UNICA considers its plan for the future at the General Assembly
UNICA GROUP SCA held its general assembly last week with the participation of the governing councils of the 16 cooperatives that make up the Group and in a face-to-face format, where the Balance

Jumbo buys first Dutch asparagus from The Greenery
On Thursday 23 February, the first Dutch asparagus were auctioned at The Greenery, the buyer being Jumbo Supermarkets. Jumbo bought the first crate of 5 kg for the amount of € 5,000, after which

"Affected by the cold winter, early Hami melon production in Hainan production areas decreased by 30%"
The sales of Hami melon used to be mainly concentrated in summer, but now it has changed from a seasonal product to a major item that is popular among consumers after apples, pears and

Waitrose welcomes early UK spears
UK retailer Waitrose is selling new season British asparagus sooner than expected this year as its suppliers welcome an early season, reports Retail Times. British spears began rolling out across

President Museveni calls on UK to import more fruits and vegetables from Uganda
President Yoweri Museveni has urged Britain to take advantage of Uganda’s rich agricultural potential and import more from Uganda, citing Uganda’s high-quality fertile soils and a favourable

BASF: Resilience in a difficult market environment - Tackle strengthening competitiveness
As BASF Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors Dr Martin Brudermüller and Chief Financial Officer Dr Hans-Ulrich Engel explained when presenting the figures for the financial year 2022,

Vietnamese fruit industry should focus on quality rather than quantity
In 2022, most of Vietnam's farm export items recovered after the pandemic and regained their strong growth. It was a prosperous year, but fruit and veg turnover continued to fall. The continued

Brett Reasor joins Columbia Fruit
US-based CMI Orchards has announced Brett Reasor will join New Columbia Fruit Packers (Columbia Fruit) as its new CEO. Current Columbia Fruit CEO, Mike Wade, will transition to the role of

Uzbekistan ratifies Preferential Trade Agreement with Turkey
The President of Uzbekistan signed a document on the ratification of the Preferential Trade Agreement between Uzbekistan and Turkey on February 22, 2023. The Agreement was signed on March 29,

Lamb Weston invests 250 million dollars in French fry factory
With an investment of 250 million dollars, American company Lamb Weston is building a giant potato processing plant. The new factory is under construction in the Industrial Park of Mar del Plata;