Being able to grow more vegetables could be one way to bring prices down, improve health outcomes, and support an industry that is vital to New Zealand, according to Vegetables New Zealand Incorporated (VNZI). read more

International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) celebrated four standout winners at the Foodservice Conference Expo on July 28. The winners announced on the expo floor, reflected on their wins. read more

Spanish growers are likely to have lost “millions of kilos” of stone fruit this year due to the ongoing drought. While growers in major producer region Murcia might rely on desalinated sea water, inland growers of peaches and nectarines have faced bans on irrigation. In the tropical fruit
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Last season's onion market was empty, and Senegal entered the market very early. This year, Dutch onion sets, thus, started with high prices. "I think demand is currently very limited to Senegal and Ivory Coast. There's meager supply, which keeps the market reasonably balanced, but the main crop
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Drewry’s composite World Container Index increased by 1.7% to $1,790.60 per 40ft container this week. The latest Drewry WCI composite index of $1,790.60 per 40-foot container is now 83% below the peak of $10,377 reached in September 2021. It is 33% lower than the 10-year average of $2,684,
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The dollar headed for a fourth weekly gain today after data showed US inflation did not pick up as strongly as expected in July. This fact helped reinforce the existing view among investors that the Federal Reserve is unlikely to raise rates much more. read more

The European citrus sector is not one for scares. A few days ago the Valencian Farmers' Association (AVA-ASAJA) reported that South Africa leads the ranking in the number of interceptions of citrus pests and diseases (22 detections of black spot and 2 of false moth),
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As Argentina’s 2023 citrus season is coming to an end, they have high demand in their main export markets, but due to the drought and many challenges they are unable to provide enough supply. “Due to the drought we as large packer could only use half of our pack house, but with the same
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The start of the new Polish apple season is still a while off, but so far the new harvest is looking quite alright, says Jakub Krawczyk, export manager for Polish apple exporter Appolonia: “For now, we can say ‘so far, so good’ for the Polish apples. There weren’t any large or long terms
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The UK soft fruit season had a late start pretty much across the country and this was no different at Clock House Farm in Maidstone, Kent, where they started picking strawberries around 10 days later than normal. read more

Juan Tomás Cano, president of Cohorsan, was appointed in May as the new president of the Spanish Fruit and Vegetable Inter-branch Organization (Hortiespaña), taking over from Francisco Góngora. read more

Ghanaian onion traders who have been stranded at the Benin border for an extended period have appealed to president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to intervene and secure the release of approximately 70 trucks carrying onions from Niger to Ghana (via Benin). As a consequence of the border closure
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Mexico is the US’ main mango supplier this time of year and the country’s latest growing area, Los Mochis, is harvesting. “Overall, the Mexican mango season has been good in terms of supply and quality,” says Albert Perez with Continental Fresh. Year to date, the country has exported 76
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A few years ago, it would seem impossible that Maersk will be in third place in the ranking of the world's largest container lines, but according to current data, this will be the reality of the industry in the next years. read more

Sakata Seeds has taken an important step towards mitigating the challenges for growers posed by ToBRFV (Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus). After carrying out trials on its tomato portfolio, the company confirmed that 4 varieties – Chocostar F1, Lemonstar F1, Royalstar F1, and Luciestar F1
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Through the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS), the Ugandan government has instituted a new strategy-nucleus farmer strategy that has boosted the planting macadamia nuts and avocado, the two emerging high-value crops in the east African nation. To boost production, to meet both
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“Economic Cooperative doo Serbia” is specialized nursery for the production of fruit plants: apples, pears, cherries, plums, apricots, peaches, nectarines, grapevines, raspberries, blackberries, walnuts, hazelnuts, etc., and also rootstock plants, rose seedlings and ornamental plants with an
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North Carolina State University researchers have been working on a robotic gripping device with incredible versatility. The researchers said the single soft gripper could be helpful in food processing, electronics and pharmaceuticals manufacturing, agriculture, and deep-sea exploration. read more

European production is expected to reach 11 411 000 tonnes, a decrease of 3.3% compared to the previous year. read more

Morocco has overtaken the Netherlands and Spain as the leading supplier of tomatoes to the UK. Also, Morocco has become the second-largest supplier of tomatoes to the EU, surpassing Italy. Experts suspect that the Netherlands will regain its production capacity and level of competitiveness next
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