Watermelon prices in Uzbekistan drop rapidly despite record high exports
Over the past week, the average wholesale price for watermelons in Uzbekistan has decreased by a third and current wholesale prices are 20% lower than at the same of 2022, EastFruit reports.

Wonderful Company names new senior vice president of marketing
The Wonderful Company announced that Benal Serin has joined as senior vice president of marketing. In her new role, Serin is responsible for leading all marketing efforts in Wonderful’s product

UK: GrowUp Farms gets green light to increase its output by 40%
A vertical farm that completed its topping-out ceremony just under a year ago has been granted planning permission by Dover District Council to extend. GrowUp Farms’ Pepperness site at Discovery

'Plant protection and packaging regulations, more time is needed'
A radical change in the approach of the legislative proposals on the reduction of the use of plant protection products and new standards for packaging was demanded by the fruit and vegetable

Tight supply in some apple varieties expected
A tight supply of some apple varieties could be coming. “We had a lower crop in 2022-2023 and coming up we have a later crop so it could happen. We think a few varieties could get very tight

Horticultural innovation also passes through the Horticulture Bill
As early as 18 May, the outline of the draft law delegating the government in the field of floriculture was presented at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry (click here to

Seeka to open new purpose-built seasonal worker accommodation in July 2023
New Zealand produce company Seeka, announced that it was building an accommodation facility for its Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) workers in September 2022 to replace the existing

Global fruit breeding company acquires Kankun mango variety
Sun World International, LLC has acquired the Kankun™ mango variety from Diazteca, a strategic addition to its nascent mango breeding and licensing program and the first commercial Sun World

Italian and Uzbek companies are cooperating
Agribusiness and fruit and vegetable enterprises are continuously in seek of new opportunities. In light of this, on 6 June 2023, during the 'Italy-Uzbekistan Business Forum,' the president of the

Vegetable and potato processing machinery for sale
Are you operating in the vegetable or potato industry? Then the online auction of Industrial Auctions in Suhlendorf (DE) may be something for you. This auction consists of various vegetable and

"If straw prices continue as they are now, they may become close to unviable for mushroom production"
One of the many consequences of the severe drought that Spain is suffering, which, fortunately, has been recently alleviated by some rainfall, is the reduction in the harvest of cereals and green

The Minister of Agriculture explained the recent increase in vegetable prices in Kazakhstan
The rise in prices for cabbage, carrots, onions, and potatoes is related to the end of last year's reserves and the arrival of fresh produce in June. The early ripe vegetables are slightly more