Eyeing a future where fruit pickers are trained by virtual reality
Training fruit pickers using virtual reality equipment, employing robots to move fruit containers, and wearing exoskeletons to support physical labor are all possibilities being considered by

How modern machines are reshaping the future of potato farming
The agricultural world is where a quiet revolution is taking place. It is transforming the way we cultivate, care for and harvest one of the world’s most important staple foods; potatoes. This

Wimbledon serves bigger strawberries, but the price has not changed
Inflation may be driving up food prices, but at Wimbledon, sports fans are set to still pay just £2.50 for a punnet the delicious fruit (with cream). For the last 13 years, strawberries and cream

Container Throughput Index marks slight increase in May
The Container Throughput Index of the RWI-Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) reached 123.4 points in May, an increase of 1.1 points

Spain/Córdoba: Significantly smaller garlic harvest expected
Miguel del Pino, President of the Asaja Garlic Sector, told the last meeting of the O+G Committee of the Garlic Contracting Group of European producer countries, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain,

LIDA Plant Research launches new product Frutnova
LIDA Plant Research, a Valencian biotechnology company, launches its new bio-stimulant Frutnova, a water-thermal anti-stress product that maintains the fruit's growth rate in adverse weather

Slight delay, good yield prospects
For almost three weeks now, apricots have been diligently harvested at the Kiefer fruit farm in the heart of the Ortenau. "We are about ten days behind with all crops, but the yields are quite

Association of French Endive Producers wins award for films depicting the harsh reality of endive producers
The Association of French Endive Producers (APEF) and its agency Shortlinks have just been honored by the Deauville Green Awards Festival in the Sustainable Consumption and Eco-labels category for

Application shows hours of cold and helps with Brazilian fruit cultivation
The Institute of Rural Development of Paraná has presented an application that informs growers of the amount of accumulated hours of cold throughout the year. The objective of this innovation is

Bite and Win with Evelina, positive numbers from the competition
The Mordi e Vinci con Evelina (Bite and Win with Evelina) competition, the initiative launched by Melindae the apple club Evelinwhich for 12 weeks offered as many weekends for four people in Val

Ecuador: Smaller banana farms most threatened by El Nino
As reported by reefertrends.com, representatives of the Banana Association of El Oro Province (ABO) have called on the government to declare a state of emergency in the sector and enforce the

Spanish company adds Canary Islands papayas to offer in Germany and Austria
SanLucar the multinational company for fruits and vegetables expands its product range with premium papayas cultivated in the Spanish Islands, which is already available at the points of sale in

Domestic blueberry volumes starting to grow
Following a slower start to the domestic blueberry season that created higher pricing due to slow, tight supplies, volume is now coming on. “There’s a good supply of product from both the East

Wind and hail devastate the Bologna area
The little that had been saved from spring frost and the May floods was finally destroyed within a few minutes. Monday afternoon's violent thunderstorm hit Bologna's agriculture hard: hail, wind

Grapes: Harvest of seedless varieties started in Spain and Italy
The North African grape season is drawing to a close. The last shipments of seedless red and light grapes are reaching the European market from Egypt and Morocco. In the meantime, the harvest of

Summer Cherry Show 2023 - registration for this year's edition has started
The meeting will start at 09.30 with a practical workshop in a cherry orchard, led by our invited experts led by Leon Jahae of Top Fruit Consultancy. The Polanow orchard, already familiar to you

Apofruit closes 2022 with a positive balance sheet
The 2022 balance sheet of Apofruit Italia, a leading cooperative in the fruit and vegetable sector with over 2,700 producer members throughout Italy, was recently approved. The numbers speak for

Galbani and Bonduelle: co-marketing to stimulate cross-selling
Galbani Santa Lucia and Bonduelle present the perfect pairing for summer. The two brands, dairy and IV Gamma respectively, join forces by bringing their flagship products to the table: salad and

Netherlands: Growers United publishes first sustainability report
The Dutch corporate conglomerate Growers United has published its first sustainability report, in which the cooperative of greenhouse vegetable growers records the steps it has taken to become

Flexibility and resilience: new watchwords in the development of Enza Zaden
The annual Enza Zaden event dedicated to melon and watermelon is back. And it does so with innovations that make a difference thanks to flavour, resistance (with complete programmes with

French lettuce producer achieves optimal washing result with a new line
The installation of the new line for washing lettuce grown by the French family company, in one of its two existing production facilities, required a particularly space-saving setup for the three

Onion prices down in Ukraine due to growing supply of new domestic crop
The supply of domestic early onions is currently much higher than the demand, reports EastFruit. Thus, a seasonal rise in the supply forces Ukrainian farmers to actively reduce their prices for