Edeka Minden-Hannover now offers vegetables with less fertiliser again
Edeka Minden-Hannover is selling less fertilised vegetables again this year in 36 selected markets in Lower Saxony, Bremen and East Westphalia. This marks the start of the final year of the Review

Chiquita joins SAI Platform for Sustainable Agriculture and Farm Optimisation
As a global agricultural company, Chiquita recognises its responsibility to the tropics - the climate zone where the company has grown its bananas for more than a century due to the conditions.

"The emphasis will lie on the larger sizes in this South African season"
Last week, the Dutch company OV Fruit received its first shipment of Navels from South Africa. "These oranges come from Marble Hall [in the] Limpopo [province]. They're still a little light in

Reduced nitrogen fertilisation: Further support for project Review
In the Review project, the Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture (LWK) has been investigating since 2020 in cooperation with vegetable farms and the retailer Edeka Minden-Hannover whether the crops

Restitution of research-experimentation work on kiwi fruit
“For several years now, BIK has been spearheading several research-experimentation projects on kiwi fruit, such as the thesis on decay in kiwifruit orchards and the project on devil bugs, for

Good U.S. and European demand for Uruguayan citrus
Despite a delayed start to Uruguay’s 2023 citrus season, they are seeing good early demand from their two leading markets in the U.S. and Europe. “This year we are having good demand of

Average cherry harvest expected in Thuringia
Thuringia's fruit-growing companies, which focus on market fruit production, expect a yield of 6 t per hectare of sweet cherries this year. According to the Thuringian State Office for Statistics,

Cherries, from Emilia Romagna and Campania the best in Italy
The 17th 'City of Cherries' National Cherry Festival was held in Bracigliano (SA) on the occasion of the customary Cherry Festival, this year particularly important for obtaining the European

Citrus Australia conducts study to characterise Australian oranges at both a country and regional level
Through an Agriculture Victoria Food to Market program, Citrus Australia has conducted a study which is the first of its kind, to characterise Australian oranges at both a country and regional

Lower Saxony: Sweet cherries of the best quality expected
The cherry harvest has been underway in Lower Saxony for a few days. The first fresh produce, mainly from the Alte Land region near Hamburg, is now on sale in shops and at weekly markets. Experts

Italy: Grape event "Regina di Puglia" reports growing number of participants
In less than a month, the starting signal will be given for "Regina di Puglia", translated as the "Queen of Puglia", an event of the local grape industry that will take place from 23 to 26 July in

Sainsbury’s Nectar Prices: Offers on fresh produce for the first time
India: 44% feel e-shopping better for quality vegetables, 56% vote for offline Nearly 44% of respondents feel that quality of fresh fruits and vegetables is better on online shopping platforms

Japan, cherries auctioned for 3,200 euro
A box containing15 prized cherries in Japan was auctioned at the first auction of the season for 500,000 yen, the equivalent of 3,200 euro, in the northern prefecture of Aomori, an auspicious sign

Zespri appoints Steven Martina as President of Europe and North America
Zespri CEO Dan Mathieson last week confirmed the appointment of Steven Martina as Zespri’s new President of Europe and North America. "Steven will lead our European and North American team’s

Peruvian mandarin/tangerine estimated production at 550,000 tons
FAS Lima forecasts Peruvian mandarin/tangerine production at 550,000 metric tons (MT), with exports expected to reach 222,000 MT for marketing year (MY) 2022/23 (March 2023 to February 2024).

Stone fruit, a season with two faces
Summer is now in full swing and hopes are high for a revival of the typical good season. But the last few days of trading in the wholesale markets, with the exception of melons and watermelons,

Current availability of late mandarins unaffected by Cape floods
Availability of citrus for South African consumers has been affected by severe flooding in Citrusdal, where harvesting had to be suspended. According to the South African Weather Service, the area

"We have done lots of variety trials year after year"
In 'The future is sky' series, Rijk Zwaan visited its partner Nemeskert Kft. in Hungary to discuss their partnership and the cucumber variety, Bluewin RZ. In this video, Füsti-Molnár and Bús

Average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America stood at €101/100 kgs in Spain in week 24
In week 24, the average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America stood at €101/100 kgs in Spain. Average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America were at €100/100 kgs in the