“Hectic shortages” of South African mushrooms
The rumour that Denny Mushrooms, South Africa’s largest mushroom producer, is closing its doors, is not true. The mushroom grower, South Africa’s largest with farms in various provinces, is

Switzerland: Eight vegetable producers team up to take over Gugger-Guillod SA
After more than 40 years in business, Patricia and Roland Gugger have decided to hand over their wholesale vegetable business called Gugger-Guillod SA. Eight vegetable producers from the region

Launch of regional fruit salad from mirontell in cooperation with Werder Frucht as of April 2
Regionality seems to be gaining importance again - after all, it is considered a marker for a reliable supply of seasonally available products. Fittingly, the fruit salad producer mirontell

Peacocks wreak havoc on crops in West Bengal
Several hundred farmers in the rural areas of Kalimpong district of West Bengal need to protect their crops from peacocks. In several parts of Kalimpong, where rice, chilies, vegetables, millet,

Speakers announced for Fresh Produce India
Fresh Produce India is back on 3-5 May with a high-quality programme of interviews and discussions covering the latest trends in one of the world’s most exciting emerging markets for fresh fruit

Pound sterling surges to become best performing currency this year
Sterling has gained 2.3pc against the dollar this year, ahead of all others in the so-called G10 group of major economies. This means that the pound has surged to become the best performing

Climate problems and lack of labor affect Sicilian agriculture
The vegetable campaign is in full swing, productions are regular and demand is peaking. Yet not everything is going as it should be, as the segment has to deal with problems that used to be

FreshPlaza Special on South Africa
This month FreshPlaza will focus on all things South African. Are you a grower, importer or exporter, or in the packaging or cooling business? If you are in anyway involved in the fresh produce

"Late spring strongly fueling Brussels sprout demand"
"The late spring is strongly fueling Brussels sprout demand. It even snowed in Scandinavia. That always benefits sales," says Dutch company Fresh2You's Menno Molenaar. Fresh2You's Dutch Brussels

Patatas Meléndez inaugurates its new Industry 4.0 automated production factory
Patatas Meléndez, a Spanish company from Valladolid with a turnover of 110 million Euro in 2022, has just written a new page in the history of the fresh potato sector with the inauguration of its

Lower volumes lead to higher citrus fruit prices
“The last stretch of this citrus fruit campaign, which has been affected by various problems (fewer volumes, weather anomalies, drop in consumption) will be characterized by considerable prices