Buyers sought for UK hydroponic salad grower
Steve Baluchi and Philip Armstrong of specialist business advisory firm FRP were appointed as Joint Administrators of Madestein (UK) Ltd and Fresh Willow Ltd on April 11, 2023. The companies,

"The demand usually falls in June, but asparagus prices remain at a good level"
Many eagerly await the asparagus season every year. For them, the moment when these seasonal vegetables can start to be harvested is always a highlight, but "the white gold" season isn't a long

QS Academy: Live online seminar "Successfully carrying out incoming goods inspections".
What needs to be considered in the incoming inspection of fruit and vegetables? The QS Academy will focus on this question in the live online seminar on 05 July 2023. From 10 a.m. to around 12

Public listing pathway for Brisbane Markets
Brisbane wholesale market operator Brisbane Markets Limited (BML) and representative organisation Brismark have agreed to terms that create a pathway for the possibility of BML listing on ASX at

Tajikistan is expecting a record onion harvest this year
The export of early-harvest agricultural products from Tajikistan has started, including onions. The export of early onions to Kazakhstan has already reached a volume of approximately 200

BMEL: Model region competition "Ernährungswende in der Region" launched
The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) has launched the model region competition "Ernährungswende in der Region". Cities, municipalities and rural districts, as well as social

Not all fruits are visible to a fruit picking robot

PDO и PGI, Европейский парламент одобряет реформу
Пленарное заседание Европейского парламента одобрило очень большим большинством голосов (603 голоса "за", 18

ChNP i ChOG, Parlament Europejski zatwierdza reformę
Posiedzenie plenarne Parlamentu Europejskiego zatwierdziło zdecydowaną większością głosów (603 głosy za, 18 przeciw, 8 wstrzymujących się) swoje stanowisko w sprawie reformy systemu

AgroNotizie editorial staff affected by the floods
The flooding in Romagna has severely damaged not only agriculture in Romagna but also those who deal with it. This is why we as Italiafruit Newssupport the editorial staff ofAgroNotizie, which is

Switzerland: Continued satisfactory reduction in stocks of organic apples
In May 2023, organic apple stocks were reduced by 735 t, at the end of the month there were still around 950 t of organic apples in storage. The reduction roughly corresponds to that of May 2021;

For Rijk Zwan, the solution lies in high resistance.
Rijk Zwaan is approaching its 100th birthday and continues with the same vitality as ever. Its tomato catalogue is being renewed with materials such as Margymeno (74-PL001 RZ), a pear tomato for

HREZ: supply, taste and quality with resistance to ToBRFV
Since the emergence of ToBRFV, which posed a threat to the entire tomato industry, Enza Zaden began its research work to find a gene that would provide resistance to rugose and, consequently, be

De Ruiter®: more security in 'portas'.
De Ruiter®, a Bayer brand, is the benchmark in tomato rootstocks and, as such, tries to stay ahead of trends with materials that provide solutions to the new problems that are appearing in the

China issues catalogue on 'three new foods'
On May 10, 2023, the People’s Republic of China National Health Commission (NHC) released a catalogue of new food ingredients, new varieties for food additives and new food related products

Switzerland: Barely enough apples until the free import period
At the end of May, the stock level is 9,131 t, 9,161 t below the level from 2022 (18,292 t) and 5,821 t below the level from 2021 (14,952 t). As was to be expected, the total stock is at a very

BMEL: Promoting consumer education and improved protection against deception with 3.4 million euros
The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) is funding the Lebensmittelklarheit portal with a total of around 3.4 million euros for the years 2023 to 2025 in order to improve consumer