NPU new Manter dealer in Norway and Sweden
Manter is pleased and proud to announce that Nordisk Pakkeriutstyr AS (NPU) is their new dealer for Norway and Sweden. NPU is already well known in the industry and can offer high quality service

Carantic, the Seminis cauliflower for late harvests
Late harvest time for cauliflower and once again this year Carantic, the Seminis-Vegetables by Bayer cauliflower with a cycle of 200-205 days after transplanting, is back in the news. This

“This season, the prices of apples have been increasing continuously”
As the end of the Polish apple season is getting close, it becomes more difficult to procure the apples of the quality importers are looking for, says Aniruddh Ramesh, director of Polish apple

"Nowe ziemniaki w deficycie, więc maltańskie ziemniaki najmilej widziane"
Hollandzka firma Altena Potatoes otrzymała pierwsze pełne ładunki ziemniaków Santé wczoraj. W związku z brakiem nowych ziemniaków na rynku, maltańskie ziemniaki

Marmande, the precocious are called Marego and Maremosso
From niche product to genuine market segment, the Marmande tomato is increasingly in demand. In particular, consumers are looking for the easily recognisable quality of Marinda F1. A Nunhems rib

Jingold, the season ends with satisfaction
In a highly challenging international context, the season closes with satisfaction for Jingold, which specialises in the cultivation and marketing of high quality kiwifruit, primarily yellow and

“There currently is a complete focus on price, not quality”
Banana cultivation in India has come a long way in the past few decades, says Ajay Chopra, founder of Indian fresh produce brand Wonderberry: “The Indian banana cultivation has seen a fair bit

Haskelberg and IG Deccan enter avocado propagation partnership
Israel’s Haskelberg has teamed up with IG Deccan to bring high-quality avocado genetics to India. The two nurseries have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate and propagate

Timing key to sustainability success, says Vanoirbeek
Luc Vanoirbeek, the general secretary of the Association of Belgian Horticultural Cooperatives (VBT), shares his thoughts on the state of the industry in Belgium. With rising costs, low prices,

Agrinorm secures new funding
Switzerland-based Agrinorm has announced that it has secured a seven-digit round of financing to further develop its AI-powered software for quality risk management across fresh produce value

QS introduces new corporate logo
From April 2023, QS Qualität und Sicherheit GmbH (QS) will combine its business activities and their communication under a new corporate logo. According to QS, the QS certification mark will be

Dole supports cyclists at the Giro di Sicilia
Dole Italia, leader in the production and distribution of premium quality fresh fruit, is this year for the first time Official Supplier of the Giro di Sicilia, the men's stage road cycling race,

Santa Catarina/Brazil: Low stocks and late harvest paved the way for European apples
The state of Santa Catarina is the South American country's most important apple producer, accounting for 54.1% of total Brazilian apple production. In the 2021/22 season, the apple harvest was

Lower volumes expected for Greek watermelons
The new watermelon season in Greece is coming up, and Nasos Zafirakis, director of Zafirakis Fruits, hopes it’ll be a less difficult season than the last one: “The previous watermelon season

Egyptian garlic enjoys 2 months of no competition
Egyptian producers and exporters of garlic are about to kick off the 2023/2024 season with high spirits, amidst favorable conditions for Egyptian production, says Mohamed Shaaban, CEO of Garlico.

"Limited availability means early potatoes can't yet meet market demand"
As Easter approaches, the European potato market is still on the hunt for a good-quality product with which to reach the end of the season. "I've called it a puzzle before, and it remains so,"

Carrots step into the spotlight for Easter week
There are plentiful supplies of specialty carrots in California. Matt Hiltner of Babé Farms adds that the carrot quality looks strong as well and that supplies are pretty consistent, if not

Designer Harvests, great news for Ruffato vegetables
Valorising the territoriality of products can be a winning choice, especially if quality is always assured. This has been well understood by Nerio Ruffato, a company that has always been active in

Bumblebee pollination improves strawberry shelf-life, research shows
The benefits of bumblebee pollination of strawberry crops are well known in terms of their improvements to yield and quality, but research also demonstrates advantages for the fruit’s

Pollination with bumblebees can improve productivity, quality and conservation.
"Bumblebees use a unique method of pollination, 'buzz' pollination," says Dr Liam Harvey, GIP and pollination specialist at Biobest, "By vibrating their wing muscles at a frequency of 200-240 Hz,

"Ograniczona dostępność oznacza, że wczesne ziemniaki nie mogą jeszcze sprostać zapotrzebowaniu rynku"
The European potato market is facing a shortage of good-quality product with the new crop expected to arrive later than usual due to a cold, wet March. Packagers are struggling to control quality

High Middle East and Asia demand for Chilean inshell walnuts
As Chile’s harvest of walnuts started earlier this month (March) in the northern areas, demand for the inshell product is strong in the Middle Eastern markets. “Despite high US inventories

“We will have a very good quality of asparagus this year thanks to the cold weather in February”
The asparagus campaign is starting at Fleuron d'Anjou, “a couple of weeks later than in previous years,” explains Brahim El Hasnaoui. This delay is due to the cold weather in February, but it

Vegetable garden Pfalz expects around 180 million bunches of radishes
With the start of the harvest in the Palatinate, the market- and price-dominating monopoly position held by foreign produce over the winter months comes to an end. Peter Steegmüller, radish