New Zealand 2023 kiwifruit harvest leaves growers disappointed
The modest 2023 New Zealand kiwifruit harvest leaves growers under par and disappointed with the volume of kiwifruit produced this season. This brings another year of financial pressure burdens

Magica blueberry achieves best price for Peru's 2023 season
Industry data published by Qeneto S.A.C, the Peruvian Customs, ranks OZblu® Magica in first place for achieving the best price for the 2023 season at US$ 7,64 per kg FOB. Second, at 21,7% lower,

Maersk: Pioneering work on conversion of first container ship to methanol dual-fuel engine
In a first for the shipping industry, Maersk will convert an existing vessel to dual-fuel methanol propulsion, enabling it to run on green methanol. The industry-first conversion of an engine is

White potatoes vs. sweet potatoes: Nutrition and health experts chime in on which is better
Food shoppers who visit supermarkets and grocery stores see several potato varieties stacked in produce aisles, but not many people can say they truly know the differences between white potatoes

Big strawberries for the rest of the harvest. How to do it?
There are many reasons for strawberries becoming finer in the subsequent harvest. Sometimes it is a varietal trait and the grower has limited influence on obtaining large, overgrown strawberries.

Kazakhstan has seen sharp increases in the prices of potatoes and carrots
According to the National Statistics Bureau, since the beginning of June, cabbage has significantly decreased in price (by 9.3%) as well as onions. However, there have been sharp increases in the

New Peruvian pomegranate farm completes first export season
The greenfield pomegranate farm and new pack house in the fruit fly free area of Tacna in southern Peru, close to the border with Chile, exported 13 containers to six countries in North America,

Planasa agricultural company goes on sale for 1,000 million euros
Agricultural company Planasa, which operates in Huelva, from its logistics center in Cartaya, and is the biggest Spanish player regarding red berries, has just started selling. This was announced

Seeka provides FY23 earnings guidance
Seeka Limited has undertaken a comprehensive assessment of forecast full year earnings. The group result for the full year to 31 December 2023 is likely to be a net loss before tax of between $20

Egypt supplied 94.9% of imported oranges to EU from third countries between January and May
The EU imported 723,984 tons of oranges from third countries between September 2022 and May 2023, i.e. 31.6% or 173,700 tons more than in the same period of the 2021/22 campaign and 16.5% (102,400

Vegetable beds for kids: Edeka Foundation and Peter Maffay garden together for children
A planting campaign took place again at Gut Dietlhofen near Weilheim in Upper Bavaria - this time accompanied by Peter Maffay. The children learned a lot about how to grow, care for and harvest

Dutch company launches shandy made from rejected mandarins

A response to Florida tomato industry claims
The recent request by the Florida Tomato Exchange (FTE) asking the Department of Commerce to withdraw from the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement jeopardizes the availability of the variety of

Irish growers and experts are warning of a domestic fruit and vegetable shortage
Irish growers and industry experts are warning there will be a shortage of domestic fruit and vegetables including cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, parsnips, broccoli and sprouts for the rest of the

Dole Italia supports Swimtheisland Sirmione
On 24 and 25 June is scheduled the 2023 edition of Swimtheisland Sirmione dedicated to open water swimming, which as every year returns to animate the heart of the medieval village on Lake Garda.

Harvest of 'Moon Asparagus' successful thanks to space big-data
JAXA-accredited space venture Tenchijin is extending the application of its Tenchijin COMPASS data utilization platform for agriculture. With the vision of cultivating asparagus on the moon in the

Peru’s mango industry already feeling effect of El Niño heat
The weather phenomenon known as El Niño is causing above average temperature increases in Peru, making the critical flowering period for mangos very challenging according to a producers.

“We hope there's more fruit than last year”
Producers have had difficulties maintaining their activity in a citrus campaign with 17.7% less production (-22.8% in the case of oranges). However, they aren't the only ones going through a rough

"Dwarf beans have become more popular recently"
Yesterday, Kamps harvested its first dwarf beans, thus kicking off the new Dutch season. "These will go to all our local, national, and international customers year-round again," says Niels Borst,

Zespri, solidarity for flooded Romagna
Zespri, a New Zealand company and world leader in the production and marketing of kiwifruit, also by virtue of its deep-rooted ties with the Italian and Romagna regions, will be the silver sponsor