Hungary expects normal 2023 cherry harvest season
As relatively good, warm spring weather continues across Hungary, producers in the country expect a normal 2023 cherry harvest of about 10 000 tons again. The harvest is due to start with the

Lidl Spain adopts anti-waste measures
Lidl has announced the launch of its ‘anti-waste bag’ in Spain, a €3 bag of fruits and vegetables that do not meet certain aesthetic criteria but remain suitable for consumption. The

“Onion production is about 60 per cent lower, demand is strong”
Despite a lower production of onions in Egypt this season, Gehan ElSheref, executive manager of Agro Best, feels they’ll be able to supply onions for a long time to come: “The onion crop is

How record rainfall is impacting California’s strawberries
Watch and wait. That’s where California strawberry growers are at following late last week’s record rainfalls and subsequent flooding in the Salinas-Watsonville region. Now, growers are still

Consumers ‘in the dark’ about food’s enviromental impact
A new report claims it is extremely hard for consumers to gauge the sustainability of their own eating habits and therefore eat greener, especially when there is no kind of labelling system to

The aroma wheel illustrates the character of Marlene® apples.
Protected by her father, the mountain; cradled by her mother, the sunlight; nurtured and strengthened by time, her master. This is how Marlene®, the apple Daughter of the Alps, develops its

Agroscope: Launch of the ProMet project for the production of biocontrol yeasts
Agroscope has received funding for an extensive research project on the fungus Metschnikowia pulcherrima. Over a period of four years, the researchers will investigate the use of this yeast fungus

Kapusta włoska też ma wysokie ceny
Ceny kapust w polskim hurcie pną się w górę od tygodni. Relatywnie najdroższa jest kapusta czerwona, której średnia cena sprzedażowa w dużym hurcie (obecnie to

Chilean apples on the way to the US
In a year when the U.S. apple crop volume is down nearly 10 percent versus the prior year, retailers can look forward to a fresh crop arriving from the southern hemisphere keeping consumers

New varieties and logistics top agenda at South American Blueberry Convention
The International Blueberry Organization (IBO) will hold its second annual South American Blueberry Convention at the Monticello Conference Centre in San Francisco de Mostazal, Chile, on 18 April,