Novagric builds "greenhouses never seen before in Almeria" for Romenatur
Novagric, a leader in advanced agricultural solutions, has carried out an innovative protected agriculture project in Almeria in close collaboration with Romenatur that marks a milestone for the

Field scales for grapes - "we manufacture 5 sets a day as we wait for sales to peak"
The need to cut ripe grape bunches as soon as possible for sudden weather, phytosanitary or commercial reasons often leads agricultural entrepreneurs to spare no expense. However, such operations

Kyosk Digital Services: Expansion into African fresh produce market
Ready, Steady, TikTok Asda is the first supermarket to launch a content house, bringing together five eclectic foodie creators to home-cook together. All of the ingredients, from fruit and

A thousand hectares of fruit and arable land in the Bologna area devastated by the storm
Still the weather is the protagonist, in a negative way. The violent thunderstorm on Monday afternoon that hit agriculture in the Bologna area, in particular in Valsamoggia and the Anzola

Potato prices in Ukraine decline daily
According to the daily market monitoring of the EastFruit project, prices for new potatoes in Ukraine are declining this week. According to the local potato growers, the main reason for the price

“A B2C partnership could be an interesting way of promoting our fruit and vegetables”
The fruit and vegetable sector relies heavily on B2B operations, in terms of both media and sales. According to Jean-Baptiste Lede, manager of La Ternoise, it would also be interesting to involve

Cucurbit variety trials set for August
A series of pumpkin, courgette and winter squash variety trials will be held this summer, the Outdoor Cucurbit Growers Group (OCGG) has confirmed. The trials will be held on Thursday 24 August at

Blueberry harvest has now also begun in the north
After the start of the German blueberry harvest in southern and central Germany, the blueberry season is now also beginning in Germany's largest blueberry-growing region, the North German Plain.

Fruit consumption continues to fall in Spanish households
Spaniards are aware of the need to practice good eating habits, however, as Kantar's consumption monitoring data shows, this remains only good intentions and what they actually consume is not so

Abundance of small fruit causes low pricing on Northwest cherries
“The cherry season is never completely normal,” says Andres Puvogel with Mount Adams Fruit, referring to the cherry crops in Washington and Oregon. “This year, bloom started about two weeks

Positive finish for Australian table grapes
The Australian table grape season has concluded on a positive note with domestic and export sales for 2023 making a marked recovery on the previous two years. Table grape export volumes increased

A foliar sensor to prevent scab on pear trees
A leaf moisture sensor will help prevent scab on pear trees. The development of this tool is part of a project commissioned by the consortium Pera de Rincón de Soto PDO, one of Spain's excellent

Easy-to-apply and effective biological product for raspberry protection
The pre-harvest period or harvest time requires a skilful approach to fruit and plant protection against diseases. Due to increasing competition in the raspberry market and increasing customer

Stone fruits: up nectarines, down apricots
Sluggish trend for apricots, mainly due to different varieties with different characteristics; there is a high supply, not matched by adequate demand. Prices are declining, but are expected to

Blueberries, the obstacle of perishability can be overcome
The blueberry campaign is off to a successful start. Thanks to their high nutritional and economic value, they are conquering new market shares and becoming highly sought-after products (for more

UK: Dyson Farming to build the second phase of strawberry growing glasshouse
Dyson Farming is to build the second phase of its strawberry growing glasshouse in Lincolnshire. The £11m investment will see the site able to grow fruits on more than a million strawberry plants

Wimbledon strawbs stay same price
For over a decade, British strawberries and cream have cost £2.50 for visitors to the Wimbledon annual tennis championships, which got underway this week (3 July). The number of strawberries

'Green beans, complicated but promising start'
The green bean campaign has started about ten days late in the Piacenza area, where Riverfrut, the Rivergaro-based farm that has made this vegetable its core business for more than 40 years,

UK-AU Free Trade Agreement will help Australian onions be more competitive, but will be subject to UK production
The Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement came into force on 31 May 2023 and will end tariffs on more than 99% of Australian exports to the UK. Fruit, vegetable and nut exports from

Polish blueberry season has started
The International Blueberry Organization (IBO Summit 2023) - the most important global event of the blueberry industry - is taking place in Lublin from 3-6 July. Market participants from all over

Цены на малину в Украине продолжают падать
По словам участников рынка малины, в выходные нижняя граница закупочных цен на малину у мелких

"The blueberry marathon has started again"
The new Dutch blueberry season has begun at berry grower Sil Moonen. Though cultivation in the Netherlands has increased significantly over the past decade, there is currently a turnaround, says

German Fruit & Vegetable Congress: networking and presenting

"In Europe, our umami tomato can compete directly with the best RAF"
Although tomatoes are one of the most widely consumed vegetables, specialization is gaining more and more weight in the industry as consumers demand a more flavorful product in a segment that, for