HANOS Maastricht opens in grand style
Last Monday, in the Netherlands, HANOS Maastricht was opened in grand style. "We're incredibly proud of this special milestone. It's a unique establishment with an indulgent twist," says a

Demand for offseason strawberries keeps growing in Georgia
EastFruit analysts note that Georgia is importing increasingly more strawberries. In January and February 2023, the country imported 420 tonnes of fresh strawberries – 3 times more than in the

Eye-watering sum for a single onion at Sainsbury’s online checkout
Shoppers at Sainsbury’s were appalled as they were charged £15 for a single onion. In particular, customers faced the eye-watering price of the vegetable in the supermarket's online checkout.

A concentrated sector has contributed to farmgate values dropping slightly in the fruit category
Despite strong growth showing positive signs for many growers in several individual categories, mixed performance across the sector saw the overall value of the Australian fruit sector fall four

Peru: Avocado exports from the highlands increase by 53 percent
From January to 12 March 2023, the Andean country exported 35,200 tonnes of avocados, a 53% increase over the 23,000 tonnes exported in the same period last year. As agraria.pe reports, with

A "less ideological and hasty" CAP
The Valencian Farmers' Association (AVA-ASAJA) is calling on the European Union (EU) to open a dialogue with the economic sectors to reconsider a "less ideological and hasty" ecological transition

Kuchnia włoska nominowana do dziedzictwa Unesco
"Z wielką satysfakcją Consorzio di Tutela del Pomodoro di Pachino IGP (Konsorcjum Ochrony Pomidora Pachino IGP) przyjęło wiadomość o kandydaturze kuchni włoskiej jako dziedzictwa

LatAm Taskforce hits back at Lidl banana promotion
The Latin American Banana Sustainability Taskforce, a consortium of banana producers and exporters of Latin America, has criticised German discount group Lidl for selling a kilo of Rainforest

New project of gothic macro tunnels for strawberry cultivation in Spain
A new model of installation for strawberry cultivation called Berryfesta has been launched by the Spanish company J. Huete. The intention is to provide a new solution to the producers of this

“The tenderness of French asparagus is even more pronounced in the Cevennes”
The Camp-Galhan winery in the Cevennes also produces sweet onions and green asparagus on 4 hectares. Lionel Pourquier, manager of the farm, has been adapting and perfecting his production

Avocado: how to avoid blossom loss and fruit drop and achieve 50% more fruit set
Spring is the arrival of the decisive phase for avocado crops on the Spanish Mediterranean coast to achieve a larger and better fruit set, thus avoiding fruit drop, and at the same time to recover