Market ripe for Belgian Conference
The impact of last summer’s record heat in Europe continues to be felt in the world of pears, but this time to the benefit of growers. Stocks of last year’s heat-affected crop had all gone a

Ice Country, the Syngenta innovation in the iceberg segment
Syngenta Vegetable Seeds has, for some time, been concentrating its research and development activities at EAME level on the iceberg salad segment, a stable and consolidated market for Italy and

Meloni, programming and branding make the difference
We will never tire of repeating it: finding a different key is often what makes the difference between success and mediocrity. And this is what companies in our sector must do, identifying their

Attrio F1 Tomato, Nunhems' novelty presented
Italy's most suitable area for tomato production, both in the greenhouse and in the field - that of Fondi - in recent days hosted Field Daypresented Attrio F1, a new Nunhems brand plum tomato with

Weather events cause troublesome situation in the garlic market
New garlic is being shipped from Mexico right now while Spain, California, and China are in the middle stages of harvest. “These regions are just beginning to enter the market,” says Jim

Port of Antwerp-Bruges limits impact of economic instability
The total throughput of Port of Antwerp-Bruges was 139 million tonnes in the first six months of this year, a fall of 5.5% compared to the same period last year. While the global economic

Last year more than 50% of blackberry orchards and 40% of raspberry orchards were cut down in Georgia
Interest in berries in Georgia has been growing in recent years. Despite overall positive expectations, not all farmers found success. As local sources suggest, Georgian farmers are especially

What's Next in melon and watermelon
How is global warming influencing crops? What is in store for the melon and watermelon category? Where is the consumer heading and, consequently, what does the future hold for the different links

Food price inflation continues to fall
Grocery price inflation has seen its steepest decline since inflation peaked in March this year. Food prices fell 1.6 percentage points to 14.9 per cent in the four weeks to 9 July 2023, according

"Cauliflower is much cheaper than broccoli right now so we are encouraging chefs to use it”
The heatwave in the UK during June caused a shortage of cauliflower, but the recent warm weather with plenty of rain has brought on the crop. “We are sourcing cauliflower from Lancashire at the

Online auction potato, fruit and vegetable processing machines
Peelers, tippers, vegetable washers, polishers, slicers, linear weighing machines, denesters, filling and packaging machines, turning tables and more potato, fruit and vegetable processing