Onion seed shortage could suggest a bad year ahead
The price of onions, a simple, but caustic and tear-provoking vegetable, was of no interest to anybody (since it’s not black caviar) until now when it has suddenly become the main newsmaker and

First own-grown melons to arrive from Costa Rica
Next week, the first watermelons the Staay Food Group has cultivated in Costa Rica will arrive in the Netherlands. "Our Costa Rican branch SFG Dulce consists of six cultivation sites with a total

Hurtowe ceny brukselki odwróciły trend
Okres szczytu podażowego krajowej świeżej brukselki już minął. Sytuację poprawia bieżący import, ale po pierwsze w Polsce generalnie świeży rynek tego warzywa nie jest duży

Cosarica updates melon branding
The Cosarica brand has modernised both its packaging and the individual labelling of the product. This change, which affects both its range of melons and watermelons, is focused on ensuring that

A research team manages to make a biofuel from orange skins
A team of researchers from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) and the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) has used residues from the fruit industry to extract orange oil and analyzed

NielsenIQ appoints new European head
NielsenIQ, a global consumer intelligence company, has announced the appointment of Emilie Darolles as managing director of western Europe and international global clients. In this role, Darolles

Chilean heat speeds up the end of its blueberry season
Chilean blueberry supplies have begun to slow down significantly. “Our Chilean volume was almost cut in half essentially and others in the industry have almost stopped,” says Joshua Minton of

Westfalia with innovative agricultural R&D at FRUIT LOGISTICA
As an investor in avocado research, Westfalia operates an internationally renowned research programme from South Africa, backed by a dedicated team of in-house researchers, scientists and