entry cargo operations recently seized more than 80 pounds of cocaine in a single

Different generations together in UNICA's 15th anniversary campaign
UNICA celebrates its 15th anniversary and arrives at a new edition of Fruit Attraction full of novelties. It is reaffirming its commitment to its mini Fresh snacks, washed and cut, ready to eat,

Top Seeds continues to develop its pepper programme
New products that have been very well received. In its first year, Varane, after the conferences held last year in Berja and Dalías, this is where most of the transplanted farms are concentrated

Seeds shortage delays the Moroccan pepper season
Moroccan pepper growers faced a shortage of seeds this season, forcing many of them to reduce their acreage, postpone their programs, or even abandon peppers altogether this year. Obeida Mansour,

Hurricane Idalia helps strengthen bell pepper markets
For most of the summer, the supply of bell peppers has exceeded the demand for them. “The heavier crops were being grown in the East compared to Western production, which has been more balanced

Labor dispute at Turkish greenhouse Agrobay sparks protests and police intervention
A labor dispute at Agrobay Seracilik, one of Turkey's largest high-tech tomato and pepper greenhouse facilities with 320 acres, has ignited protests, worker resistance, and even police

“The 20-day delay in Almeria's plantations has caused a bottleneck for the seedbeds”
The greenhouse vegetable campaign has been quite delayed this year in Almeria, and this has affected the seedbeds in the province that supply the plants, which have experienced some bottlenecks

Russia: ToBRFV detected in a batch of imported tomatoes and peppers
The Primorsky interregional department of Rosselkhoznadzor prevented the import of tomatoes and peppers from China due to the identification of an object quarantined for the EAEU. The Office of

"The switch from Dutch to Spanish peppers could cause some supply issues"
Almeria's bell pepper season is starting with very small quantities, mainly in the municipalities of Berja and Dalías, although there won't be a significant production available until

Limited supply causes elevated pricing for hot peppers
Supplies of hot peppers in Mexico continue to be low. “The weather is slowing down production,” says Mario Cisneros with Perlag Imports in Texas. The company grows hot peppers year-round in

It's a chilli pepper boom but only one in three is made in Italy
Only 1 chilli pepper out of 3 (30%) is Made in Italy, while the rest is imported from abroad for a total of almost 3.4 million kilos last year. This is what emerges from an analysis by Coldiretti

"Good demand, low quantities characterize Dutch bell pepper market"
The recent dark, wet weather with plenty of water and little light in the Netherlands has resulted in moderate bell pepper settings. "The available quantities are low, and supplies should dip

Pepper prices peak in South Africa
After a long and cold winter, peppers are pricey. Green peppers are significantly more expensive than usual, trading at R23(1.1 euro) per kilogram, close to the average market price for red

Varietal innovation in the lamuyo pepper segment
A new yellow lamuyo pepper called Febo F1 was the highlight of an Open Day held in July 2023 by the seed company Med Hermes vegetable seeds at the Giuseppe Pezone farm in Giugliano, in the

"We sell Polish bell peppers to supermarkets throughout Europe"
You cannot compare Polish bell pepper farming to high-tech cultivation in the Netherlands. Unlike tomatoes, which Poland grows in glass greenhouses, most bell pepper cultivation is still done in

GrowUp Farms launches first range of vertically ready-to-eat salads into Tesco
Pioneering UK vertical farm, GrowUp Farms, has launched Unbeleafable®, a range of ready-to-eat salads grown in a vertical farm to be sold in a UK supermarket. Three products from the range will

“We'll need to establish a very powerful alert mechanism to keep the 'Parvispinus Thrips' at bay”
Pepper is Almeria's leading greenhouse production product. It ranks first in surface area, production volume, and production value. In addition, projections indicate that it will continue to be

Sales abundant on summer fruit like red and Rainier cherries, grapes, peaches, nectarines, plums
The Hatch chile season has arrived and many retailers featured the popular peppers in multiple regions of the country. Specials on grilling and roasting items like sweet onions, tomatoes, yellow

Sormac has finger on pepper pulse
Dutch fresh-cut machinery and processing line specialist Sormac has championed its new new PepperCorer, which it has described as “a true revolution in pepper processing”. First introduced in

Farmers' wages already have a winner
After the 'Pepper Car' comes the 'Farming Salary'. As it does every summer, HM.CLAUSE has carried out a draw before a notary for a juicy prize among those who trust in its pepper varieties. On

Addressing food insecurity in arid regions with an open-source evaporative cooling chamber design
The scientific principle, known as evaporative cooling, can be a game-changer for preserving fruits and vegetables grown on smallholder farms, where the wilting dry heat can quickly degrade

Addressing food insecurity in arid regions with an open-source evaporative cooling chamber design
The scientific principle, known as evaporative cooling, can be a game-changer for preserving fruits and vegetables grown on smallholder farms, where the wilting dry heat can quickly degrade

Dutch company starts construction of organic vegetable seed production facility
Vegetable breeding company Enza Zaden officially gave the go-ahead today for the construction of their own sustainable, eight-hectare production location in Luttelgeest, in the province of

Enza Zaden kicks off Vitalis facility project
Vegetable breeding company Enza Zaden has given the green light to the construction of its sustainable 8ha production location in Luttelgeest, in the Dutch province of Flevoland. Enza Zaden

BIO Campojoyma approaches the Poniente with a collection point
"We continue to grow. If last June we reported that we have bought 30 hectares in Águilas, of the highest quality, and ready to grow organic peppers this summer, now we want to announce the