US almond prices rebound from 20-year low to hit 11-month high
US almond prices hit an 11-month high earlier this week driven by ongoing weather concerns over the coming crop and several successive months of strong shipments. The Mintec Benchmark Prices for

Rijk Zwaan and IG International introduce India to Sweet Palermo
Rijk Zwaan has teamed up with Indian trading company IG International to introduce Sweet Palermo® to the Indian market. The sweet pointed peppers in four different colours are a good fit with

Saarland: Vegetable farm becomes meeting and learning place for regional population
The Saarland Ministry of Agriculture is supporting the conversion of the "Buntes Grün" vegetable farm in Nunkirchen to an organic farm with around 30,000 euros. According to the ministry, this

Hungary expects normal 2023 cherry harvest season
As relatively good, warm spring weather continues across Hungary, producers in the country expect a normal 2023 cherry harvest of about 10 000 tons again. The harvest is due to start with the

Lidl Spain adopts anti-waste measures
Lidl has announced the launch of its ‘anti-waste bag’ in Spain, a €3 bag of fruits and vegetables that do not meet certain aesthetic criteria but remain suitable for consumption. The

“Onion production is about 60 per cent lower, demand is strong”
Despite a lower production of onions in Egypt this season, Gehan ElSheref, executive manager of Agro Best, feels they’ll be able to supply onions for a long time to come: “The onion crop is

How record rainfall is impacting California’s strawberries
Watch and wait. That’s where California strawberry growers are at following late last week’s record rainfalls and subsequent flooding in the Salinas-Watsonville region. Now, growers are still