Raspberry price cycles and forecasts for 2023
On March 16, 2023, the EastFruit project held the first online conference on the current developments in the market of frozen fruits, berries, and vegetables. The video of the conference “Shock

Uzbekistan zniósł ograniczenia w eksporcie cebuli
Największy eksporter cebuli w Azji Środkowej zniósł ograniczenie eksportu cebuli - Uzbekistan stał się drugim krajem w regionie, który ogłosił wcześniejsze zniesienie zakazu -

New raspberry to extend harvest window
EarlyBell™ (‘N1237.057’) is the latest release from Pacific Berries, a joint breeding program between Plant & Food Research in New Zealand and Northwest Plant Company in Washington, US. The

Sergey Alba: underground irrigation systems are the best option given the scarcity and high cost of water in Moldova
Over the previous two decades of the 21st century, there were droughts in Moldova every two years out of five on average, but since 2020 every second year in the country is dry. Moreover,

Sergey Alba: podziemne systemy nawadniające są najlepszym rozwiązaniem, biorąc pod uwagę niedobór i wysoki koszt wody w Mołdawii
W poprzednich dwóch dekadach XXI wieku w Mołdawii susze występowały średnio co dwa lata na pięć, ale od 2020 roku co drugi rok w tym kraju jest suchy. Ponadto, według szacunków

Сергей Алба: подземные ирригационные системы - лучший вариант, учитывая нехватку и высокую стоимость воды в Молдове
Если в предыдущие два десятилетия XXI века засухи в Молдове случались в среднем каждые два года из пяти, то с

Online platform to aid cost effective table grape yield prediction months in advance
Table grape yield prediction can now be done months in advance, more cheaply, with less samples and labour input than has been the case for centuries. This is thanks to the online and mobile

New taskforce to protect seasonal worker welfare
An industry-wide taskforce has been set up to safeguard the rights of workers employed under the seasonal workers scheme. The group – which includes trade bodies, retailers, growers, recruiters,

Aldi podnosi płace w sklepach
Aldi twierdzi, że utrzymało swoją pozycję najlepiej płacącego supermarketu w Wielkiej Brytanii, podnosząc swoją płacę początkową dla asystentów sklepowych do minimum 11,40 funta

Przejście na niskoemisyjną przyszłość priorytetem w T&G
Niektóre sady jabłoniowe w nowozelandzkich Hawke's Bay i Gisborne nie uniknęły skutków lutowego niszczycielskiego cyklonu, ale wiele innych zostało całkowicie nietkniętych, jak

​ B-hive’s big ideas
Agritech innovator B-hive is gearing up to open the UK’s first potato protein extraction facility this year in partnership with Branston. The new facility in Lincolnshire will allow low-value

Saving time and labor
It is more important than ever to improve shop floor efficiency. Companies are increasingly struggling to get enough staff; even more when heavy labor is involved. That is Van den Berge

The weather takes its toll on the Spanish artichoke campaign
Spain is the world's second-largest producer of artichokes, behind only Italy, and Murcia leads its production by concentrating approximately 40% of the total national harvest, according to the

Hex River Valley grape volumes down
Growers in South Africa’s late table grape growing region, the Hex River Valley, are due to wind up their harvest over the next ten days. Indications from the region are that the export volume

Magic Star to shine bright
Proprietary Variety Management (PVM) has announced an agreement with Dutch group Fresh Forward to become the exclusive US propagation and commercialisation manager for the US plant patented

Owoce cytrusowe gniją z powodu braku warunków przechowywania i przetwarzania.
Azerbejdżan w ostatnich latach pracuje nad państwowym programem rozwoju rolnictwa cytrusów. W styczniu 2023 roku Azerbejdżan wyeksportował 9,9 razy więcej owoców cytrusowych niż

First container of Peruvian pitahaya shipped to Europe
According to the information issued by Veritrade, a platform specialized in foreign trade, Camposol was the first Peruvian agro-industrial company to make a commercial shipment of pitahaya by sea

Citrus fruits are rotting due to a lack of storage conditions and processing.
Azerbaijan has been working on a state program for the development of citrus farming in recent years. In January 2023, Azerbaijan exported 9.9 times more citrus fruits than during the same period

"The cold weather discourages market vendors and hospitality sector buyers"
"This winter was a tough one for fruit and vegetable wholesalers," says Michel van den Berg of De Best AGF, a Dutch wholesaler. "For smooth sales, it's been too cold for too long. That discourages

"Будучи небольшим кооперативом, мы можем стать хорошей альтернативой для нерешительных сельхозпроизводителей".
В настоящее время в Бельгии много шума по поводу предстоящего слияния BelOrta и Belgische Fruitveiling (BFV). Похоже, что

"Mushroom market stable after price hike; chestnut mushrooms pricey due to cultivation issues"
"After a considerable price hike, mushroom prices have stabilized. That increase was also most welcome, given all the high costs. Something has to give at some point. Fortunately, the market's