Herbs

Jan Diekema ran his own vegetable and herb drying company, Dika Fabrieken, for many years in the Netherlands. The dried vegetables and herbs were used as soup, sauce, and snack ingredients. He sold the factory years ago but couldn't resist the sector's allure. So now, Jan is an independent
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A Colombian grower and exporter of fresh aromatic herbs to the US market, is looking to expand to Germany and the rest of Europe. Natalia Moranth, Sales Director of Green Explosion, says: “Thanks to the successful positioning of our herbs with customers, we identified opportunities to expand
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Once upon a time! “Long ago, there lived a kind man and his wife. They most of all desired to have a child, and one day the woman told her husband that they would have a baby. The family’s house stood next to a high wall surrounding the beautiful garden of an evil witch. The woman
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As QS announced with reference to the BVL, the revocation was based on an EU authorisation for the active substance triflusulfuron that was not renewed and applies with the same deadlines for associated plant protection products in parallel trade. read more

CMR Group recently joined a campaign dedicated to informing consumers about the crucial role of the agri-food industry in safeguarding Spain's food security. read more

In week 3, Herbert Widmann Ltd expects the final blueberry deliveries from South Africa for this year's season. Simultaneously, the first main volumes from Chile are arriving with a two-week delay. "This year, around 15 to 20 percent less goods are being harvested and exported in Chile. However,
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The founder of Flamingo Horticulture, Richard Evans, has been knighted in King Charles III’s New Year’s Honours List. read more

At Christmas people tend to splash out a bit and buy ingredients that they might not use regularly, this is true for fresh herbs. According to Andrew Smith from Butler Market Gardens demand for herbs increases significantly in the run up to Christmas, HortiDaily notes. read more

After working in the herb industry for 15 years, Drona Pantjoe chose to go it alone a year ago, on December 5. He started Kenya-Fresh. "I started as a warehouse worker at Cool Control in Maasdijk, the Netherlands, in 2007. I still work in that area, but now with my own business," says Drona. read more

At Christmas people tend to splash out a bit and buy ingredients that they might not use regularly, this is true for fresh herbs. According to Andrew Smith from Butler Market Gardens demand for herbs increases significantly in the run up to Christmas. read more

Christmas time is herb time: in week 51 in particular, weekly markets, restaurants and supermarkets are trying to stock up on fresh cut herbs from all over the world, says Ahmed Bouklata, Managing Director of Kräuter Express and herb trader at Cologne's wholesale market. "It was still
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As the holiday season approaches, the fresh herb industry braces for the busiest week of the year, navigating challenges that threaten the stability of the supply chain. Omer Kamp, of Europe Retail Packing BV, acknowledges the inevitability of shortages and unexpected delays during the Christmas
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Bioplants, a French company specializing in potted aromatic herbs, has now launched its Inouï microgreen range in supermarkets. Marketed since October 2023, Inouï microgreens are currently on sale in the fruit and vegetable aisles of supermarkets in western France (U stores in Brittany and
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Fucino is mostly known for its production of potatoes, carrots and fennel, however it is precisely in this area that, in 2009, Antonio Di Paolo from L'Orto del Fucino started producing parsley and other fresh herbs. Italian smooth parsley represents the company's core business and is grown on 35
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Last year, high energy prices meant there was little supply from those countries' greenhouses, so supermarkets had to switch to imports from Southern Europe. How are things looking this year? We approached ALDI Belgium for more insight into their supplies and strategies for the upcoming winter
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Focus on aromatic and medicinal plants at meetings held in Tirana and Shkodra on 15 and 16 November respectively. Albania is the world's fifth largest producer of medicinal and aromatic plants, so it could not be missing among the stages of promotion abroad
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In Finland, new opportunities are opening up for vertical farming: the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke),has introduced new crops and diversified the range of crops in vertical farming thanks to its team of researchers. read more

Vegetables by Bayer has chosen Capogreco Farms as its new exclusive partner for the Australian production and sale of OrangeCandy melons, for domestic and export markets. read more

The cold and wet weather led to a much later start of the herb season at Johannes Adams' business in Düsseldorf. "The heat during the summer was also rather suboptimal for the herbs. But we can be glad that we were not affected by further flooding or longer periods of heat," says Adams. "Next
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A great success with the public, last 27 October in the Conference Hall of Racconigi Castle, for the event 'Officinal Plants: Piedmont's Primacy' promoted by Spices & Herbs Global Expo, the exhibition dedicated to the officinal supply chain created by Macfrut, in collaboration with
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