"Food retailers have overcome the inhibition to offer new dates"
Dates have always been an integral part of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, as the fast is traditionally broken with the fruit. In keeping with this, the NaraFood company offers a wide variety

US robotic company focuses on strawberries and tree crops
After successfully developing a robotic harvester for strawberries, advanced.farm co-founder Kyle Cobb and his team are already seeking out other crops that could benefit from this type of

T&G Global: New Zealand apple season has started

First Scottish strawberries already in the retailers
The first of this season’s Scottish strawberries were picked last week at Seahills Farm just north of Arbroath. Owned by Peter J Stirling, the farm is one of the biggest strawberry producers in

Oppy adds North Carolina to its blueberry program
Bridging the gap between Mexico and the Pacific Northwest blueberry seasons, Oppy, a grower, marketer and distributor of fresh produce from around the world has cemented its position as a

Strongly fluctuating interest in greenhouse radish
As of this week, Gemüsebau Seischab from the German area known as 'Knoblauchsland' or 'garlic country' can harvest the first radish from its greenhouse. "We raise the product ourselves in Paper

"Sadly, Easter's too early for open-field asaparagus"
It will be a while before the large Belgian asparagus volumes arrive. Lately, there have been more and more reports about their arrival, but grower Leo Henckens does not expect the open-field

Why do Ukrainian apple growers uproot orchards while rising domestic prices are provoking imports?
According to EastFruit analysts, Ukrainian growers can uproot record orchard areas in the 2022/23 season. Meanwhile, the developments in the fresh apple market in Ukraine are becoming very dynamic

Current conditions are good for herbicide treatments in strawberries - plantation monitoring (28.03.2023)
We are in the midst of a temporary break in the weather and a significant chill, which is bound to put a slight brake on the vegetation. However, this does not exempt us from thinking about what

Reemoon’s AI defect sorting applied in Chile
Chilean fruit processing and packaging company Crisanto has harnessed the power of Reemoon’s latest artificial intelligence-powered apple defect sorting system. General manager Andres Montoya

Destatis: 19,500 tonnes of asparagus were imported in 2022 - almost 29 percent less than in 2021
A not insignificant part of the asparagus consumed in Germany during the asparagus season does not come from domestic fields, but from abroad. Last year, 19,500 t of the asparagus were imported

“Walnut season is coming to an end now, consumption is slowing down”
As the end of the Portuguese walnut season is coming up, demand is slowing down, says Sebastião Lorena, head of sales and marketing at Portuguese walnut exporter Nogam: “The walnut season has

“Lamb Hass is more than a transitional variety between the national Hass and the Peruvian Hass”
This year the search for Lamb Hass avocados in the Valencian Community has skyrocketed, as confirmed by Pascual Cabedo, from Cabesan Agricultura. “As a result of the lack of Hass in Malaga,

Kritchmar named CSIF president
Alain Kritchmar has been elected as the president of CSIF, the French trade association for fresh fruit and vegetable importers, with outgoing president Philippe Pons remaining on the board as

40 percent more lemons expected in the market this year
There’s an abundance of conventional lemons right now. “Overall supply is very strong due to the heavy rain in California this season,” says George Uribe of McDaniel & Chirico Worldwide.

Delhi Defence, the new standard for the future of the courgette
Starting from a solid foundation is the prerequisite for looking to the future, especially in uncertain times such as these. That is why Rijk Zwaan, the Dutch horticultural breeding company,

Promising signs for Australian Imperials
On the eve of the Australian Imperial mandarin harvest, one of the country’s biggest growers has shared an optimistic outlook for the season ahead. Red Rich Fruits will begin picking new-season

MOYA deadline draws closer
Have you seen a great example of fresh produce or floral marketing? Don’t miss your chance to nominate that campaign – and the talent behind it – for the 2023 IFPA-Produce Plus Marketer of

Lidl enhances fruit and vegetables with anti-waste bag
After the success of the initiative in its shops in the Canary Islands, Lidl announced the launch in Spain of its anti-waste bag. The virtuous bag contains fruit and vegetables that do not meet

A look at the South African apple and pear season
The apple and pear season in South Africa (RSA) began a few weeks ago and Vanguard International notes there are challenges ahead. The RSA apple and pear industries are very stable, showing small

"There's only one-sixth of the supply of plum cherry tomatoes that there was in mid-February"
The tomato supply is still limited in the European markets, and even more so for cherry tomatoes. In Almeria, one of the most important Mediterranean production areas at this time of the year, the

Leadership changes at Hazel Technologies
Parker Booth has been appointed chief executive of shelf-life extension specialist Hazel Technologies. He has been promoted from his previous position as Hazel’s chief operating officer, a role

T&G begins apple export campaign
T&G Global has begun its 2023 New Zealand apple export campaign. The company’s director of operations, Craig Betty, said despite Cyclone Gabrielle significantly impacting parts of the North