How raspberries are grown in Uzbekistan: intercroping, varieties, quality, packaging (video)
EastFruit experts have repeatedly drawn attention to the fact that Uzbekistan, despite being a large exporter of fruits and vegetables, completely missed the key trend in the global fruit market

Blueberry protection in June/July
The blueberry harvest in Poland will start soon. The fruit, provided the plantation has been managed properly, is large and will soon be colouring. This long-awaited moment causes mild excitement

IFN takes Romagna blueberries around Italy with 26,000 likes
Having only 3 thousand square metres of blueberries and receiving a volume of requests that exceeds all expectations, arousing interest even from Estonia. This is what happened to Lorenzo Dradi

Tomato prices almost doubled in one week
At Mother Dairy's Safal outlets, tomato prices have gone up by nearly 100% in the past week. The Delhi-NCR market has over 300 Safal stores. The price spike follows rain-induced supply disruptions

REO Veiling launches new strawberry punnets
From 1 July, Tomabel strawberries from Belgian cooperative REO Veiling, are set to be offered in new strawberry punnets that meet the latest sustainability requirements. The strawberry punnets are

Large 2,600m2 PV system in organic raspberry cultivation in use
A dynamic AgriPhotovoltaic solution insolagrin has been deployed at bioschmid GmbH in the canton of Lucerne. A joint installation with Monika and Heinz Schmid, who practice organic farming. The

'Soil cultivation well thought out is the key'
This year's harvest of summer crops in the Dithmarschen region is now gradually gaining momentum, as Hannes Nagel of the eponymous vegetable growing and trading company tells us. "Broccoli and

Ugandan scientists develop banana that could help reduce blindness and save lives
Ugandan scientists have developed a genetically modified banana that took millions of dollars and 20 years to make. It contains so much provitamin A, a substance that transforms into vitamin A in

India is a strategically important market for US walnuts
The news that India will remove retaliatory tariffs for US walnuts has been well received in California, the second largest producer of walnuts in the world. With two-thirds of California

"25% of date volumes lost due to sandstorm in Egypt"
A massive sandstorm ravaged Egypt in early June. Violent winds laden with dust and sand severely disrupted traffic in the country. Its impact on agriculture, and arboriculture in particular, was

Cocaine worth 175 million found in shipment of bananas
Spanish police officials have busted an Albanian criminal organisation that tried to smuggle €175-million worth of cocaine into Europe, hidden in a shipment of bananas. The cargo arrived into

“We are asking for compulsory labeling of the origin in the catering industry”
“We will be very vigilant for the next season, which starts in August,” explains Sandrine Gaborieau, after discovering Polish apples at a wholesaler supplying school canteens and nursing

Robot company Burro forms new partnership with Pacific Ag Rentals
Burro is an autonomous mobility company that provides solutions for the agriculture industry. It has announced a new partnership with Salinas-based Pacific Ag Rentals (PAR), a provider of

Citrus Australia leads first Origin Verification Program
Through an Agriculture Victoria Food to Market programme, Citrus Australia has conducted a first-of-its-kind study to characterise Australian oranges at both a country and regional level, using

Navigante F1, the oblongs champion
In the panorama of oblong tomatoes for green and red harvesting, Navigante F1 from Kws Vegetablesrecaptures a leading role thanks to its special features: as the growers also testify, it is an

Researchers look into greenhouse gas emissions associated with table grape cultivation
A research project, led by Embrapa Semiarid, looks to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions in the production of table grapes in the São Francisco Valley, The region of Vale do São Francisco, which

My carrots: Regional and sustainable - start of the local carrot season
Carrots are now fresh from the field again. Now the orange vegetable is available in all regions of Germany from local cultivation. At the same time, the carrot is both regional and sustainable,

“Demand for plums remains high while peach and nectarine prices plummet”
Extremadura is Spain's main plum-producing area and it's already in the middle of the plum campaign. So far, demand has remained high and prices are very acceptable as there is no more Chilean

“The onion industry deserves more recognition"
This week, Minister Jo-Anne Marie Luxton, Minister of Customs and Associate Minister for Agriculture and Education, gave a speech, focused on the Sustainable Food and Fibres Future Project. She

Towards a greener harvest
For the fresh produce industry, quality control has always been a thorny issue. The industry now faces additional challenges in balancing commercial pressures, consumer expectations, and

Cluster tomatoes, new opportunities for Sicily
After a participation at Macfruttutta focused on tomatoes - with the presentation of the new ToBRFV-resistant range and the high-flavour line Euphoria - Cora Seedcontinues on its path to enhance