New strawberry varieties from UC Davis
The University of California, Davis has unveiled five new strawberry varieties, the first release from its strawberry breeding programme where all the cultivars have Fusarium wilt resistance. The

Fruit and vegetable foreman, a dying figure
How can the management of the fruit and vegetable department change in the future if the 'old' figure of the department manager, the one who knows the trade, trains new colleagues daily in the

"I can’t remember a year when things have been so bleak going into the season"
Despite the recent sunshine, the weather in England has been pretty gloomy, leading to a delay in the strawberry harvest. “Glasshouse crops are slower than normal, and berries from tunnels

What will Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and others lose from the ban on imports from Ukraine?
At the end of last week, Poland quite unexpectedly introduced a temporary ban on the imports and transit of Ukrainian agricultural products, and Hungary and Slovakia joined it a few days later.

European processing potato prices at record levels
European processing potato prices have hit record highs this week, with increased competition from processors for a limited volume of uncontracted (free-buy) stocks pushing up physical prices. The

Funding injection for Australian biosecurity
Hort Innovation has announced a A$9.5m injection into pest and disease risk management measures for safe fresh produce trade. This investment is being delivered through Hort Innovation in

"Arduous marketing season expected to end in two weeks"
The carrot year pf 2022/23 will be remembered as particularly slow. "Drought, coupled with inflation, has resulted in tight supplies and high prices. Compared to last year, when we had a bountiful

South African avocados close in on China access
The South African avocado industry completed some of the final steps required to export avocados to China and industry sources believe access is on the horizon. The industry welcomed the virtual