Proper placement and maintenance of drip emitters is crucial for uniform irrigation and optimal growth of summer bedding plants and garden mum production. Drip irrigation is an efficient method for delivering water and nutrients during summer bedding plant and garden mum production. Growers
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After the fire in a storage warehouse of the subtropical fruit company Reyes Gutiérrez last Friday, the company's manager, Juan Antonio Reyes Gutiérrez, wanted to.
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Italy's Apo Conerpo, considered to be Europe's largest fruit and vegetable producer organization, has a new general manager leading the way as it aims to overcome the challenges faced during the past year and accelerate its growth.
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Orsero displays berries on giant billboards.
2024-07-05 17:00
The Italian company Gruppo Orsero's dedication to increasing its share of the domestic berry market is clearly visible in two large public advertisements in Milan this summer.
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Cherry, peach, and apple crops in the Pella region of northern Greece have been damaged by hailstorms.
2024-07-05 14:00
Na północy Grecji, uprawy zostały poważnie uszkodzone przez gradobicie, które nawiedziło Edessę, tuż na zachód od Salonik, w tym tygodniu.
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ZVG: "Reason prevails in the Federal Council - Fertilizer law fails"
2024-07-05 13:00
In particular, the insistence on expanding the accounting tool to domestic vegetable cultivation and open-field strawberries was strongly criticized by the ZVG. It was repeatedly pointed out that the material flow balance in this form reflects the ongoing structural change.
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BMEL is once again supporting international research collaborations in the field of global nutrition.
2024-07-05 12:00
The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) is once again promoting research projects, this time on the topic of "Agroecological Innovations for Territorial Markets" in the Sub-Saharan, South, and Southeast Asian regions. With the new funding announcement, the
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Currently, Frutas Montosa produces more than 1 million cups weekly and has over ten different recipes for guacamole sauces and fresh avocado pulp. The guacamole from Frutas Montosa is made only from fresh avocados at optimal ripeness, resulting in high-quality products.
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Ignacio Ugarte assumes the role of Vanguard grape.
2024-07-05 11:00
Vanguard Group International has announced the promotion of Ignacio Ugarte to the position of Commercial Director for Export Grapes.
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Italy: G.G.A. Stone fruit wants to secure quality and jobs
2024-07-05 11:00
Currently, around 4,800 hectares are dedicated to nectarine production, and 1,700 hectares to peach production in the region, making it an important hub for Italian stone fruit - a quarter of the national nectarine production comes from Emilia-Romagna. Also, consumption
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Spain/Castellón: Start of the watermelon season at Benihort
2024-07-05 11:00
After the low quantities of the last two campaigns, the company's goal for this season is to achieve a production volume of 8 million kg of seedless striped watermelons.
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Am nachfolgenden Tag, so teilt Schweizer Hagel mit, habe instabile Luft für eine erhöhte Gewitteraktivität in der Westschweiz gesorgt. Ein Hagelunwetter erreichte die Bezirke Jura-Nord vaudois und Morges. Die Schweizer Hagel erreichen zahlreiche Schadenmeldungen aus den erwähnten Regionen.
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Netherlands: Fruits and Vegetables Industry Association makes residual streams more transparent
2024-07-05 10:00
In collaboration with several sector leaders, data for the years 2020 to 2022 were collected, from which Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has compiled an initial monitor. Eleven out of more than 280 association members participated in the first 'Monitor for Fruit and Vegetable Waste'.
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Netherlands: Groente & Fruitbrigade has saved over ten million kilograms of fruits and vegetables.
2024-07-05 10:00
The non-profit organization, whose chairman is the former director of GroentenFruit Huis, Gert Mulder, was founded in 2018 to rescue fruits and vegetables from being wasted and donate them to food banks. Over the years, the brigade has grown into a
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Swiss hailstorms: Severe storms damage agricultural crops
2024-07-05 10:00
On the following day, Swiss Hail reports that unstable air caused increased thunderstorm activity in Western Switzerland. A hailstorm hit the districts of Jura-Nord Vaudois and Morges. Swiss Hail received numerous damage reports from the mentioned regions.
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The supply of watermelons has increased, but...
2024-07-05 09:00
The supply trend of watermelons in the Polish wholesale market experienced a momentary fluctuation, but it seems to have returned to its previous path. A rising path. However, does this mean that the Polish wholesale market is already saturated with these fruits? How are the prices of watermelons shaping up in large wholesale markets and how do they compare to previous seasons?
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South Africa: Ports remain the weak point in fruit logistics
2024-07-05 09:00
The World Bank's CPPI ranks 405 container ports worldwide based on their efficiency, with a focus on the duration of container ships' stay in the port. Cape Town ranks 405th out of 405 measured ports, Ngqura at 404th, Durban at 398th, and Port Elizabeth at 391st.
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Lower Saxony: Films extend the season for fresh fruits
2024-07-05 09:00
In an interview with the Landvolk-Pressedienst, Fred Eickhorst, Managing Director of the Association of Asparagus and Berry Growers, explains the advantages of using plastic films using strawberries as an example. "Customers can already buy the first locally grown strawberries in April."
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Will the prices of green beans continue their trend?
2024-07-05 08:30
What are the current wholesale prices of green beans? Will they continue the downward trend and what would that mean for the market evaluation compared to previous years?
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On July 4th, nearly 100 representatives of Zespri global distributors from over 20 countries and regions in Europe and Asia visited Joy Wing Mau Group for the kiwifruit marketer's distributor symposium.
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