"Egyptian mango industry is recovering after a difficult season"
Egyptian mango production is recovering after a difficult season last year, due, in particular, to weather conditions. Walaa Elhabbal, general manager of Overview Trading Company describes the

Netherlands: Albert Heijn reduces food waste in strawberries
By using artificial intelligence and precise information on the shelf life of products, the Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn wants to allow considerably less food waste. According to the

Przed przedsiębiorstwem produkującym pomidory stoją poważne wyzwania
Dostawcy pomidorów w całej Europie stoją w obliczu poważnych wyzwań dla ich długoterminowej stabilności z powodu ciągłej inflacji kosztów, zmian klimatycznych i nowych

Belarus: Potatoes planted on 81.9% of target area
According to a statement from the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry, potatoes have been planted on 81.9% of the target area in Belarus. As of 15 May, spring crops were planted on the area

Gapping likely ahead on Mexico and California fig season
Like many other commodities this year, the California fig season will likely see a later start. “We have the first Black Mission fig crop and that typically starts June 5-6. This year though

Giuliano Canella, Alì: 'more packaging to enhance fruit and vegetables
In the first four months of 2023, the fruit and vegetable department was in trouble throughout the Italian large-scale retail trade, and this happened even in those stores that have always made it

Tasmania remains fruit fly free
With winter approaching and the high-risk season for fruit fly ending, Tasmania’s fruit fly free status remains secure. Tasmania’s fruit fly free status ensures businesses have ongoing access

Blueberries after frost. How to regenerate plants in one season?
After two consecutive nights of frost, hardly any green leaves remained on the shrubs. The plants looked as if they were after a fire. The dominant colour was black and a drab atmosphere. The

Breeder rights for table grapes are a challenge for Lebanon
A visit to selected Lebanese exporting companies was organized this week by export coaches Ms. Hania Chahal and Mr. Piet Schotel, within the framework of the CBI Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Project

Austria: Chiquita and Billa with a test run of several weeks in the checkout zone
With Chiquita to go, the banana is leaving the fruit department and since the beginning of May has also been found in the checkout zone in around 300 Billa stores in the greater Vienna area,

Govt backs UK fruit and veg
UK growers will benefit from a commitment to protect their interests in future trade deals, support to boost domestic fruit and veg production and new investment in technologies, says Prime

More than 220 tons of vegetables from Uzbekistan were imported to the Astrakhan region
More than 220 tons of vegetables from Uzbekistan were imported to the Astrakhan region last month. The cargo included white cabbage, cauliflower, parsley, onion and radish. Most of the vegetables

An important time to protect blueberries is coming - the weather will be favourable for diseases. Watch out for pests!
Blueberries in field crops are either before flowering or at the beginning of flowering, depending on the variety and region. This period is very important in terms of protecting the plants

Italiafruit's lens on summer fruit
The return of autumn temperatures is making itself felt on production and prices. This week the situation will only get worse. The melon market is already in dire straits, while for stone fruit

In 2021, the price of Spanish aubergines surpassed that of Dutch aubergines for the first time in history
According to FAO data, in a Hortoinfo analysis, in 2021 Spain surpassed the Netherlands for the first time ever in the price paid to farmers for their aubergines, as Spanish producers were paid

Arkansas and Georgia researchers developed a robotic hand to pick blackberries
Researchers in Arkansas and Georgia have shown that delicate fresh-market blackberries typically picked by human hands to maintain quality, can now be picked by robots as well. Renee Threlfall,

What will the soft fruit harvest be like?
This, among other things, was discussed at a meeting organised by the National Association of Processors of Fruits and Vegetables (KSPOiW) in Kielce on 12 May. It seems that traders are aware of

"Energy prices, virus pressure have changed tomato cultivation"
"Energy prices and preventative measures for viruses have changed tomato cultivation," begins Tom Verdonck of Tomeco. "It's become quite tricky to guarantee stable delivery." Tomeco is a

Improving business resilience through climate-friendly farming
Read how NFU member and Fruit Grower of the Year 2022 Anthony Snell is improving his business resilience through climate-friendly farming: I am based in South Herefordshire and farm just under

Sales extended for Hass avocados
"Not only there has been an increase in volumes from Peru, but South Africa has also released large quantities of greenskin (green-skinned avocados, Editor's note); all of which means that this

Strawberry - and it's happening in the field
Behind me it is already mid-May and almost all crops in the ground are in flower, except for the latest varieties, but there, too, inflorescences are already visible. It is already a week since

Lower Saxony: "Yellow Ribbon" for fruit rescue
Fruit tree owners between the Ems and Elbe rivers can now once again register their own trees with the Lower Saxony Centre for Nutrition and Home Economics (ZEHN) and mark them with a "Yellow

DFHV Annual Conference: Investigators from the BKA and LKA Bavaria shed light on drug smuggling in the international trade business
Media repeatedly report the discovery of cocaine in deliveries from South America, preferably in banana crates. "In many cases, companies are unsure how to act properly when such a find is made,"

How scientists developed a robotic hand to pick blackberries in Arkansas
Imagine an autonomous bi-pedal robot with 10 arms, each tipped with three-fingered silicone grippers picking its way through rows of blackberries, and you’ll have an idea of what the future