MOYA deadline draws closer
Have you seen a great example of fresh produce or floral marketing? Don’t miss your chance to nominate that campaign – and the talent behind it – for the 2023 IFPA-Produce Plus Marketer of

Birds Eye launches PEA-ple’s Cafe
Leading frozen food brand Birds Eye has announced the upcoming opening of The PEA-ple’s Cafe, a one-day-only pop-up restaurant that showcases the sweetness and versatility of its petits pois.

Saarland: School Fruit Scheme to be continued in the 2023/24 school year
According to the Minister of Agriculture, Petra Berg, the registration forms will be available until 30 April. A later registration is no longer possible. According to Berg, the children in the

Peru: Avocado exports from the highlands increase by 53 percent
From January to 12 March 2023, the Andean country exported 35,200 tonnes of avocados, a 53% increase over the 23,000 tonnes exported in the same period last year. As agraria.pe reports, with

ONE opens new office in Kenya
Ocean Network Express (ONE), a global container shipping company headquartered in Singapore, will launch a wholly-owned office in Kenya. The new Ocean Network Express Kenya office in Mombasa will

California rains hold off avocado growers for now
Avocado volumes are ample currently compared to this time last year. California’s crop is delayed for now following the state’s significant and recent rains. “We anticipate increased

Poland will resume apple exports to Belarus in April
India has been a solid market for Polish apples, says Jakub Krawczyk, export manager for Polish apple exporter Appolonia: “Generally the apple sales are going quite smooth, we receive orders

"I'm not competing for the last onions; let others do that"
Dutch onion prices are skyrocketing. "You can make €0.70 for delivery in March or April. But the onion market can be hot; you must have onions available," says Mark van Sijll of Sijlltrade in

Mass sales of strawberries began in Moldova
Large volumes of Greek strawberries have become available on the wholesale and retail markets of Moldova this week. The wholesale price is quite standard – 80 MDL/kg ($4.3/kg), the same as in

The second edition of the MOSPILAN TOUR begins!
The MOSPILAN TOUR kicks off in April. This year, the series of events will take place in 14 locations across the country. Following the example of the previous edition, it will be a series of

Mass sales of strawberries began in Moldova – starting prices are the same as last year
Large volumes of Greek strawberries have become available on the wholesale and retail markets of Moldova this week. The wholesale price is quite standard – 80 MDL/kg ($4.3/kg), the same as in

By mid-April, the first domestic open ground produce from southern Hesse should be available
The first sets of vegetable plants are in the ground. At the BEHR farm in southern Hesse, planting of iceberg lettuce began at the end of February. The Gresse site in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Moldovan producers of concentrate will process almost half as many apples in 2022-2023 season
Representatives of the Association Speranța Con believe that in the current season, apple processing will be completed in late March – early April, about 1.5 months earlier than in previous

WAC brings global avocado community to New Zealand
More than 1,150 delegates from 32 countries will gather in Auckland at the beginning of April for the 10th World Avocado Congress, hosted by New Zealand for the first time. They will hear from

Cherries Glamor strives to replicate its project in Israel to recover the Russian market
The sale of the earliest and most expensive cherries in the world, grown in greenhouses in Lleida and Huesca, has just started. These are the only cherries filling the gap between late March and

К середине апреля должны появиться первые отечественные продукты открытого грунта из южного Гессена
Первые комплекты овощных растений высажены в грунт. На ферме BEHR в южной части земли Гессен посадка салата

Do połowy kwietnia powinny być dostępne pierwsze krajowe produkty gruntowe z południowej Hesji
Pierwsze zestawy roślin warzywnych są w ziemi. W gospodarstwie BEHR w południowej Hesji pod koniec lutego rozpoczęto sadzenie sałaty lodowej. W gospodarstwie Gresse

Thai durian exporter already blocked 100 containers before mid-April harvest start
With nearly 25 years of experience in food and agriculture, Chris recently joined Changtoon Trading Co., Ltd. as CEO and export sales director. The company specializes in producing and exporting

Prices strengthening on Mexican raspberries
The supply of raspberries has been good for the past few weeks and as April approaches, it looks to be increasing. “The supply is comparable to this time last year and the season also started on

Moldovan producers of concentrate will process almost half as many apples in the 2022-2023 season – specialized association
Representatives of the Association Speranța Con believe that in the current season, apple processing will be completed in late March – early April, about 1.5 months earlier than in previous

UK’s Muddy Machines to offer robotic harvesting as a service
Muddy Machines is a UK-based robotics company. It has developed a team of five robotic harvesters called "Sprout" that will work together to pick British asparagus commercially in Herefordshire

Growers predict cauli crisis
The UK could be facing a cauliflower shortage from mid-April onwards, warn suppliers, after freezing winter temperatures wiped out domestic yields. The crop in Lincolnshire – a leading producer