Dutch Greenhouse Delta (DGD) traveled to Almaty in Kazakhstan last week for the GreenHouse 2024 trade fair with a large delegation of DGD members and strategic partners. Daria van der Heijden, a business developer at DGD, reflects on a successful week where valuable contacts were established. read more

Popyt na małe owoce nadal rośnie we Francji, ale krajowe dostawy są zbyt niskie, by zaspokoić ten popyt (większość czerwonych owoców spożywanych we Francji jest importowana). Producenci Prince de Bretagne, którzy już uprawiają truskawki, postanowili dodać maliny i borówki do swojego katalogu. read more

"We are a small company and have been commercially breeding vegetable seeds for about six years now," says Jacob Van Den Bosch of Van Den Bosch Seeds in British Columbia, Canada. The company, owned by father and son, sees itself as a small player in the vegetable seed industry, with a high level of specialization. read more

Yesterday morning, the presentation of the 2023 Report on the activities of the Central Inspectorate Department for the Protection of Quality and Fraud Repression of Agri-Food Products (Icqrf) took place at the Polyfunctional Hall of the Prime Minister's Office in Rome. read more

Citrus l’Orto Italiano originates from the expertise in the fruit and vegetable sector of Paola Pappalardo and the creativity of Marianna Palella, mother and daughter, united by a single and ambitious goal: to enhance the world of fruits and vegetables in Italy. A successful bet that is growing and expanding. read more

Rabobank's new World Vegetable Map showcases global vegetable trade patterns and sheds light on recent developments within a tumultuous industry - from growing international trade and fluctuating consumer prices to declining production in the EU and increasing imports in the US. Click here to download the World Vegetable Map 2024. read more

The Dutch Greenhouse Delta (DGD) traveled to Almaty, Kazakhstan last week to attend the GreenHouse 2024 trade fair with a significant delegation of DGD members and strategic partners. Daria van der Heijden, a business developer at DGD, looks back on a productive week during which important connections were made. read more

Living with anthropomorphic machines has already begun for some time. Examples of this are drones used for apple picking (click here to learn more) and Amazon's bipedal robots (click here to learn more). read more

W tygodniu 12, pierwsze truskawki z tegorocznej sezonu zostały zebrane w zrównoważonym szklarniowym gospodarstwie Mann Fruit Farm w Buxtehude, północnych Niemczech. Po uruchomieniu nowej szklarni w zeszłym roku, to drugi sezon zbiorów. "W zeszłym roku, w pierwszym read more

South Africa: Checkers opens five supermarkets in the East Rand in one day

On Monday, April 8, 2024, Checkers opened five new supermarkets in Gauteng's East Rand. These new stores provide customers with a convenient shopping experience and access to various in-store fresh food departments. read more

The Strawberry Contact Group, consisting of representatives from France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, including producer and exporter associations such as Freshuelva-Fepex, is prioritizing technological innovation to address the impacts of climate change on red fruit production. During a meeting in Portugal, the read more

This year, the winter cauliflower harvest at P.N. Slagter started a whopping two weeks early. "We began cutting in mid-March, which is unprecedented. Initially, you don't harvest daily, but with the warm weather last weekend, the growth really exploded. We are in full swing harvesting," says Ruud... read more

The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has improved its cold-chain logistics in South Africa by introducing a new weekly direct service from the Port of Port Elizabeth to the Mediterranean and Montreal. This service, known as the Eastern Cape Citrus Service, will make use of MSC's network and include a stop at Las Palmas. read more

The last batch of storage potatoes from Bavarian cultivation for this year is now being distributed, signaling the end of the season. Typically, the final shipment of locally packaged goods reaches the market by mid to late April, according to Maximilian Hofbeck (r), Deputy Managing Director of the sorting company with the same name. read more

Carrefour Italia confirms its commitment to social and environmental responsibility issues and continues to focus on digital innovation through an ongoing collaboration agreement with Cents - a fintech startup that owns an end-to-end donation platform. read more

W tygodniu 12, pierwsze truskawki z tegorocznego sezonu zostały zebrane w zrównoważonym szklarniowym gospodarstwie Mann Fruit Farm w Buxtehude, Północnych Niemczech. Po uruchomieniu nowej szklarni w ubiegłym roku, jest to drugi sezon zbiorów. "W ubiegłym roku, w pierwszym read more

CSQA has acquired 100% of the share capital of Check Fruit. The acquisition represents a further step in the growth and development project of the CSQA Group as a national reference in the certification, assessment, and training sectors within the agri-food industry. CSQA has over 33 million euros in revenue. read more

Fresh Del Monte enters the production and commercialization of small fruits under its own brand in Italy, starting from Sicily. Del Monte Italia will present the investment project in the Marsalese district during the third Strawberry and Small Fruits Symposium. read more

BaSID (Barcelona Science Innovation District), the first private district of Life Science and Innovation in Barcelona, has closed a financing deal with read more

The lettuce export campaign in the producing areas of south-east Spain will end 10 to 15 days earlier than expected due to the accelerated growth caused by higher temperatures since last winter. Low prices of top-quality lettuce have led to increased consumption of processed products... read more