The lime market in different parts of the world is experiencing varied conditions. In the Netherlands, after a period of low prices, the market for limes has significantly improved due to increasing demand and better quality arrivals. Similarly in the UK, lime prices have gone from highs to lows
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An eventful night at the Milan wholesale market where a violent brawl broke out involving a dozen men. It all stemmed from an attempted theft by a 28-year-old hawker, a fruit seller, who tried to steal goods from a stand, but the sales staff
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Adverse weather is one of the biggest headaches for growers around the world and a hail storm can destroy a grower’s crop in a matter of minutes, this is why more and more growers are investing in hail nets to protect their crops. read more

More that 100 boxes of vegetables have been delivered to the Malaysian Parliament to highlight the plight of farmers in the Cameron Highlands. read more

The Eni group is advancing towards the green economy by activating several acquisition operations. Among these is the one involving Versalis (an Eni subsidiary) to take over Novamont, a leading bioplastics company. Versalis is currently a minority partner with a 36% share: if the
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Strong supplies of ginger continue from around the world. Yasmin Pacia of Bronx, New York-based Trucco, Inc. notes that the Peruvian season for ginger is ending. “Supply in Peru seems to get stronger yearly, resulting in possible year-round availability,” says Pacia. Other year-round
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Taiwan’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture admits it would be difficult to find out how Taiwan’s mango pineapples reached China. Regardless, to combat this type of theft in the future, the Cabinet has approved a bill that stipulates a prison term of up to three years for people found guilty of
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"Colombian mango exports to the European Union and the United States peak between March and August. In these months, Colombia will ship more than 200 tons of fruit from 39 small and medium-sized farms in five departments, which have been authorized to export this fruit by Colombia's Agricultural
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Biodynamic agriculture has experienced a significant growth in the last decade in Spain, where there are already more than 400 agricultural producers and ranchers certified by Demeter-Spain, out of which more than 75% are fruit and vegetable producers like Antonio Rodríguez Ocaña, and half of
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During the Easter period, interest in vegetables increases in view of the various picnics and barbecues outside the home: among the best-selling products are definitely tomatoes. read more

Royal Berry was lucky on Wednesday afternoon; under a brilliant blue sky, the 12.5-year anniversary of the Dutch strawberry growing company was celebrated. Even better, grower Jan van Genderen was able to recount in an extensive speech his rise as a strawberry entrepreneur at the newest location
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A sudden heat wave is happening in Egypt from Friday, April 7, until Monday, April 10, causing a rapid and intense increase in temperatures, reaching a 5-10 degrees difference, and alarming the producers of several crops. read more

As already anticipated by the Government of Andalusia in its analysis of protected vegetable prices and markets of week 12, the growth in the horticultural supply in Central Europe has led to price drops for the vegetables from Almeria, although by the end of week 14 there are very significant
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With Easter and Passover ahead, the asparagus season out of Caborca, Mexico is coming to an end. “We expect about two to three more weeks until shipments stop. Production is slowing with good demand entering Easter,” says Carlos Solf, director of procurement for Southern Specialties. read more

Radiant energy under vacuum (REV) technology is a process in which microwave energy and vacuum pressure are combined to deliver high-speed and low-temperature food dehydration. REV is effective for drying fruits, vegetables, herbs, meat, and seafood under or above their freezing points. read more

What is the future of specialised reefer shipping?“It is not what you would necessarily expect," says Richard Bright on the impact of the last two years on specialised reefer shipping rates. “The reefer rates on both containers and reefer shipping have risen to unprecedentedly high levels.” read more

Royal Berry was lucky on Wednesday afternoon; under a brilliant blue sky, the 12.5-year anniversary of the strawberry growing company was celebrated. Even better, grower Jan van Genderen was able to recount in an extensive speech his rise as a strawberry entrepreneur at the newest location in
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With over 370 thousand tons produced in 2021, Italy is the first artichoke producing Country in the world, with Puglia and Sicily together accounting for three quarters of national production. In Puglia, the turnover from the artichoke-growing sector is worth over 190 million euros, one of the
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Since the second week of March, the first fresh asparagus from heated regional cultivation has been available in stores in western Germany. Due to high production costs and limited available quantities, prices for these first asparagus spears traditionally tend to be higher at retail. "Here we
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As some of their plants and trees sprouted far too early, Austrian farmers are now scrambling to protect their harvest. The recent cold weather is freezing the trees' sensitive buds and farmers are resorting to creative measures to protect them. Some are using heaters to force heat directly onto
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