"The cold, dark weather significantly delaying Belgian cherries"
In early April, it was all hands on deck on Dutch and Belgian cherry farms. The frost caused sleepless nights for growers protecting the early varieties from damage by stoking, among other things.

Syngenta, innovation in broccoli
It is the brassica market where Syngenta Vegetable Seeds focuses its research and genetic improvement. In particular the broccoli segment, where with early varieties, Monrello, and late varieties,

South Africa: Frustration grows over citrus situation
The Citrus Growers' Association (CGA) has again appealed to the South African government to avert the looming crisis of the EU FCM regulation, which threatens orange exports and growers'

Increased costs continue to pressure organic banana growers and shippers
Following a tricky winter, the supply of organic bananas is good and where it was expected to be. For Organics Unlimited, its current supply of organic bananas comes from both Mexico and Ecuador.

Countdown begins for Corbana’s International Banana Congress
New opportunities and challenges facing the global banana industry will come under the spotlight at the 9th International Banana Congress, which takes place in Miami next month. More than 600

Tropic’s non-browning gene-edited banana cleared for production in the Philippines
Tropic's non-browning bananas have the potential to significantly reduce food waste and CO2 emissions along the supply chain by more than 25%, as over 60% of exported bananas go to waste before

Darlene Avila and Stephanie Soto join CTGC
Darlene Avila and Stephanie Soto have joined the California Table Grape Commission’s marketing team. Avila has been appointed digital marketing manager. She will focus on developing and

Aldi completes living wage verification pilot on banana farms
The Aldi South Group together with Aldi Nord and other sectoral stakeholders, including Heartwood LLC, Banana Link, Dole, Grupo Iren and Banafem, have announced the successful completion of a

Early grapes will become available on the Moldovan market later than usual
According to experts from Moldovan organizations of viticulturists, early varieties of table grapes will become available on the market later than usual. There are two reasons for this forecast.

The table grape contact group in Rimini will analyse the forecasts for the 2023 season.
The grape contact group, made up of professionals from France, Italy, Spain and Portugal and officials from the administrations, will meet on 4 and 5 May in Rimini, Italy, to analyse the forecasts

President Erdoğan refutes rising cost of living problem in Türkiye
During a rally that was held yesterday in Denizli province, Turkish president Erdoğan has denied there is an ‘expensive onion, potato or cucumber problem’ in the country. The president argued

Brazil: Agri exports reach US$ 16 billion in March 2023
According to the Brazilian agribusiness trade balance data for March, exports keep growing year after year. This month, the value of goods traded abroad reached US$ 16 billion, a 10.6% increase

"Those who only focus on price battles are not acting in an economically sustainable manner"
"Due to the shift of the break-even point, it will not be possible this year to sell larger quantities at low prices, for example to wholesalers. The rising production costs, above all the

Oppy celebrates 10 years with British Columbia pepper and cucumber grower
A decade into its thriving collaboration, Oppy celebrates its partnership with British Columbia-based greenhouse pepper and cucumber grower Randhawa Farms, owners of the Perpetual Vegetable Co.

Balancing sustainability costs with rising prices in New Zealand's fruit and vegetable industry
Research conducted last year showed nearly two thirds of Kiwi shoppers were unwilling to pay a premium for fruit and vegetables grown, picked, packed and delivered with sustainable practices. For

Aldi: Pilot project to verify living wages on banana farms ended
The aim of the project, on which the Aldi Süd Group worked together with Aldi Nord and other actors in the sector, including Heartwood LLC, Banana Link, Dole, Grupo Iren and Banafem, was to train

Calabria, cocaine hidden among crates of mandarins
Hidden inside the boxes of mandarins or in mechanical false bottoms built into the bonnet of elegant cars or in the passenger compartment of mighty lorries. The cocaine passed the Strait of

Orsero, snacks and orange juice now also in Autogrill
The partnership between F.lli Orsero and Autogrill has been renewed, thanks to which for the fourth consecutive year the brand's Extra Premium fruit will be available in almost 200 Autogrill

South African kiwi growers should look beyond the export window
“We’re trying to build a gold kiwi industry. At the moment there are small volumes scattered around South Africa but within five or ten years we’ll have large volumes of good quality with

Frustration grows over citrus situation
The South African citrus industry is continuing its letter writing campaign to the government as it looks to stave off the effects of new EU regulations on the country’s orange export sector

He buys a bag of bananas and finds a poisonous spider in it
A British man's visit to the supermarket turned out to be really disturbing. As the man, Craig Harrison,opened a bag of bananas he had just bought in the British grocery shop Tesco, he noticed a

Dole targets people who have never eaten a banana
To mark National Banana Day, the world’s largest fresh produce company Dole says it wants to track down consumers in the US who have never eaten the fruit – despite it apparently being the

March in large-scale retail: inflation rises again
In March, the fruit and vegetable department of the large-scale retail trade still showed declining consumption across the different macro-categories, but the change in average prices showed a

Which cherry varieties has Chile exported the most this season?
Chile has exported a record 415,398 tons of cherries this season and the most exported varieties in this campaign have been the Lapins and Santina cherries. According to data from iQonsulting, the