"Inspire is a winning variety for us"
Italy is entering the final stretch of its strawberry campaign. A year that, as in other producing areas of the Mediterranean Arc, has been marked by high temperatures. This situation has not

Saudi authorities find more than 3.6 mln amphetamine pills in potato shipment
More than 3.6 million amphetamine tablets have been confiscated by Saudi authorities in the Riyadh region. Maj. Mohammed Al-Nujaibi, spokesman for the General Directorate for Narcotics Control,

Southern Hemisphere season starts for kiwifruit
The Northern Hemisphere season is about to become intensive and challenging. The Oscar® Greece kiwifruit campaign ended on a positive note with strong support for targeted country marketing

"One acre is all it takes to launch a shiitake enterprise"
Harrison Feng is the Director at Shandong Imperial Garden Biotechnology, a large producer of shiitake logs from China. The company has a strong and growing export division. Covid-19 hampered

The Region of Murcia is Anecoop's main stone fruit supplier
The Frutas y Citricos de Mula cooperative brought together a wide representation of Anecoop stone-fruit-producing partners at its headquarters on Wednesday. It is an internal meeting that the

Number of port strikes around the world has been growing over the past year
The number of port strikes around the world has been growing over the past year, causing headaches for many parties. The number of protests and strikes affecting port operations quadrupled last

Europatat Congress 2023 – Main speakers confirmed
On 6 June 2023, under the slogan “The Changing Geopolitical Landscape and the Future for Potato Trade”, the first-time ever Polish edition of the Europatat Congress will take place. It will

Rockit on track for record crop
Rockit is expecting to deliver its biggest season yet, with record export volumes expected in 2023 and a new global marketing campaign kicking off in April. The New Zealand-headquartered miniature

Another stage of onion price increase has started in Moldova
The wholesale prices for yellow onions of the 2022 harvest in the markets of Chisinau increased by 0.5-1 MDL/kg in the first half of this week up to an average of 15 MDL/kg ($0.83/kg). The rise in

Shifts in diversity in carriers’ reliability
Schedule reliability is one of the many competitive elements in this industry, and as such, the relative performance of the shipping lines provides a view of their competitive positioning. In a