Why is the UK no longer the destination of choice for European fresh produce?
This year’s supermarket shortages of wholehead (not prepared or processed) produce, particularly fresh salad items, highlighted the fact that the UK is no longer the destination of choice that

The season of red- and blackcurrants kicks off in Ukraine
This week Ukrainian farmers have shipped their first relatively large batches of red- and blackcurrants, as reported by EastFruit. Despite rather long and cold spring, the current season started

Lower--but steady--pricing on mangos
Supplies of mango from Mexico are steady and good. “Rounds from Michoacan state are showing big sizes, excellent quality while Nayarit State has some very nice Ataulfos with large sizes,” says

B-Hive trials TuberSense system
Root crop disease and defect monitoring system TuberSense – under development by agri-tech business B-hive Innovations - has entered its next project phase to revolutionise how technology can

Citrus Australia leads first Origin Verification Program
Through an Agriculture Victoria Food to Market programme, Citrus Australia has conducted a first-of-its-kind study to characterise Australian oranges at both a country and regional level, using

Netled builds vertical farm partnership with Rejlers
Finnish vertical farming specialist Netled has formed a new strategic partnership with Nordic engineering consultancy Rejlers that it says will enable it to build ”industrial-scale” production

Europe’s Joint Committee on Fruit and Vegetables defends mirror clauses in international trade
The Plenary Meeting of the Mixed Committee on Fruit and Vegetables, in which Spain, France, Italy and Portugal participate, met in Rome to analyse the challenges facing the sector, as well as

Navigante F1, the oblongs champion
In the panorama of oblong tomatoes for green and red harvesting, Navigante F1 from Kws Vegetablesrecaptures a leading role thanks to its special features: as the growers also testify, it is an

Researchers look into greenhouse gas emissions associated with table grape cultivation
A research project, led by Embrapa Semiarid, looks to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions in the production of table grapes in the São Francisco Valley, The region of Vale do São Francisco, which