Last week, the Dutch company OV Fruit received its first shipment of Navels from South Africa. "These oranges come from Marble Hall [in the] Limpopo [province]. They're still a little light in color but are beautiful, juicy, and very tasty. We expect the first Valencias in four to five weeks,
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Del Monte has issued a statement as the guards used by the company in Kenya were accused of brutally assaulting and killing people suspected of trespassing on its land. According to the Guardian, two individuals identified as John Rui Karia and Stephen Thuo Nyoike died as a result of beatings by
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As deliveries to the UK continue to fall, Jersey potato exporter Albert Bartlett is calling for more financial support from the island's government. The company exports Jersey Royals for seven independent growers. During the peak season, Albert Bartlett normally sends 1.5 million packets of
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Making an impression on the shelf with a product with a distinctive appeal, but also innovative in flavour. Agricola Don Camillo is launching two new Club melons, Limelon and Dino, which respond to new consumer trends and also aim to appeal to a young consumer, as managing director Andrea Benelli explains.
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In the Review project, the Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture (LWK) has been investigating since 2020 in cooperation with vegetable farms and the retailer Edeka Minden-Hannover whether the crops kohlrabi, broccoli, cauliflower and iceberg lettuce can be improved by reduced nitrogen fertilisation.
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“For several years now, BIK has been spearheading several research-experimentation projects on kiwi fruit, such as the thesis on decay in kiwifruit orchards and the project on devil bugs, for example.” read more

Despite a delayed start to Uruguay’s 2023 citrus season, they are seeing good early demand from their two leading markets in the U.S. and Europe. “This year we are having good demand of oranges from USA and Europe and also the market for easy peelers seem to be stable in terms of prices,”
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In Sicily, the Bianchetto lemon campaign continues, which is produced by the members of CAI, the Cooperativa Agricoltori Ionici based in Furci Siculo and which can boast 70% organic lemon production. Started a few weeks ago, the Bianchetto harvest will end at the beginning of the year.
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"We can only be grateful to the European Union for a first concrete and rapid response in favour of agriculture in the areas of Romagna affected by the floods. read more

According to maritime industry analyst Lars Jensen, this could be possible because Maersk's current combination of effective fleet and order list leaves it with just 16,000 TEUS more than CMA CGM. read more

Georgian growers are having a hard time cultivating their famous stone fruit. Thanks to climate change, peach crops are struggling. Some experts are estimating losses of 95 percent this year. read more

From 12 noon on Monday 3 July, it will be possible to submit applications for the MIA Loan (Flood Intervention Measure), ISMEA's new intervention aimed at ensuring agricultural and fishing enterprises, affected by the recent flooding events, liquidity for all processes
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Thuringia's fruit-growing companies, which focus on market fruit production, are expecting a yield of 6 t per hectare of sweet cherries this year. According to the Thuringian State Office for Statistics, this initial estimate is in line with the long-term average for the years 2017 to 2022 of 6.1 t/ha, but
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On the occasion of the expert event "Thoughts for Food - scientific aspects of the regulative framework on new breeding Technologies" organised by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in Brussels, the Federal Association of German Plant Breeders (Bundesverband Deutscher Pflanzenzüchter e.V.) speaks out in favour of the new breeding technologies.
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For the Central Horticultural Association (ZVG), the announced increase of the minimum wage to 12.41 euros as of 1 January 2024 shows that the Commission has also recognised how tightly companies already have to calculate. read more

The 17th 'City of Cherries' National Cherry Festival was held in Bracigliano (SA) during the customary Cherry Festival, this year particularly important for obtaining the I.G.P. European Quality Mark.
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As part of the Preferential Trade Agreement signed between Turkey and Uzbekistan, customs duties on imports of a number of goods from Uzbekistan were canceled, UzDaily.uz reports. The decision and order will come into force on July 1, 2023. read more

Sources say that fruit and vegetable consumption is extremely low in Ethiopia, even compared to other neighboring countries. This is leading to nutrient deficiencies and making its population vulnerable to a range of largely preventable diseases. High prices and low incomes help explain the low
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Through an Agriculture Victoria Food to Market program, Citrus Australia has conducted a study which is the first of its kind, to characterise Australian oranges at both a country and regional level, using laboratory testing of trace elements and isotope ratios. The key goal of the project was
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2023 could be the turning point for Italian agri-voltaics. An initial positive effect comes from the data, which indicate an increase in the production of agricultural crops under agrivoltaic systems: between +15% and +30% for salad and vine rows, but also +4.3% for maize,
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