Serbia: 2022 was not the year of berry farming
2022 was not the best year for fruit growers in Serbia due to the war in Ukraine and increased input costs, primarily transportation. Zoran Keserovic, Professor at the Agriculture Faculty in Novi

British potato supplier expands potato handling capacity
The British potato supplier Cockerill has recently expanded their dolly- and crate loading capacity to 240 bags per minute. The commissioning of the third Lan Handling dolly and crate loader,

February storage apples down 7.3 percent over last year
According to a monthly survey from US Apple, the total number of apples in storage on February 1, 2023 was 103.1 million bushels, 7.3 percent less than last February’s total of 111.1 million

Tatayoyo snack pepper wins Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2023
The new snack pepper brand Tatayoyo has won the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2023! The Dutch vegetable breeding company Rijk Zwaan is extremely honored by this recognition of fresh produce

Spinach launches sustainable vegetable brand Nutri V
Integrated Melbourne agency Spinach has created and launched the brand for Nutri V, a new food manufacturing start-up. Nutri V CEO Raquel Said said: “Around 20 per cent of all vegetables grown

Peru: 624,000 tonnes of Hass avocados expected for export
This would be an increase of 12.5 % compared to the previous year and almost double the 338,549 t shipped in 2018, eurofruit refers to ProHass. "It is important that this volume is shipped at an

Skokowy wzrost cen truskawek
O możliwości zmiany kierunku tendencji cenowej w hurtowym handlu importowanymi truskawkami pisaliśmy na łamach portalu fresh-market.pl (tutaj) już na samym początku lutego.

Azovian a pear tomato to win the battle against the rugose virus
In the third commercial year of the variety, Nunhems' Azovian pear tomato has managed to win over companies and growers, thanks to its size (around 140 grams), uniformity and colour, as well as

IFG unveils new trademark names for low-chill Cheery Cherry Line
International Fruit Genetics (IFG) has launched three new trademark names for its growing Cheery Cherry line. Cheery Cupid, Cheery Nebula and Cheery Chap join Cheery Moon, Cheery Glow and the

Balancing production and pricing on Peruvian and Mexican mangoes
Growers and shippers are hoping that the mango market in Canada will stabilize now that Mexico is well underway with production. “We had a very difficult market with an overflow of product from

Ceny cebuli –sky is the limit?
Cebula pozostaje najgorętszym tematem w branży warzywnej i to w wymiarze globalnym. Podaż tego warzywa jest niska w bardzo wielu krajach, które normalnie są

Spain's new drought measures might lead to mass job losses
Since 1980, Spain's average available water has decreased by 12 percent and projections indicate that by 2050 there may be a further decrease of between 14 and 40 percent. The government has

Harvesting of early varieties Hamlin, Westin and Rubi has been completed
The projection of the fruit drop rate increases from 20.10% to 20.80%, on average, all varieties considered. Regarding the distribution of the drop rate among varieties, Hamlin, Westin and Rubi

South Korea: Coupang purchases 200 tons of seasonal produce leftover from Seollal
Coupang, a South Korean e-commerce company based in Seoul, has purchased 200 tons of seasonal produce leftover after the Lunar New Year holidays to help revitalize the agriculture industry. The

Agroponiente makes good progress on green packaging goals
Spain’s Agroponiente group has announced that it is well on its way to achieving its objective of making its packaging fully sustainable. The company said 100 per cent of its packaging is now