For apples stocks 23% lower than in 2022
On Tuesday, 13 June, the Assomela Marketing Committee held its last meeting of the season. The meeting was an opportunity to take stock of the 2022/2023 marketing year and to discuss possible

Fast growing Canadian lettuce vertical farm aims to dominate local market
Vertically farmed lettuce represents the future of agriculture as regular supply chain disruptions in traditional crop farming due to the weather, climate, and contamination remain as uncertain as

Anecoop promotes biological pest control with Koppert
The development of new biological solutions that provide growers with an effective means of pest control, especially in citrus and persimmon, is one of the goals set by the Anecoop cooperative

U.S. watermelon making in-roads in Japan, aiming to reach more export markets
The National Watermelon Promotion Board (NWPB) is making in-roads with consumer and retailer promotions of U.S. watermelons in Japan and Canada. They also aim to expand into the foodservice sector

BLE: Tomatoes account for 27 percent of vegetable consumption
With a consumption of over 30 kg per person in the 2021/22 marketing year, tomatoes are the Germans' favourite vegetable. They also include processed products such as ketchup. At 101,800 t, the

Good demand and stable prices
Due to weather conditions, the supply of asparagus in March and April was lower than usual, so purchasing volumes were limited. In May and June, the market was sufficiently supplied. In pre-summer

Anecoop to collaborate with Koppert to promote biological control in citrus and kakis
Developing new biological solutions to offer growers effective means of controlling pests, especially in citrus and kaki crops, is one of the goals that the Anecoop cooperative group has set

For marketing year 2022/23, NZ apple production is forecast to drop 60,000 tons
New Zealand’s apple production has suffered 3 consecutive years of decline after peaking in 2019/20. From 2020/21 through 2021/22, losses were mostly due to a COVID‐19‐related labor

Fresh Del Monte denounced the marketing of pink pineapple by third parties in Costa Rica
Fresh Del Monte denounced to the State Phytosanitary Service (SFE) that the pink pineapple variety, registered by the company for its exclusive use, is being marketed by third parties in Costa

The asparagus campaign in Italy could be delayed for two more weeks
The orders for asparagus slowly started to decrease this June. However, sales of the Italian product may end about two weeks later this year. "Usually, the last pallets are shipped no later than

Anecoop to boost biological control with Koppert
The development of new biological solutions that offer producers an effective means of controlling pests, especially in citrus and persimmon crops, is one of the objectives that the Anecoop

The large-scale retail trade ready for the Fruit Show format
The Spettacoli alla Frutta2023 live edition format debuts in the points of sale of several Italian large-scale retail trade brands. The protagonists are 22 excellent fruit and vegetable products

The Giant relies on artificial intelligence
The Giant, a chain of the Selex Group, relies on the artificial intelligence of ShopFully to increase the readership of its flyer. To do so, it has chosen HI! (Hyperlocal Intelligence), the

"We want to bring a bit of agriculture closer to the consumer"
True to the motto 'From the local area, for the local area', the innovative marketing concept 'Grischberli' was created in the fall of 2021. Under the leadership of the young couple Jakob and Eva