Canadian grower explores new opportunities for greenhouse greens
When one Canadian greenhouse-grown leafy green company started production six years ago, the marketplace for its product looked a little different. "It was retail right at the beginning that moved

Tomeco supplies all Flemish Aldi shops with mini watermelons from the greenhouse
When one thinks of Coöperatie Hoogstraten, greenhouse products such as tomatoes or strawberries probably come to mind first and foremost, but one would hardly think of watermelons. Wrongly so.

"Business with greenhouse cucumbers is currently disastrous"
"There are currently still 14 to 15 pallets standing around with us that we cannot sell. We had similar problems in the weeks before. While the catering trade is looking for the cheapest possible

Little Leaf Farms inaugurates greenhouse, will add a new one in fall
US lettuce grower, Little Leaf Farms, is announcing it will open a new state-of-the-art greenhouse in McAdoo, Pennsylvania, this fall. This will be the fifth greenhouse for Little Leaf Farms and

"Our winter red radishes have established themselves well in both food retail and wholesale"
At the Ruff-Häring family of gardeners in the heart of Nuremberg's garlic country, this year's radish and red radish harvest has been in full swing for several weeks. "The greenhouse radish is

Strongly fluctuating interest in greenhouse radish
As of this week, Gemüsebau Seischab from the German area known as 'Knoblauchsland' or 'garlic country' can harvest the first radish from its greenhouse. "We raise the product ourselves in Paper

"We understand the needs of retailers and growers"
According to research published by Eurostat, only 12% of the EU population consumed the recommended minimum of five portions of produce daily, partly because of the poor taste of the produce.

“Lack of Dutch tomato production increased demand”
Supermarket chains are the main customers for the tomatoes grown in greenhouses in Turkey, says Kenan Aslan, manager of Turkish fresh produce exporter Sinerji: “The greenhouse production is

Vegetable prices go through the roof in Netherlands
The cost of out-of-season fruits and veggies, like bell peppers, broccoli, and lettuce, is rising for Dutch consumers, with some supermarkets charging an average of €3.50 for a cauliflower.

Shortages force retailers to ration fresh produce
Supermarkets are rationing fresh fruit and vegetables sales as import shortages and a severe drop in UK production have left bare shelves this week. British greenhouse production is at a 40-year

Up to 15 percent more yield and increased resistance
'Roundita,' a new tomato variety developed by De Ruiter Seeds as part of Vegetables by Bayer, has been grown in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland for about a year. Market Developer Grit Vogt from