Planasa agricultural company goes on sale for 1,000 million euros
Agricultural company Planasa, which operates in Huelva, from its logistics center in Cartaya, and is the biggest Spanish player regarding red berries, has just started selling. This was announced

What is the future of vertical farming in Greece?
"I believe that the potential is huge. Not only do we have about 5 to 6 million people living in Athens alone, but we also import a lot of produce that eventually is brought to the islands,

Seeka provides FY23 earnings guidance
Seeka Limited has undertaken a comprehensive assessment of forecast full year earnings. The group result for the full year to 31 December 2023 is likely to be a net loss before tax of between $20

Good trend in sales for the first Italian plums
The first plums from southern Italy, characterized by excellent size and flavor, have been reaching markets and supermarkets in the central North. The premises are good, and so are the prices.

Egypt supplied 94.9% of imported oranges to EU from third countries between January and May
The EU imported 723,984 tons of oranges from third countries between September 2022 and May 2023, i.e. 31.6% or 173,700 tons more than in the same period of the 2021/22 campaign and 16.5% (102,400

Vegetable beds for kids: Edeka Foundation and Peter Maffay garden together for children
A planting campaign took place again at Gut Dietlhofen near Weilheim in Upper Bavaria - this time accompanied by Peter Maffay. The children learned a lot about how to grow, care for and harvest

Dutch company launches shandy made from rejected mandarins

Cultiva, the fourth range needs aggregation or it closes down #hortfruitvoices
The processing phase of Cultiva's products will be taken over by Sab in its own facilities in Telgate (Bg), according to the company's announcement, which will concentrate on agricultural

A response to Florida tomato industry claims
The recent request by the Florida Tomato Exchange (FTE) asking the Department of Commerce to withdraw from the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement jeopardizes the availability of the variety of

Warm weather to bring extra sweet cherry crop
British cherry growers have confirmed that despite a very British start to the year with plenty of rain and chills, the rise in temperature means that the British cherries will have even more

Irish growers and experts are warning of a domestic fruit and vegetable shortage
Irish growers and industry experts are warning there will be a shortage of domestic fruit and vegetables including cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, parsnips, broccoli and sprouts for the rest of the

Kashmir will see a bumper garlic production this year
The Agriculture Department of Kashmir is forecasting a bumper production of garlic this year. Prices have also gone up compared to previous years, officials said. Joint Director of the Agriculture

Vietnam’s dragon fruit imports have dropped sharply, boosting Chinese domestic market
Affected by the hot weather, the production of red dragon fruit in Guangxi production areas this season is expected to decrease by 30% compared to the same period last year. As the import of

"This year we will only sell white striped watermelon to gain efficiency in our warehouses"
"We are currently getting ready for the watermelon campaign. The fruit is our most important summer crop, and we plan to market 10 million kilos of the white striped seedless variety," said

Dole Italia supports Swimtheisland Sirmione
On 24 and 25 June is scheduled the 2023 edition of Swimtheisland Sirmione dedicated to open water swimming, which as every year returns to animate the heart of the medieval village on Lake Garda.

Where to throw cherry stones? In the packaging itself
"We have developed a 250g cherrybox with the objective of meeting the specific needs of consumers and the big retail chain," reports Simone Amidei from Simapack when talking about the new cherry

EU forecast for citrus fruit drops by ten percent
In a recent USDA report, citrus production in the EU has been revised downwards for this season, affecting lemons and oranges in particular. The drop in production is mainly due to expected sharp

Harvest of 'Moon Asparagus' successful thanks to space big-data
JAXA-accredited space venture Tenchijin is extending the application of its Tenchijin COMPASS data utilization platform for agriculture. With the vision of cultivating asparagus on the moon in the

Fresh produce in new M&S price drive
A number of fruit and veg items are among over 200 products to have their prices cut or frozen by M&S as part of plans to keep healthy food affordable. M&S Food said the investment will see it

High demand for Egyptian onions drives up prices
The Egyptian onion season is ongoing in a context of rising demand and lower volumes than last year, driving up prices and presaging an increase in acreage next season. Mohammad Hassan, Sales

Semillas Fitó is warming up for its Murcia Melon Show
Semillas Fitó is organising its Melon Show Murcia 2023 on 5 and 6 July in Campo de Cartagena, to which both melon and watermelon growers and technicians from cooperatives and marketing companies,

New collaboration between Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers and the FNQ Food Incubator

'Only advantages from centralised sales'
Customers' demands are increasing, competition is fierce, and organic and club apples demand more and more attention. These are just some of the reasons that prompted Vip Val Venosta to start a

Exports of mangoes from India to US more than doubled YoY in the current season
Exports of Alphonos, Kesar and Banganpalli mangoes from India to the US market has more than doubled in the current season (April-June) compared to the year-ago period, because of a decline in air