Oranges in the shower, the new trend on TikTok
Tik Tok is the social platform of the moment. It conquers youngsters and adults alike thanks to the possibility of creating funny, catchy, even surreal content, which, often, creates real trends

J-Tech Systems partners with GreenKeeper
J-Tech Systems has signed a partnership agreement with GreenKeeper. The deal makes J-Tech Systems the Australian supplier of GreenKeeper’s shelf-life extension solution. The deal was announced

Russian embargo alters Poland’s produce outlook
How is the Polish fresh produce industry holding up against the many challenges we continue to see at the start of 2023? Mirosław Maliszewski: The Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the first stage of

“Declaration of state of emergency for Argentina’s citrus is not of much help at all”
The declaration of state of emergency for Argentina’s citrus sector “is not of much help at all, it only helps you postpone the payment of taxes, nothing else unfortunately”, says Nahuel

Plastics Europe Germany: Transformation to a fossil-free circular economy important basis on the way to climate neutrality
At the first Plastics Europe Germany Innovation Press Conference, companies presented practical examples of circularity in the form of input presentations. It had become clear in the process: It

Blight affects tomato crops on 140 hectares
The early sown tomato crop has been affected due to the blight disease. In the Majitha district subdivision, over 140 hectares of crops have been damaged. Tajinder Singh, Deputy Director,

Vegetable garden Pfalz expects around 180 million bunches of radishes
With the start of the harvest in the Palatinate, the market- and price-dominating monopoly position held by foreign produce over the winter months comes to an end. Peter Steegmüller, radish

Prices for greenhouse bell peppers in Uzbekistan equaled to meat prices
Over the past week, wholesale prices for yellow and red greenhouse bell peppers in Uzbekistan have risen sharply. As a result of their rapid increase over the past three months, prices for bell

What lies ahead for summer bell peppers?
Industry-wide, a lot remains up in the air as the summer bell pepper season approaches. So says Kevin Batt, category director of greenhouse for Oppy. “Only time will tell what’s going to

Aldi UK: Eco-certification for all fruit and veg by end of 2023
UK: Tesco boss won't predict when food price inflation will ease The chairman of Tesco, the UK's biggest retailer, says he cannot forecast when rises in food prices will peak. But John Allan said

The Italian medicinal plant paradox
If there is a world still unexplored, it is the universe of medicinal plants. A mapping by Unimont surveyed more than 1,600 varieties of wild plants, while a survey among Assoerbe members found

Peru: Low prices affected avocado exports
A total of 642,905 tonnes of avocados with a value of US$ 1.036 billion were exported from Peru last year. While this represents an 11% increase in volume, it also represents an 11% decrease in