Key appointments at Piñata Farms
Piñata Farms has appointed Gemma McCarthy as its general manager human resources, while Caroline Wight has joined the company as general manager of post-harvest operations. McCarthy will be based

Val Venosta celebrates Fruit Grower's Day with Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
For the last eight years, Apple Paradise has been promoting actions to celebrate Fruit Growers' Day in Spain and to give visibility to one of the most traditional professions, supporting and

"The onion market's been all over the place since last Monday"
Things do not seem to be going right in the Dutch onion market, and last week, growers were getting €0.70. "Everyone thought things would change after the Berlin trade fair," says Jan Franje of

Georgian company “Memoberry” launched the production of berry and fruit jams (photo)
Memojam is a new jam brand of the Georgian berry producer Memoberry LLC, which will soon enter the Georgian retail and export market. Ekaterina Chkoidze, director of Memoberry, in an exclusive

Libyan Food and Drug Control Centre confirms entry of Egyptian onions unfit for human consumption
Mohamed Al-Zayat, the Official Spokesperson for Libya’s Food and Drug Control Centre (FDCC), has stated that onions unfit for human consumption had entered Libya from Egypt. According to

Huercasa has recyclable packaging in its entire range.
HUERCASA will participate from the 8th to the 10th of February in Fruit Logistica, the most important event in the fruit and vegetable sector at a European level, which will once again be held in

"Camera technology and AI enhance our quality and crop process"
Based in Honselersdijk (NL), Frestia is constantly looking for new insights and developments to improve the quality of its product and to optimize the crop process. That's where Gearbox comes in.

President Marcos has approved limiting onion traders to bring down prices in the Philippines
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved several initiatives proposed by Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual to help regulate the soaring prices of onions in the Philippines. This is as the DTI

Szklarniowych ogórków wciąż jest bardzo mało, a ich ceny…
Podaż ogórków szklarniowych w bieżącym sezonie zimowym pozostaje niska, a nawet bardzo niska. Wyraźnie mniej jest ogórków importowanych, a problemy ze spadkiem

“We can now offer a premium product that is geographically identified”
Vergers Cancel has been established in the Adour production basin for many years. But the group of producers grew stronger in 2021 by taking over the kiwi activity of Rouquette (Aiguillon,

71,000 kilos of smuggled onions buried
As consumers continue to suffer from high prices of onions in local markets due to alleged lack of supply, the government just disposed of over 71,000 kilos of smuggled bulbs in Zamboanga City.

“Overall spring onion quantity will decrease over the coming weeks”
The Egyptian spring onion season has been smooth so far. However, thanks to the weather conditions, challenges in terms of availability might be coming up soon, says Mai Yassin, export manager at