FAO assists Guyana to increase cherry production
According to the United Nations (UN) organization, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) is helping Guyana improve the output of West Indian Cherry (Acerola) and decrease the amount of

Prices for Georgian herbs make local farmers happy
Prices for herbs from Georgia increased last week. In conversation with EastFruit, local farmers spoke about several reasons in local and foreign markets affecting the prices. The previous season

Sainsbury’s launches £2 fruit and veg boxes
Sainsbury’s is introducing a £2 fruit and vegetable box to help combat food waste. The ‘Taste Me, Don’t Waste Me’ boxes will appear in fresh produce aisles from this week in over 200

French Apple & Pear Association asks Carrefour to stop unfair imports
As French apple growers are faced with an unprecedented increase in costs and a very difficult economic situation, they asked large-scale distributors in January to promote French apples and raise

BASF updates its Roman range with more resistors to complete the cycle
BASF, which operates in the vegetable market under its brand Nunhems, held a new edition of its Lettuce and Spinach Demo Field from the 31st January to the 17th February at its experimental farm

Carrefour sells 800t of Spanish kiwifruit under its Círculo de Calidad brand name
Carrefour has included kiwi from Spain in its Carrefour Círculo de Calidad brand. The company plans to sell, from this month when the season starts until June, more than 800 tonnes of this fruit

Cambodia's Kampot province grows to supply 50% of banana exports
Cambodia's Kampot province has grown in just five years to supply 50% of they country's banana supplies. With about 2 000 tons of bananas exported to mostly China, the province rapidly grew