Key challenges needed to be overcome in order to ensure South Africa's R30 billion industry survives
The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) Citrus Summit took place in Gqeberha on 15 and 16 March 2023. Usually held every second year, this year’s event was the first Summit

Apple prices in Poland, Ukraine and Moldova remain critically low
According to EastFruit analysts, prices for fresh apples of the most common variety Golden Delicious in Poland, Ukraine, and Moldova remain stable, showing no signs of recovery. The lowest prices

Online platform to aid cost effective table grape yield prediction months in advance
Table grape yield prediction can now be done months in advance, more cheaply, with less samples and labour input than has been the case for centuries. This is thanks to the online and mobile

​ B-hive’s big ideas
Agritech innovator B-hive is gearing up to open the UK’s first potato protein extraction facility this year in partnership with Branston. The new facility in Lincolnshire will allow low-value

Saving time and labor
It is more important than ever to improve shop floor efficiency. Companies are increasingly struggling to get enough staff; even more when heavy labor is involved. That is Van den Berge

Jumbo profit suffers from ailing Belgian expansion
The Netherlands: Jumbo profit suffers from ailing Belgian expansionDutch retailer Jumbo has posted disappointing results, as it suffers from rising costs due to inflation and start-up losses in

The weather takes its toll on the Spanish artichoke campaign
Spain is the world's second-largest producer of artichokes, behind only Italy, and Murcia leads its production by concentrating approximately 40% of the total national harvest, according to the

Hex River Valley grape volumes down
Growers in South Africa’s late table grape growing region, the Hex River Valley, are due to wind up their harvest over the next ten days. Indications from the region are that the export volume

Magic Star to shine bright
Proprietary Variety Management (PVM) has announced an agreement with Dutch group Fresh Forward to become the exclusive US propagation and commercialisation manager for the US plant patented