International Blueberry Conference in Poland addresses changes in the European blueberry market
In many countries, the costs of blueberry production have recently increased drastically. This is due to the inflation in all components related to fruit production: fuel, energy, human labor,

Waitrose and Heston to part company
The highly successful relationship between Waitrose and Heston Blumenthal is coming to an end after 12 years. The Heston from Waitrose range has scored some huge hits over the years, not least

Lords opens horticulture inquiry
The horticulture industry is being invited to make submissions to a new House of Lords inquiry into the challenges facing the sector. The House of Lords Horticultural Sector Committee, chaired by

Mimaflor recipe: kale and quinoa pasties by Rodrigo de la Calle
Elkale, from the cabbage family, has become one of the most demanded vegetables, both for its intense and characteristic flavour, and for its great nutritional properties. This vegetable, also

Spectacular dragon fruit fields as LED lights are used for additional light
After tasting success with his dragon fruit cultivation initiative, Basvanthpur farmer Ramesh Reddy is once again drawing attention to his farm by installing hundreds of LED bulbs on the 3

Thader Cieza opens the exhibition Pioneers of Flavour
The event took place at the Siyâsa Museum in Cieza and was attended by Antonio Luengo Zapata, Regional Minister of Agriculture of the Region of Murcia and Pascual Lucas Díaz, Mayor of Cieza,

Croatia: Fruit and vegetable distribution centre opens in Osijek
Croatia’s first distribution centre for fruit and vegetables worth €14.6 million opened this week near Osijek, eastern Croatia, the Osijek-Baranja county government said. The centre covers

First shipment of Philippine durian ready for China
The Philippine government has announced the first shipment of durian bound for China will arrive in March. The Philippines gained access to China for durian exports in January after President

Forced investment in freezing – is it even possible?! (Part II)
In the first part of this article, we described the real and unexpected issues, or, more precisely, the problems most investors face when they enter the fruit and vegetable freezing segment. These

Uzbekistan ratifies Preferential Trade Agreement with Turkey
The President of Uzbekistan signed a document on the ratification of the Preferential Trade Agreement between Uzbekistan and Turkey on February 22, 2023. The Agreement was signed on March 29,

Ronda Fruits inaugurates its new facilities
The new infrastructure has eight loading bays and has been designed under the most demanding parameters of environmental sustainability, with electric charging points and 200 kW photovoltaic

Onions are not that expensive in Georgia anymore – why?
The wholesale price of onions in Georgia started to decrease, although the price decrease was preceded by a peak. At the end of January, the wholesale price of onions on the Georgian market