Lack of chill hours might impact Georgia peach harvest
California annually produces the majority of the peaches in the US. In 2017, the Golden State produced 56 percent of the county’s fresh peach crop and more than 96 percent of processed peaches.

A hot air balloon to promote Sicilian blood orange juice
A hot air balloon with rainbow colors flew over the Sicily-based school D'Alcontres ground during a sports event called 'Il Calcio in pajamas' (Soccer in pajamas). Now in its fifth edition, the

TribalScale partners with McCain Foods
Toronto-based digital innovation lab TribalScale has partnered with McCain Foods Limited, the world's largest manufacturer of frozen potato products, as part of SCALE AI's latest investment round,

Lulu Group signs MoU with government Uttar Pradesh
The Lulu Group is set to be exporting fruits and vegetables from Uttar Pradesh across its hypermarkets. The group signed an MoU worth USD 500 million with the Uttar Pradesh government at the Gulf

Job offer: Farm Manager/Production Manager (m/f/d) Special Crops Producer, North Rhine-Westphalia
Your tasks: Commercial, technical and organisational responsibility for business management incl. resource planning, implementation of production plans and operational processesOptimisation of

Four online auctions at Homann Feinkost GmbH closing soon
Former salad and dressing processing plants from Homann Feinkost GmbH offered on the online auctions of Industrial Auctions! Think of machines for the entire production process from mixing

Gruszki droższe niż rok temu
Sytuacja na rynku gruszek w Polsce rozwinęła się w kierunku, który na początku sezonu mało kto przewidywał. Jesienią dominowały bowiem raczej obawy, że wyższe zbiory

NZ kiwifruit growers cast their votes
New Zealand kiwifruit growers are voting on whether to continue a compulsory levy on their exports, except fruit sent to Australia. The process will be conducted via a postal and online

Seeka Gisborne ready to support locals following Cyclone Gabrielle
New Zealand produce company Seeka has announced its Gisborne packhouse is back up and running following the devastating impact of Cyclone Gabrielle on the region. While the effects on countless

How the use of ethylene in fruit ripening has evolved
Ethylene for fruit ripening has been used for quite some time. The standard application up until the early 1970s was a ‘lecture bottle’ or ‘tube’, both dangerous and not always effective

Seeka reopens Gisborne packhouse
New Zealand produce company Seeka has announced its Gisborne packhouse is back up and running. The facility had been closed following the devastating impact of Cyclone Gabrielle, which swept

The Region of Murcia was the world's leafy-crop innovation hub center for a week
Last week the main Spanish and international seed houses with experimentation centers and farms in the Region of Murcia held the Lettuce Innovation Days, in which they opened their doors to

Fresh produce price increases help drive food inflation in South Africa
Prices of fruits and vegetables were a major factor in the fastest rate of inflation growth in over 14 years in South Africa. Food inflation in South Africa increased from 12.4% reported in

Mango increasing in popularity along with production volumes
After its first mango peeler, the Italian company PND continued to receive requests - especially from South America. Thus, the PL8M model was born. "It is an innovative model that is mainly aimed

Small 2021/22 Dutch potato crop, but lots of importing and exporting
Last year, €13.5 billion worth of (fresh and processed) potatoes were traded worldwide. At €7 billion, frozen exports' value far exceeded that of (fresh) ware potatoes' €3.4 billion.

Price and availability of land for planting is unattainable in many regions
Irish retail trade and home consumption remain largely unchanged this week. The school mid-term break has increased demand for processing material, again the price of peeling material remains