Landgard: Later start of the strawberry season
Just in time for the start of May, Landgard member farms in the West will begin harvesting the first strawberries from tunnel cultivation with soil culture in week 18. "The harvest of the first

Dutch pavilion at SIAM, the 'wide-ranging agricultural fair' in Morocco
The Salon International de l'Agriculture au Maroc (SIAM) is currently being held in Morocco. All the agricultural sectors are represented at this prominent trade show. The fair also features a

A "royal" evening with Looye Honey Tomatoes and star chef Julia Komp
In her Cologne restaurant, Julia Komp cooked for prominent guests, journalists and influencers. The focus of the evening was the Dutch royal family - and the Looye honey tomatoes,the company

Berry company celebrates 40-year milestone anniversary
California Giant Berry Farms started small. It was originally founded in 1983 by Bill Moncovich, Pat Riordan, Frank Saveria and Red Bryant and the quartet joined forces with a simple mission in

Bananas from Belize at £1.06
This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 2 May
The Spanish peach and nectarine campaign has begun. Increasing quantities of Sicilian melons. Italian production of green beans is struggling to take off. Demand for strawberries is slowing down,

Hartmann expects to generate revenue of DKK 3.4-3.8 billion in 2023
Brødrene Hartmann A/S, a prominent manufacturer of fruit packaging in South America and India, has announced its preliminary Q1 2023 financial figures and updates guidance for 2023 Q1 2023

Turkish tomato export quota to Russian Federation increased by 150,000 tons
After the plane crisis with Russia, the export of tomatoes, which was first banned to Russia and then subject to a quota, was increased by 150,000 tons with the latest agreement. As a result of

London Packaging Week to dock at Excel London
London Packaging Week will again assume its place at the epicentre of the packaging industry later this summer, but in a brand-new home – the world-famous ExCeL Centre in London. London’s

ATB: Sustainable disposal of asparagus films

Dutch company places potato receiving line at Australian potato processor
In Australia, a potato processing company wanted to replace its potato receiving line and turned to the Dutch company Tolsma-Grisnich. They report that the line they placed buffs, cleans, and

Chile: Exported kiwis have higher dry matter in 2023
In its latest kiwi report, the Chilean Kiwi Committee states that this season's production shows a 10% higher dry matter than in previous seasons, with about 90% of the area harvested, simfruit

"The world's potato needs are very high".
A man of consensus, a strong advocate and believer in acting as a whole, Moya took over the presidency of the CNIPT at the end of 2022. What are the implications of the fact that Europe is

Sicilian new potatoes - production deficit due to climate change
The Sicilian new potato season started a few weeks ago. Davide Prietto Batturi's company from Syracuse is among the businesses that specialize in this product. The area is known as "Terre Rosse"

Golden Sweet Sprit celebrates sustainability milestone
Ecuadorean grower-exporter Golden Sweet Spirit has become the first company in the world to achieve Carbon Neutral certification for its goldenberry production. Announcing the milestone, the

Rijk Zwaan continues its success story
That makes four. Rijk Zwaan has once again won the trust of Spanish consumers with its fourth award at the Flavour of the Year 2023 awards. And in this edition it has reached yet another

Strawberry prices in Tajikistan collapsed to $1 per kg
According to EastFruit analysts, today the wholesale prices for strawberries in Tajikistan have fallen to $1 per kg. Moreover, there are already offers to sell this berry cheaper than the

Protecting strawberries against frost - covering with agro-fibre
Most of the plantations belonging to Matthew and Magdalena have already been covered with agro-fibre. This requires a lot of work, but it is worth it. The use of agro-textiles is proving to be the

This could be the toughest season for industrial fruit ever, part 4: chokeberries, gooseberries, blueberries and kamchatka berries
I also decided to ask about the fruit of species such as chokeberries, gooseberries, blueberries and huckleberries, whose fruit is also supplied to processing plants. In most of these cases, the

Lemon exports from Argentina expected to continue increasing
Lemon harvesting in Argentina has kicked off. “Our harvest started April 10,” says Mariano Sangronis with Citromax. Usually, harvest begins mid-March for the company, but an unexpected drought

Summer fruit is in full swing, the first nectarines in Rimini
After the arrival of the first peaches (click here to read the article), it is now the turn of the Spanish nectarines, which have already been available at the Rimini market since last week, at

Aeon introduces cross-category GGN label in Japan
Aeon has revealed that it has rolled out the first products with the cross-category GGN label across a range of supermarkets in the Kantō and Kinki regions of Japan. The retailer noted that

Dole and Gros award the most beautiful display of premium bananas
The fifth photographic competition organised and promoted by Dole Italia and GROS took place from 31 March to 10 April 2023, during which the shops of the Romano Supermarket Group in the Lazio