Asparagus expert clears up false claims and half-truths about asparagus films
According to information from the Green Media House (GMH), asparagus growers are repeatedly criticised for the use of film on their fields. They often argue with false claims and half-truths. The

Huelva's berry campaign is one of the most complicated in living memory
According to the secretary general of Asaja Huelva, Félix Sanz, this year's strawberry and berries campaign is one of the most complicated campaigns in living memory due to many reasons,

A 92-year-old woman grows record-sized tomatoes
A 92-year-old 'young woman' named Sybil Gorby has been planting the same 'lineage' of seeds in her garden in Tyler County, West Virginia, for more than 58 years. She planted the first seed in

Letsitele citrus grower comes closer to its community
Groep 91 Uitvoer, a family-owned citrus producer from Letsitele has been successfully growing and exporting lemons, grapefruit and Valencia oranges across the globe for more than three decades,

"At present, the performance of imported oranges in the Chinese market is poor."
In the imported orange market in China, from December to June of the following year, American oranges and Egyptian oranges are on the market. In China, American oranges are mainly used for fresh

The Natural Fruit Company goes solar
The Natural Fruit Company (TNFC) has reported good progress in the implementation its Corporate Social Responsibility strategy. As part of its commitment to cut its carbon footprint, the company

Potato Protein+Plus said to be a plant based replacement for eggs
The bird flu pandemic, responsible for the death of over 150 million chickens since 2020, has driven up egg prices and created an urgent need for sustainable alternatives. General inflation due to

Exceptional authorisation for the use of phytosanitary products on citrus fruits in Seville and Huelva.
The Directorate-General for Agricultural Production Health of MAPA grants exceptional authorisation for the placing on the market and use of plant protection products formulated with Spinetoram

More onions, fewer potatoes
EastFruit analysts note that both local onions and potatoes currently remain in a severe deficit in Georgia. Strong local demand is satisfied with the imports. The next major harvest of potatoes

Boosting sweet potato’s productive potential with hybrid breeding
Sweet potato has great potential for improving food security, nutrition, and incomes, and scientists at the International Potato Center (CIP) are working with their peers at agricultural research

Georgian Nuts Incorporated expects first commercial almond harvest this year
The large Georgian company Nuts Incorporated owning more than 700 ha of almond orchards (Supernova, Lauren, and Guara varieties) in Eastern Georgia, is waiting for the first industrial harvest of

"We expect volumes of some vegetables to decline in 2023"
The past year produced an unprecedented situation for Reichenau market gardeners who have a focus on "greenhouse cultivation". On the one hand the rising energy costs and the more expensive

Scientists from Poznań point out healing properties of potato juice
According to researchers from the Poznań University of Life Sciences, potato juice might be turned into a medicine that selectively acts on different types of tumors, benefiting patients who must

Spain: Good prospects for the next Fruit Attraction 2023
Six months before the next Fruit Attraction, more than 90% of last year's exhibitors have already confirmed their participation again, according to the show. In the 15th Fruit Attraction, which

Grapefruit prototypes sold for over $100 a box at the 1904 World's Fair
If grapefruit were a person, it might be that neighbor of yours who you enjoy having a chat with whenever you run into them at the corner grocery store, but who you probably wouldn't go out of

Peru: Pitahaya could become a new export crop
In 2023, the Andean country began exporting pitahaya, following trial exports in 2022. The deliveries are still very manageable in terms of volume, but the industry has high expectations,

Mini symposium on Banana Quality
The banana world is continuously developing; from the field to ripening to the development of shelf-life improving techniques. As bananas are an important product for the consumer, quality is an

Peru holds onto mantle of world’s top blueberry exporter
Peru was the world’s top blueberry exporter for the fourth straight year, with shipments totalling US$1.36 billion in 2022. Peru held off competition from the US, Spain, Canada and Morocco,

Prices for table beets in Ukraine have fallen by 1.6 times in a year!
Current prices for table beets in Ukraine are much lower than last year and keep falling further, EastFruit project analysts inform. Such a sharp decline in prices was a huge blow to Ukrainian

British Labour administration would expect big grocery chains to show 'more flexibility'
Labour MPs are imagining ways to tackle UK food shortages by making supermarkets pay farmers a fair price. In essence, Shadow Environment Secretary Jim McMahon says supermarkets make enough to

Non-traditional wholesale buyers have paid attention to Moldovan walnuts
According to the Union of Associations of Nut Producers of Moldova, the members of the organization began to receive requests to buy walnut kernels this week. This has occasionally happened

Floods halt Santé potatoes' early start from Malta
In Malta, potato crops suffered considerably from bad weather in early February. "While we were in Berlin, there were severe floods and storms. The streets and fields were flooded. I've not seen

Cucurbits and tomatoes, MedHermes goes for premium
Seedless watermelons, melons and premium range tomatoes are the target of variety research by the Ragusa-based company MedHermes, developed through the Best Melon and Tomato Cult projects. The

Bosnia and Herzegovina finds new apple export market in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia seems to be a new export market for apples from Bosnia and Herzegovina. This might make the Middle Eastern nation cover the losses incurred by the measures taken against Russia. In