"Current price increase will not save the disastrous apple year"
Prices of German apples have risen considerably in the past three weeks. "The storage apples are characterized by their quality and stability, and we also sense a high willingness on the part of

Kenyan entrepreneur makes leather shoes or handbags, made from pineapples
Project manager and entrepreneur Wangechi Kuria explains that the pineapple value chain, especially in her country of Kenya it is about three things; the fruits, the juice and - in limited form

UCR to release new high density avocado scion cultivar
The University of California (UCR) is to release a new high density avocado scion cultivar. BL516, which will be marketed as Luna UCR and is pending plant variety protection in the US, officially

Chilean avocado and citrus industry impacted by severe frost
This year’s winter has come to bite hard in Chile as sub-zero temperatures of between -6 and -10 degrees, described as a polar freeze, touched large parts of production areas affecting avocado

Ecoculture expands its staff in Extremadura and La Mancha
Translator Ecoculture Biosciences, a company specialised in specific solutions against plant stress, continues its expansion in Spain, reinforcing its attention and advice to crop growers in the

Edeka Nord draws up balance sheet for financial year 2022
Despite the challenging market environment, Edeka Nord can look back on a respectable financial year 2022. Edeka Nord's consolidated turnover was around 3.73 billion euros. "The Russian invasion

Bakker Barendrecht: AI-controlled fruit scanners from OneThird in Albert Heijn's supply chain
OneThird, an AI-based food tech company that combats the annual waste of one-third of all food produced, announced the use of its AI-powered scanning technology in Bakker Barendrecht's supply

Lamb Weston opens new innovation centre
With a small-scale production line, or pilot line, the new innovation centre offers the opportunity to innovate products using different potato varieties, cutting techniques, crisp shapes and

Ovindoli, from Seminis the cauliflower that can also be grown in June
With the Ovindoli variety (click here to read more) from Seminis-Vegetables by Bayer, the dream of growing cauliflower in June has become a pleasant reality. This is a typical autumn cauliflower

Deluge over the Western Cape sweeps away roads and pumphouses
A succession of cold fronts has caused severe flooding in the Western Cape and rain is expected until next week Wednesday, after which citrus growers will wait a further two or three days for