Westfalia says protest action at Tzaneen nursery has stabilised
Avocado and macadamia producer Westfalia last week obtained an urgent interdict prohibiting a group of employees from blocking access to a Westfalia nursery facility in Tzaneen, Limpopo Province.

Seasonal worker program essential part of Canada's ag industry
“It’s a very important program for us. It has enabled our industry to grow and if we did not have access to these workers who do great jobs and want to work here, we could not have large

British strawberries: Larger and sweeter after cool spring and recent sunny days
The British strawberry season has arrived a bit late, but it seems that the fruit will be larger and sweeter than in previous years. According to British Berry Growers, the cooler spring weather

British Growers association addressed by PM during Farm-to-Fork summit
British Growers was invited to the Prime Minister’s Farm to Fork Summit held at Downing Street in mid-May. The guest list, which amounted to around 70, included a varied selection of guests from

Researchers design a robot to optimize the blueberry harvest
A team of researchers from the Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego (UPAO) managed to field test a mobile robot to optimize the harvesting of blueberries, which has the ability to count, detect, and

Steady growth of Ecuador banana shipments
Ecuador continues to see stable growth in its banana exports. The volume of cumulative exports in April reached 133.1 million boxes, 4.6% higher than at the same point in 2022 (127.3 million

Declining cultivation of carrots and organic onions
The domestic food retail trade is in the midst of a product range restructuring process. The marketing of domestic alternative edible potatoes has been completed. To bridge the gap until

Georgia sets sights on global blueberry market: anticipates harvesting Over 3000 Tons in 2023 season
Massive harvesting of blueberries will begin in Georgia in a week. In the last two seasons due to relatively cold weather and rains in producing regions, the beginning of the harvesting season

Record demand for kiwifruit in Georgia
EastFruit analysts review a recent surge in kiwifruit imports for the latest season in Georgia. They also address more long-term trends. For the first time, import volumes are more than 50% of the

Switzerland: Strawberry season is open
The dull, wet spring weather has delayed the start of the strawberry season by seven days. Over the next few weeks, Swiss producers will harvest more than 1,000 t of the sweet fruit each week, the

Zimbabwean smallholder farmers take up the baton to export peas
Smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe benefit from the space that opened up in the export pea sector as large-scale commercial farmers in Zimbabwe switched to blueberries. Right: Memory Gonye, a

Turkish hazelnut market is in a hard situation given economic troubles and increased competition
There are major issues with the world’s leading hazelnut producer Turkey. Many EU buyers are now preferring other alternatives, which include Georgia. Competition is getting fiercer in the

More British Columbia blueberries expected for the fresh market this season
British Columbia blueberry growers, packers and shippers see some new opportunities in the fresh market for the 2023 season. “We anticipate fresh market pricing in the peak season to be more

"Open ground vegetables ready a lot later across the board"
The Dutch open ground vegetable season is getting off to a delayed start this year. "We have started slowly, but we are still a week to ten days later than other years," Robert Vogel of AGF-Direct

Swedish research produces new model for studying and predicting impact of late blight on potatoes
A recent study, conducted by a team of scientists at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and The Rural Economy and Agricultural Society, focused on creating a streamlined dynamic yield

The fourth edition of the Morocco Berry Conference is taking place on November 9th in Les Dunes d’Or congress hall in Agadir
Agadir has witnessed a rapid development of berries. In less than 10 years, raspberries and blueberries have exceeded an area of 4,500 hectares under greenhouse and out-of-soil cultivation. In

Field trials show effectiveness of biocontrol against chemicals
Biotalys has revealed the initial results of its latest field trials for its first biocontrol, Evoca*. Throughout 2022, Biotalys conducted more than 160 in-depth field trials in partnership with

Rainy start to 2023 is mixed blessing for Central Coast avocado growers
Despite the rainy winter seen on the Central Coast this year, one local grower in Morro Bay says they are harvesting more fruit than in previous years. Bruce Harwood, store manager of the Morro

GEM-Pack & Well-Pict Berries combine forces
GEM-Pack Berries, LLC and Well-Pict Berries are forging a new partnership, combining companies to build an industry leading team of berry expertise. GEM-Pack is excited to welcome the Well-Pict

Tomatoes - the challenges starting with the next campaign
The energy crisis that started with the war in Ukraine has had many repercussions on vegetable crops using artificial light in central/northern Europe. The gap was not filled by other producer

Sweet potatoes are a complex crop
Benoit Labouille started growing sweet potatoes in 2015, wanting to offer a product from France to supermarkets and wholesalers. Initially, the producer only supplied the local market, but the