29th German Fruit Open: Perfect day on a perfect green
On 3 June 2023, the golfers of the fruit industry met again in Buchholz in der Nordheide for the 29th German Fruit Open. They teed off and putted. In between, there was also a search. A total of

"Business with greenhouse cucumbers is currently disastrous"
"There are currently still 14 to 15 pallets standing around with us that we cannot sell. We had similar problems in the weeks before. While the catering trade is looking for the cheapest possible

The Walnut and Almond Growers Association of Georgia expects a 50% increase in production
The Walnut and Almond Growers Association of Georgia interviewed 180 farmers who harvested about 1,300 tons of almonds and 2,000 tons of walnuts (Chandler) from commercial orchards in 2022/23.

Food prices expected to go up in Bosnia and Herzegovina
As Bosnia and Herzegovina has recently seen heavy rains, even leading to flooding, industry sources expect significantly lower yields of cereals, fruits and vegetables. This will directly affect

Heavyweight speakers get set for Festival of Fresh 2023
From industry leaders, experts and analysts to the bosses of some of Britain’s leading suppliers and supermarkets, Festival of Fresh 2023 has something for everyone. There’s still time to

Drones for fertilization in adverse conditions
A new technology for areas whose accessibility is compromised by the bad weather that hit Emilia Romagna over the past few days. "The core business of Vivai Magalotti Quarto is the production of

Nottinghamshire strawberry grower stops production due to labor troubles
Starkey's Fruit, near Southwell, in Nottinghamshire, has been producing soft fruits for 75 years. In recent years, it was growing about 800 tons of soft fruit in polytunnels. But now, rising costs

16 tons of infected strawberries from Serbia were not allowed into the Kaliningrad region in Russia
Employees of the regional administration of agricultural supervision discovered a dangerous quarantine pest in a batch of strawberries from Serbia, according to the department's press service. 16

BMEL: Model region competition "Ernährungswende in der Region" launched
The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) has launched the model region competition "Ernährungswende in der Region". Cities, municipalities and rural districts, as well as social

Uzbekistan: assortment of imported exotics and local fruits and berries continues to expand (video)
EastFruit experts draw attention to the growing assortment of fruits on the shelves of supermarkets in the capital of Uzbekistan, the city of Tashkent. The growing income level of the population

VSSE: Optimal weather for summer strawberry enjoyment
The strawberry season is in full swing all over Germany. While the harvest in the high tunnels in the south and west is already over and coming to an end in the other areas, farms all over Germany

American cherries go on the market, mangosteen arrives and the market declines
American cherries have arrived in the market this week; Vietnamese durians and Thai mangosteens have dropped in price as the arrivals increased; in addition, seasonal domestic fruits such as

"Removing pathogens from tomato storage is crucial for shelf-life"
The Hungarian company Nemeskert Kft. operates greenhouses encompassing 13 hectares, powered by geothermal energy. With 9 hectares dedicated to tomato cultivation, the company yields an impressive

China blows a fresh breeze into South African pear industry
The start of the topfruit season wasn’t auspicious but, as poorly as it had started, it could be heading to a strong run for South African pears. Marketing the early Williams or BC crop was

Chile: "New water law will stop expansion of fruit industry".
Chile's government's planned changes to the water law will adversely affect the country's fruit sector and remove incentives for the construction of new irrigation infrastructure at larger farms,

Kazakhstan is buying fruits from Peru and the Netherlands
In the first quarter of this year, Kazakhstan purchased nearly 133,000 tons of fruit, which is 1.2% less than in the same period last year. The most imported fruits were mandarins, to 27.7

"This year we sold three tons of tomatoes we produced ourselves"
Organic farmer Michael Boyer produces organic vegetables at three locations in and around Göttingen, most of which he markets in his own specialty store in Göttingen's Ostviertel district. The

"For us, the future has already started"
SG Alimentación-Southgreen (SGA) will be renamed to SGA Group, thereby integrating the three main family-owned production companies that supply it under the same commercial structure. The project

Avocado and mango consumption in Spain has increased by more than 1,000% in a decade
According to an analysis carried out by Confidencial Digital based on the products marketed in Mercamadrid, Spain's biggest wholesale market and a reference in Europe, this market went from

Protection of strawberries against grey mould and anthracnose
Both of the above-mentioned diseases are responsible for very serious losses in strawberry plantations. These threats cannot be underestimated. Effective protection against them is the factor that