Food prices expected to go up in Bosnia and Herzegovina
As Bosnia and Herzegovina has recently seen heavy rains, even leading to flooding, industry sources expect significantly lower yields of cereals, fruits and vegetables. This will directly affect

They sell rotten fruit for good, arrested
Two men ended up in handcuffs for trying to sell rotten fruit cheaply, passing it off as good. As reported in Repubblica, the incident took place in the Turin area. Carabinieri called by a third

Extreme winter temperatures affect Nova Scotia peach crop
Following extreme temperature fluctuations over the winter, Nova Scotia looks as though it won’t be seeing a stone fruit crop this year. “The winter was extremely mild and we didn’t have the

QS Academy: Live online seminar "Successfully carrying out incoming goods inspections".
What needs to be considered in the incoming inspection of fruit and vegetables? The QS Academy will focus on this question in the live online seminar on 05 July 2023. From 10 a.m. to around 12

California transitions onion growing regions, tightening supplies
Supplies of onions from California are slimmer as the transition between growing regions gets underway this month. Gerry Valois of Western Onion says typically production begins in the Imperial

Watermelon exports from Uzbekistan were record high in May and could exceed 100,000 in June
Exports of Uzbek watermelons to foreign markets began in the first ten days of May 2023. This is nearly one week earlier than usual due to very hot weather in the country. The mass exports begun

Azerbaijan has prospects for the export of agricultural products to Germany
Azerbaijan is a promising exporter of various agricultural products to Germany, according to Olga Hunger, Regional Director for Eastern Europe at the International Agricultural and Food

Drones for fertilization in adverse conditions
A new technology for areas whose accessibility is compromised by the bad weather that hit Emilia Romagna over the past few days. "The core business of Vivai Magalotti Quarto is the production of

Fresh Del Monte, new partnership with the animated series Miraculous
Fresh Del Monte, Inc., one of the world's leading vertical producers, distributors and marketers of high quality fresh fruit and vegetables, is teaming up with the globally successful brand

Rain and hail for the start of the French apricot campaign
The first French apricots were harvested around May 15th, but the weather conditions have severely affected the start of the season. After a long period of drought, a strong storm and rainfall

Nottinghamshire strawberry grower stops production due to labor troubles
Starkey's Fruit, near Southwell, in Nottinghamshire, has been producing soft fruits for 75 years. In recent years, it was growing about 800 tons of soft fruit in polytunnels. But now, rising costs