"Sicilian papayas aim at penetrating the market"
It is rather a positive moment for papayas, as the produce - especially the high-quality Brazilian Formosa variety - is lacking. "In this scenario, Sicilian papayas could have the great

Anecoop promotes biological pest control with Koppert
The development of new biological solutions that provide growers with an effective means of pest control, especially in citrus and persimmon, is one of the goals set by the Anecoop cooperative

New varieties and hydroponics to drive Peru's blueberry industry forward
The exponential growth of Peru’s blueberry industry, is not only a boon for producers, but service providers had to scale up rapidly to meet the demand for millions of plants, substrates,

Asda is locking the prices on more than 500 products
Belgium: Jef Colruyt quits as CEO, Stefan Goethaert succeeds End of an era at Colruyt Group: Jef Colruyt hands over the day-to-day management to Stefan Goethaert after more than 28 years, but

"In the next two or three weeks there will be a lower melon and watermelon supply in Murcia"
The melon campaign started two to three weeks earlier in the Region of Murcia as a result of the high temperatures recorded in March and April. However, the abundant rains in May will cause a

Cologne wholesale market in an existential crisis
Every day, the Cologne wholesale market supplies about 3.6 million citizens of the city of Cologne and the Cologne-Bonn metropolitan region within a radius of about 100 km with (fresh) food from

AMI: Sugar melon sales boosted by high promotional activity
The Spanish supply of sugar melons, i.e. Galia, Cantaloupe and honeydew melons, from early cultivation is high this season. Due to a lack of demand in Germany caused by the weather, quantities

Good demand and stable prices
Due to weather conditions, the supply of asparagus in March and April was lower than usual, so purchasing volumes were limited. In May and June, the market was sufficiently supplied. In pre-summer

UK logistics en-route to recovery
After three years of heightened trading conditions and untold pressures on the supply chain caused by the global pandemic, business group Logistics UK’s annual Logistics Report released

"This makes it impossible to keep supplying school fruit"
In the Netherlands, school fruit suppliers' compensation is set to drop from €0.24 to €0.18 (incl. VAT) per fruit or vegetable portion. That is according to the new school fruit, vegetables,

Blueberries being sold for higher prices per pound
Supplies of blueberries look to be better compared to this time last year. “Weather issues last year in both Georgia and North Carolina hurt overall industry volumes, but it has looked better

Anecoop to collaborate with Koppert to promote biological control in citrus and kakis
Developing new biological solutions to offer growers effective means of controlling pests, especially in citrus and kaki crops, is one of the goals that the Anecoop cooperative group has set