Rijk Zwaan partners up with Greenhouse Sisters for Carapaz RZ
In the latest video in ‘The future is sky’ series, Rijk Zwaan highlights its partnership with Greenhouse Sisters for Carapaz RZ, Rijk Zwaan’s labor-friendly and powdery mildew-resistant

Pricing low on California W. Murcotts
Mandarin supplies look to be quite ample coming out of California. “It seems like industry-wide there’s a pretty heavy crop and now with the rain and the abundance of the crop on the tree,

UK supermarkets work together to close living wage gap in banana supply chain
ldi, Asda, Co-op, Lidl GB, Marks and Spencer, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose have joined forces to commit to a living wage for banana workers in their international supply chains.

Filipino Dept of Agriculture to sell onions direct to buyers to stabilize prices
To realize the administration’s food security targets, the Department of Agriculture-Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (DA-AMAS) has announced it will secure direct transportation

New Zealanders should be 'flexible' in fruit and veg choices
The already high prices New Zealanders pay for fruit and vegetables could be about to go even higher on the back of Cyclone Gabrielle. Some prices have doubled since the cyclone struck. Local

Zeus facing up to higher costs
In a “normal” year, the past grape season in Greece would have been a great success, according to Zeus Kiwi, but normal years are starting to appear a thing of the past, and most agree that

Zeus faces up to higher costs
In a “normal” year, the past grape season in Greece would have been a great success, according to Zeus Kiwi, but normal years are starting to appear a thing of the past, and most agree that

Onions might join tomatoes and cucumbers in UK supermarket shortage
While tomatoes and cucumbers have already vanished from supermarket shelves over the last few weeks, UK shoppers are bracing for potential shortages of onions. Onion producers are reportedly being

Red Globe still brings in good business for Peruvian table grape producer
The rapid shift to new generation cultivars means that all indications point to the fact that the table grape industry work horse cultivar of Red Globe is fast becoming a niche product in the

Become greener, feel better" campaign - Asparagus & Kiwis from Greece at FRUIT LOGISTICA

This week in Fruchthandel Magazine: Flanders, South Tyrol and bananas
The Belgian participation at this year's fair was larger than ever before in the history of FRUIT LOGISTICA. Organised by Flanders' agricultural marketing bureau VLAM, the show included a total of

Power problems for South African citrus
So-called load shedding and cuts in the electricity supply across South Africa is threatening compliance with new EU false codling moth (FCM) regulations on South African oranges. This could mean

Colombia’s Caribbean banana exports up 2% in 2022
For banana producers and traders in the Caribbean departments of Magdalena, Cesar and La Guajira, it is imperative to continue working together with the national government to contain the spread

"We have already launched chicory production projects in Martinique and Tahiti"
This year has been especially difficult so far for the production of vegetables that require a greater energy investment, because while energy prices (gas, fuels and electricity), are showing some

"Expect cucumber prices to drop over the next three to four weeks"
The high cucumber prices in the food retail sector are causing turmoil among German consumers. Due to the high energy prices, Dutch growers have not all been producing this winter, while the cold

"Weekly markets and specialty retailers have suffered particularly heavily"
In the Saarland, too, price increases are having an increasing impact on the daily fruit and vegetable business. "The market situation is extremely difficult at the moment, which is mainly due to

"E-commerce Food Award" for the Bergamot orange and byproduct category
“The objective is to grow and develop skills within a society that is changing rapidly, not to find ourselves unprepared when it comes to the sales channels and trends that intercept modern

Kenya to host 1st national mango conference in Makueni
The conference, which will draw investors, would give the county an opportunity to display and offer its fruit in both domestic and foreign markets. Makueni is Kenya’s top mango-producing region

Fruit from Chile arrives in Changsha
A cargo plane carrying grapes and plums from Chile landed at Changsha Huanghua International Airport in Changsha, Hunan province, on Saturday. It was the first time the province imported fresh

New Zealand: Kiwi producers face lower yields and poorer quality
The bad weather of recent months, not least Cyclone Gabrielle, has caused the New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated (NZKGI) to classify the volume for the 2023 season well below the 160

UK retail coalition announces living wage pledge for bananas
Nine major retailers in the UK have joined forces to commit to a living wage for banana workers in their international supply chains. The initiative complements similar agreements in Belgian,

Đồng Nai banana exports to surge by 25% to half million tons
Đồng Nai, Vietnam’s top banana exporting province, is expected to ship over 500,000 tons of the fruit this year, 25 per cent higher than last year. According to Nguyễn Thị Hoàng, deputy

"Our fresh-keeping technology can extend the storage life of kiwi fruit by 120~150%"
The freshness of fruit directly affects the profit of retailers. How to better ensure the quality of fruits during transportation and retailing and extend the shelf life is a major challenge. SPM

Record potato production frustrates Bengal growers
Tens of thousands of potato growers in Bengal are in deep financial distress since the beginning of this year with traders forcing procurement prices to drop. West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh have