Plenty has entered a strategic alliance with property investor Realty Income to support the development of Plenty’s indoor vertical farms. read more

Jacob Darling will re-join JH Leavy & Co, a leading Australian fresh produce business owned by New Zealand-headquartered Darling Group. read more

Scales has released its annual results for 2022 (12 months to 31 December 2022 (FY22)) announcing a strong performance despite struggles in its horticulture division. read more

Topline Farms, a producer of greenhouse-grown vegetables, has joined forces with Apeel Sciences, a shelf-life extension technology firm, to introduce a new greenhouse-grown produce item. The latest addition to its successful partnership is the Apeel-Protected Mini Cucumber, a fresh and flavorful
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New Zealand produce company Seeka has announced a net profit after tax of $6.5 million, following a difficult year due to Covid-19 and lower yields across the industry. read more

The cold of recent weeks, which has been affecting the productivity of horticultural crops in Almeria since mid-January, has already been left behind, and things are going back to normal; also for tomatoes, as explained by Julian Rodriguez of CASI. "Just yesterday, we recorded 19 degrees Celsius
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Cold weather in California comes at the worst possible time for the state's almond farmers. These low temperatures inhibit bees from pollinating almond blooms, which delays the flowering season. read more

"Sowing is in full swing and forecasts are good: we think we can reach last year's figures of around 500 hectares," reports Piergiorgio Agostini, president of Consorzio La Patata dal Cuore Veneto which, this year, is also looking to launch its own "Pepi Dora" brand.  read more

In the last edition of Fruit Logistica in Germany, Peru officially announced that it is about to enter the cherry business. read more

With an investment of $1.3 million that includes the formation of the first specific angel investor group and grants for up-and-coming business owners, Australia's Victorian province government is trying to stimulate the expanding agricultural technology sector. read more

The minimum wholesale price for walnut kernels increased by 13% from 65 to 70 MDL/kg ($3.74/kg) last week in Moldova. The minimum price level caught up with the average level of prices for them. And this is the price level where most purchases and sales of walnut kernels of low quality (mixed
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Increasingly, pesticide and residue-free products are in demand, as they ensure environmentally sustainable production. Avoiding the use of chemicals not only reflects positively on the planet, but also on people's health. read more

After the recent floods in Sicily over the past few days and the subsequent damage assessment, the loss has been quantified to be 10% less produce. The hardest hit fields were the low-lying areas and the ones closest to water streams. The rest of the crops remained unaffected. The showers in the
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Covent Garden Market Authority (CGMA) and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) are pleased to announce that John Lelliott has been appointed as CGMA’s new interim Chair, following the departure of David Frankish at the end of last year. read more

The restyling of the renowned brand involves a rejuvenation of its visual code by incorporating a more relaxed and natural chromatic range that links and relates it in a much more direct and effective way to its origin, characteristics and properties. read more

The cost of out-of-season fruits and veggies, like bell peppers, broccoli, and lettuce, is rising for Dutch consumers, with some supermarkets charging an average of €3.50 for a cauliflower. Gerard van den Akker of produce auction Bilthoven said that a combination of high gas prices, which have
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Although there are comments from supermarkets that fewer grapes are being sold, supply and demand are still reasonably balanced, according to Corne van de Klundert of Rotterdam-based Origin Fruit Direct. "I understand the disappointment that the promotional volumes of other years in January and
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At the beginning of this school year, a large part of the fruit and vegetable raw materials used for school meals in the canteens of the municipalities of Bologna, Reggio Emilia and Modena will be shipped in REDEA boxes from CPR System, without packaging, with a clear environmental impact.
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The demand for pineapples in Europe is waning, causing the Costa Rican pineapple producer Fertinyc to turn to Israel and the Middle East. According to Hellen Madrigal, sales manager at Fertinyc the lingering effects of a slow post-Covid-19 recovery compounded by the Russian war in Ukraine is
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According to Biosecurity Queensland Panama TR4 Program Leader Rhiannon Evans, the disease has been found in six Queensland farms that are "close to one another," posing an increasing threat to Australia's $1 billion banana industry. read more