The table grape season is starting in the Spanish province of Alicante with lower volumes than expected due to some problems with the flowering. In spite of this, the company Uvasdoce Fresh expects to increase its production by around 30%.…
Syngenta has announced that it will invest 9.6 million euros to expand and equip its R&D facilities in the Spanish municipality of El Ejido with the latest technology. The announcement was made at a meeting held with the urban planning…
"It's been a difficult year trading in Africa, where we never kicked off with prices as we'd hoped," says Renier Grobbelaar, director of procurement at Freshgold. "And Europe has been a disappointment regarding early BCs, Packhams and Pink…
The 2024 season has been a real challenge for Ukrainian berry growers. As the President of the Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Association, Taras Bashtannik explained in an interview with SEEDS, weather conditions and power outages have…
Unfortunately, up to 30% of farm produce is wasted in Australia, but a Melbourne-based mushroom grower is pioneering efforts to minimize this through innovative practices. Georgia Beattie of Bulla Park is working closely with buyers to…
Brazil is the dominant player at the moment in the lime supply to Europe, this is the case on a year-round basis. Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras all with supply Europe with small volumes. Mexico is nearly 100% focussed on the…
Wikifarmer announced the opening of new offices in Sevilla and Valencia, with a dedicated Spanish team led by the experienced Commercial Director Miguel Colmenero, who says, "The objective is to create a Mediterranean 'business to business…
It's a good moment for Sicilian table grapes. In the Canicattì area (AG), the season started with early varieties in early June and, more specifically, with the Victoria variety, a cultivar whose seed dates back to 1962 and named after its…
The Paraguayo peach campaign continues with the later varieties in the Spanish region of Aragon, where Agrotraín has just started harvesting. "Yesterday we picked the first Paraguayo peaches, which are really high quality ones. In general,…
Asaja Alicante is disappointed with the 2023/2024 Fino lemon season, which has been the worst on record in terms of profitability, and expects the results of the Verna not to be any better. The main reason, according to the association, is…
In Bursa's Keles district, renowned for its fruit cultivation, the cherry harvest has commenced. Keles Mayor Ali Doğru has shared that the region, which exported 15 thousand tons of cherries last year, aims to maintain this export volume.…
The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) has disclosed a 29.8 percent uplift in the value of Iran's agricultural and food product exports for the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-June 20),…
In a recent development, Panjshir cherries have been introduced to international markets, with exports currently directed towards China, Pakistan, and India. The production of cherries in Panjshir has seen an upsurge this year, surpassing…
The explosive growth of organic agriculture in the U.S. – reflected in a 90% increase in organic farms from 2011 to 2021, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics – has come at a cost for some farmers. With new farming…
The number of players in the organic greenhouse vegetable segments has declined in recent years, according to Krist Hamerlinck of Belgian organic growing company Eco Veg, leading to decreased supply. "Although there are fewer players,…
The avocado harvest in Israel is growing significantly. It is up by about 67% compared to 2023, says Betsalel Ohana of Planet Israel, after visiting the Avocado Growers Conference that was recently held. The conference was an initiative of…
Rijk Zwaan, an international fruit and vegetable breeding company, is celebrating its first centenary. Since its foundation in 1924, Rijk Zwaan has grown into a global player active in more than 100 countries. The Centenary Celebrations…
Brazilian limes volumes are relatively low. "There are mostly small sizes and few thick sizes (36/42/48). The nice weather and the holiday season are stimulating demand, so the market price is again above average. Also, the quality is at a…
While there was a severe scarcity of cauliflower in recent weeks, currently this vegetable has switched places with broccoli. "Due to the wet weather, hardly any broccoli was planted for 10 days. We are in that gap now. Last ten days the…
It was a busy weekend for Het Packhuys. Friday and Saturday were entirely dedicated to the machine supplier's 10th anniversary, which also included two new machines on display, a celebration of founder Pierre Hagenaars' 50th birthday, and…
Week 25 saw the end of the Serbian blueberry harvest in the leading growing areas. "On 26 May, the first fruits were ripe for picking, which is relatively early compared to other years. Consequently, the season also ended a bit earlier…
"I do not agree with you at all," exclaims one of the attendees at the seminar in Amsterdam, which was organised in the last week of June. The woman is addressing Peter Maes of Koppert, also chairman of Eatthis. Peter, who asked for some…
Ready-made salads have been in demand for quite a few years and, the more they are colorful, the more they are appealing. Increasingly fast and dynamic lifestyles, after all, boost the demand for produce that meets the needs of those…
Citrus exports from PortCastelló to the United States, which previously marked the start of the campaign, have significantly decreased in recent years. This drop is mainly attributed to the imposition of tariffs by the Trump Administration…
Brazilian green coconut is seeking a place in the European market. "Last year we started working with green coconut for a supermarket chain in Portugal. The fruit was well-received and this year we are already shipping weekly containers to…
For two weeks, the Region of Murcia is at the world's epicenter of agronomic and genetic innovation in melons and watermelons; the summer fruits par excellence. The Association of Producers and Exporters of Fruit and Vegetables of the…
The recent strike by workers of the National Agricultural Health Service (Senasa) has raised some concerns in the Peruvian agro-export sector. Since June 24, 2024, the Senasa Workers' Union has remained on indefinite national strike,…
With the new "VIELER Vending Solutions" programme, VIELER is now adding intelligent, digital components to its range of lifting and tilting fittings for the refrigerated cabinet industry and shopfitting. By offering process-orientated…
As part of a joint event organised by several chambers of industry and commerce and the East Asian Association, three German Business Scouts for Development spoke about their work in relation to new procurement markets for the agricultural…
The "Bio-Fachforum Gemüse und Kartoffeln" is the largest industry get-together in the German-speaking world. The target group are organic producers, bundlers, traders and processors. There will be presentations on current topics from…