2023 has been a strong year for Peruvian blueberries, with the country remaining at the forefront of global export for the fourth consecutive year. It is possible that blueberries will become the main export crop of Peru, displacing table grapes from this position. read more

Premium salad grower LJ Betts has been acquired by the Regan family who own major berry producer Hugh Lowe Farms and plant propagator Blaise Plants. read more

Climate change is subjecting Europe’s fruit and vegetable sector to one of its most complex challenges in recent history. read more

LEAF Education is encouraging the farming industry to take action to inspire the next generation. read more

Belgium’s Special Fruit has announced that Ann Celen will become the new CEO of the company, following Bert Barman’s decision to leave. read more

Some of the biggest companies in the fresh produce business will be at the first ever Global Tropicals Congress, which takes place in The Hague on 14 September, to discuss the latest trends and growth strategies in fresh tropical fruit. read more

Huelva exported 243,310 tonnes of strawberries in 2022/23, a fall of 10 per cent on the previous season according berry association Freshuelva. read more

Reusable Packaging Container (RPC) specialist Ifco completed the European roll-out of RPCs for Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd at the beginning of May 2023. read more

Asoex president Iván Marambio has been elected as the new president of the Chile-India Binational Business Council of Sofofa, Chile’s leading business organisation. read more

Roots fulfil multiple functions such as water and nutrient absorption, anchoring to the soil and symbiotic interaction with soil micro-organisms and are vital structures for plant growth and development. Particularly important is the role played by the
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Last season in terms of several characteristics, first – consistently high prices throughout the entire sales period – was abnormal for the Moldovan watermelon market. The start of the 2023 season is also distinguished by high prices, so far even higher than at the beginning of the
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AM Fresh receives the green light from the European Commission for the acquisition of International Fruit Genetics LLC (IFG), the Californian company with which it reached an agreement valued at 1.6 billion in 2022. In this way, the Murcia-born agricultural titan hopes to finally complete this
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The Huelva-based company Infocultivo has held a technical conference aimed at the agricultural sector in Huelva, in which it pointed to sensor technology as a tool to "save up to 50 % of water" on farms. read more

This morning the International Day of Cooperatives was celebrated in the municipality of La Mojonera, organised by APROA, COEXPHAL, Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de Almería and FAECTA, with the collaboration of the Spanish Association of Cardboard Packaging Manufacturers.
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As every year, the Bayer team has once again given a twist to what is already one of the essential events in the melon and watermelon calendar. On this occasion, they were celebrating the 10th anniversary of their melon days and, to commemorate such an important date, they carried out the following activities
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The year 2023 will be remembered for a significant shortage of produce, particularly summer crops. But the bar for the quality of marketed fruit and vegetables will not be lowered thanks to the efforts made by the producer organisations at EU level, as told by
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The thrips population in particular can grow explosively during the summer, which is why the Amblyseius-System or Swirskii-System rearing sachets are no longer sufficient. "Predatory mites are excellent for combating pests, but they only eat the thrips larvae. To attack
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NFU Horticulture & Potatoes board chair Martin Emmett has urged the government to pursue the union’s strategy for the future prosperity of the industry. read more

Marieke van Heeswijk has joined the supervisory board of international tomato specialist RedStar, effective 1 June, the company has announced. read more

New research from child food poverty charity Meals & More has shown that more than 70 per cent of parents expect to struggle financially over the summer holidays, with many expecting to miss meals as a result. read more