"We are still shipping 65 pallets a day of strawberries to Italian markets and big retail chains"
Rocco Zuccarella, president of Zuccarella Società Cooperativa Agricola from Scanzano Jonico (Matera) reports that there are still less than 20 days to go until the end of the 2022/23 strawberry

Dutch Greenhouse Delta Indian trade mission a success
Dutch Greenhouse Delta (DGD) has hailed the benefits of its successful HortiRoad2India trade mission. Organised by DGD, InnovationQuarter, the Netherlands Embassy in India, and Rotterdam

Economy under so much strain “you can almost touch it”
Most of South Africa’s tomatoes are coming from Limpopo, followed by the Onderberg in Mpumalanga. Some tomato farmers on the West Coast are still cropping, while farmers on both sides of the

"A load of potatoes there, and back with pallets"
It has been four and a half years since Van der Windt acquired the pallet and container business Wipal. These are both Dutch companies. Van der Windt's various branches have been active in potato

Penny makes a commitment to fruit and vegetables from Germany with "Marktliebe Regional".
According to a 2022 Forsa survey, 84% of respondents say that regional origin is important to them when it comes to fresh fruit and vegetables. Penny is actively seizing this trend and creating

Interpera extends early bird rate
The International Pear Congress will take place in Lérida in the Catalonia region on 28 and 29 June 2023. The early bird rate has been extended until 15 June. The conference programme includes a

Carrots are the most popular vegetable
Carrots are the most popular vegetable in Switzerland. The Swiss ate almost 7 kilos of them per person per year last year. Tomatoes are in second place. If cherry tomatoes were included, they

Two of Scotland’s longest established fresh produce organisations join forces to create Pease Bay Farms

A novelty broccoli-themed truck rolled into a nursery in Luton to encourage children to eat fruit and veg
Top 5 supermarket retail chains in Slovenia Here's an overview of the top five supermarket retail chains in Slovenia, according to their most recently-available full-year turnover. All data is