A Gloucestershire farmer says he plans to stop growing labor-intensive crops as there is too much uncertainty over whether he can find seasonal workers in the future. Martin Haines, who runs WR Haines, needs 80 people to pick his crops. However, he is unsure if he will be able to hire them
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In the last few days and weeks, prices for fruits and vegetables in Bulgaria have gone up quickly. Heavy rains in the country have practically destroyed the harvest of crops. It has become clear that vegetable growers and farmers cultivating fruits in the open air have suffered the most, and
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The apricot campaign is taking off and finally the organoleptically performing varieties are enjoying success on the market after a start of the campaign with a few hiccups; read more

Dole Italia will launch a high-visibility promotional activity in some wholesale fruit and vegetable markets. The protagonist will be its branded vehicle, recognisable by a giant Banana Premium: the pickup will be positioned at the entrance to the central aisles of the structures. The tour read more

Association of Eco-Sustainable Reusable Items Logistics Operators (ARECO) partners Euro Pool System, IFCO Systems and Logifruit have invested in advanced packaging technologies that help extend the shelf life of fruit and vegetables. These packaging systems

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The price of avocado 034 from the Central Highlands, Vietnam's largest avocado-growing area, has dropped 20% year on year thanks to oversupply and low demand during tough economic times. The unique varietal is currently selling for VND15,000-30,000 (US$0.64-1.27) per kilogram at markets and on
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Greenhouse farm “Bostani” (translated as “Vegetable Garden”) will not be able to export for several more years. Beka Barjadze, the founder of the organic farm, talks about the reasons why “Bostani” does not plan to export for 4-5 years. read more

Export estimates for various citrus categories have been amended downwards: navels by 500,000 15kg cartons to reach an estimate of 24.8 million 15kg cartons; grapefruit by 100,000 cartons to 14.3 million cartons, over two million fewer than last year. read more

Warwickshire-based electrical weed control (eWeeding) pioneer RootWave is set to launch its first commercial eWeeder for the horticulture sector via private investment complemented by crowdfunding. read more

The arrival of the Picota season is one of the highlights of the annual fresh produce calendar in the UK, the biggest market for the famous hand-picked stalkless cherry from Spain’s Jerte Valley. read more

Eden Research plc, a company focused on sustainable biopesticides, today (3 July) announced that it has applied for the authorisation of Ecovelex – a treatment that will protect seeds from being eaten or damaged by birds – in the UK. read more

Professor Alexandra Johnstone, a leading nutrition researcher from Scotland’s Rowett Institute, has warned of the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on the obesity epidemic, reports The Press & Journal. read more

Aldi is renaming its Super 6 fruit and vegetable promotion as Super 7, with a proportion of profits from the seventh item in the range being donated to its charity partner, Teenage Cancer Trust. read more

From 6-8 July, the Association of Agricultural Producers Guilds of Peru (AGAP) will host the 2nd. edition of AGROFEST 2023 in Lima. In this new version, the great experience of 2022 will be repeated, with innovative ideas and new attractions, including a larger fair zone and demonstration of
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Israeli agritech company BiomicAgritech was nominated for this year’s GreenTech Concept Award for its unique top-down growing method for trellised greenhouse vegetables. read more

Tesco has slashed the price of more than 500 household essentials to help customers lower the price of their weekly shop. read more

Greenyard has announced that Nicolas De Clercq will join Greenyard as chief financial officer (CFO) and member of the executive management of the group. read more

This year’s International Aneberries Congress will take place between 26 and 28 July at the Guadalajara Expo centre in Jalisco, Mexico. With 12 years of experience, the event has positioned itself as the main business fair specialising in the berry sector. Every year, it brings together the
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In an industry that needs to be sustainable and constantly improve, the Agricultural Water Summit (AWS) event has become a benchmark for all stakeholders in the agricultural sector. After a webinar in 2021 and a face-to-face edition in 2022, which brought together more than 650 attendees and 70
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When London Packaging Week becomes the epicentre of the packaging industry later this summer at its brand-new home – the world-famous ExCeL centre in London – it will do so with its ‘biggest ever’ speaker line-up. Around 5,000 expected attendees, comprising industry
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