"Swamped with requests for Top Quality Candonga strawberries"
"Demand for strawberries from Basilicata is high, but, at the moment, the most appreciated variety on the domestic market remains Sabrosa-Candonga, the cultivar selected by the Planasa nursery

BayWa Board of Management proposes a dividend increase plus payment of a special dividend
As anticipated, BayWa AG closed the financial year 2022 by setting new records in revenues and earnings. In doing so, the company continued the outstanding business performance that had already

"E-commerce Food Award" for the Bergamot orange and byproduct category
“The objective is to grow and develop skills within a society that is changing rapidly, not to find ourselves unprepared when it comes to the sales channels and trends that intercept modern

Kenya to host 1st national mango conference in Makueni
The conference, which will draw investors, would give the county an opportunity to display and offer its fruit in both domestic and foreign markets. Makueni is Kenya’s top mango-producing region

"This is not about tomatoes, it's about people".
With less than a month to go before the start of Ramadan, protests in Morocco have been on the rise. Although limited by the lack of democratic freedoms, or precisely because of it, these

"We've never had a Spanish strawberry shortage in late February before"
This winter has surprised even an experienced specialist like Miguel Gonzalez of the Dutch company MG Fruit. "These sky-high prices, and for such a long time, are insane. That includes Spanish

Queensland Fruit Fly found in the Yarra Ranges
Yarra Ranges Council and Agribusiness Yarra Valley is taking precautionary measures to reduce the risk of Queensland Fruit Fly spread in the area, after a confirmed detection in the region. In

Windsor Framework – what will it mean for business?
The UK government has reached agreement with the EU on major changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol. The protocol is the part of the Brexit deal which sets Northern Ireland's trade rules. It

Rebound for Rocca Imperiale lemons with orders up 35% in just a few weeks
After a bumpy start, mainly due to a combination of adverse socio-economic factors, the Limoré lemon brand has started showing signs of recovery again. The Cooperativa di Produttori di Limoni

PM Hipkins learns that most Hawke’s Bay crops were uninsured
Hawke’s Bay fruit growers have told Prime Minister Chris Hipkins most of their crops are uninsured, asking for significant financial support following Cyclone Gabrielle. Hipkins visited the

"It is not the apple variety per se, but the cultivation initiative as a whole that represents a club concept"
The intensive, many years long research onto the apples of the future from the Alte Land region resulted in the "Deichperle" apple about two years ago. The scab-resistant cross between Topaz and

Footballer Thomas Müller participates in Organic Garden
After Mario Gómez and the KRONE Group, FC Bayern record player Thomas Müller is now also investing in the sustainable concept of the food-tech start-up, Organic Garden announces. From the farm

Avocados see strengthening prices
Prices are picking up on avocados. “We’re seeing prices slowly increase from the beginning of the year,” says Paul J. Maglio of Maglio Companies, who notes pricing is steady. “They have

Andalusia's vegetable export volume decreased in all categories between September and December
In the first four months of the 2022/23 campaign, i.e. from September to December, Andalusian tomato exports have decreased by 11% in volume and 8% in value over the same period of the previous

Green Drop, the first certification mark on the sustainable use of water #vocidellortofrutta
Presented at Marca, after a two-year test phase Goccia Verde is ready to make its debut, a project that aims to bring to the market a private and voluntary certification scheme for the sustainable

Key Turkish produce got more expensive on the Georgian market
EastFruit’s latest survey held on February 24, 2023, reveals sharp price increases for several key products – most notably, tomatoes and peppers. They are heavily imported at this time of the

Gujarat gets a new mango variety
Up till recently, Gujarat farmers have mostly grown kesar, alphanso and langra mango varieties. Now, the Anand Agricultural University (AAU) has developed a new mango variety, the Gujarat mango 1

Uzbeki fruit and nut exports increase 1.5 times from 2017 to 2022
Experts from the Institute for Forecasting and Macroeconomic Research analyzed the dynamics of exports of fruits and nuts for 2017-2022. The analysis revealed that the value of exports of fruits

Chinese govt encourages avocado cultivation in Tanzania
The Chinese government has been encouraging Tanzanians to produce various crops, stating that the Asian country has huge market demand for avocados. Chinese Ambassador, Chen Mingjian, said her

Border Patrol finds 31 illegally transported in tractor-trailer hauling tomatoes
A United States man who was hauling tomatoes was arrested last week at the Falfurrias checkpoint after Border Patrol agents found more than just tomatoes in his reefer trailer. He was charged with

Fruit from Chile arrives in Changsha
A cargo plane carrying grapes and plums from Chile landed at Changsha Huanghua International Airport in Changsha, Hunan province, on Saturday. It was the first time the province imported fresh