Seven years of drought catch up with Gamtoos citrus orchards
Despite modest rainfall every now and then, the Gamtoos Valley’s drought is, alas, still with farmers who have now experienced six years of water restrictions. Over that period citrus and

Bananas from Colombia at £1.08 this week
This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and

Liquidseal invites South African citrus exporters to join a subsidised commercial trial
After several years of using Liquidseal on South African citrus, both organic and conventional, with the support of Citrus Research International, the Dutch company is at the point of scaling up

Greentastic will pass into American hands
Translator Financial private equity continues to show strong interest in the Spanish agricultural sector. According to industry sources, Solum Partners, a US fund financed by Harvard University,

BVL/QS: Emergency authorisations for plant protection products Exirel
On the basis of Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has issued two emergency authorisations for the insecticide Exirel to

"Egyptian citrus exports are approaching the 2 million tons mark"
Egypt is experiencing a booming citrus export season, with volumes surpassing last year's figures. This has brought significant financial benefits to the country in terms of foreign currency, with

UK announces £100 mln investment in new generation AI Technology
£100 million to kickstart the delivery of the government’s major ambitions for the UK’s capability in safe and reliable foundation models has been announced by the Prime Minister and

QS sustainability modules for fruit and vegetable production on the way
For consumers and market participants, the issue of sustainability in the cultivation and marketing of fresh fruit and vegetables is becoming increasingly important. As the central industry

No competition for Chile during stone fruit season
The Chilean stone fruit season has pretty much come to an end. “It has been a long season and the end is usually a bit of a battle,” says Cristian Ramila with Bengard Marketing. The season

Peru gets green light to export grapes to Japan
Japan has authorised imports of Peruvian grapes, a move that Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism said will allow exports of 26 grape varieties, with a potential value of US$17m. In

CEA seed development program is vastly different from open field
The start of Sakata Seed’s Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) department a few years ago wasn’t intentional at the beginning. “We received a lot of requests from CEA growers who had