Small-fruited varieties such as Gala, Golden Delicious or Shampion should be thinned earlier so that the fruit has the right diameter. For this reason, thinning with ATS-based preparations is recommended. read more

Ground-sensing technology TuberScan - developed by agri-tech business B-hive Innovations and partners - is entering its final phase of testing both overseas and now in the UK following the start of this year’s weather-delayed potato growing season. read more

The strawberry harvest started at Blacketyside in Fife, Scotland in mid-April from the heated tunnels and the production was expected to move to the unheated tunnels shortly after (early to Mid May), but due unseasonably low temperatures berries from these tunnels will have to wait a bit longer. read more

Climatic conditions in Côte d'Ivoire, considering the beginning of the long-awaited rainy season, are leading to a slowdown in coconut production, according to Delcambre Wawa, general manager of the exporting producer Wawa. read more

Freskon recorded a significant increase in visitor numbers on 23-25 April, with the fruit and vegetables exhibition receiving 4,339 attendees at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre, according to organisers Tif-Helexpo. read more

Farmer confidence is at its lowest since the start of the pandemic, says the latest confidence survey from the NFU. read more

A third of UK shoppers look for an on-pack vegetarian or vegan symbol, according to a new survey. read more

Fresh Del Monte has revealed an increase in net income for the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, although net sales slipped back when compared with the same period of 2022. read more

Syngenta Vegetable Seeds has revealed that it recently worked with Pittsburgh-based Four Growers Inc to test the GR-100 robotic harvester in its tomato research. read more

The Citrus Management Committee (CGC), the association that brings together private companies, business groups and producer organisations in the Spanish citrus sector, held a ceremony to celebrate its 50th anniversary on Tuesday. read more

The Texas International Produce Association has attracted a record attendance to its Viva Fresh Expo events. The event hosted more than 2,500 attendees, this year with more than 200 booths and about 400 buyers, said Dante Galeazzi, TIPA president and CEO. read more

The banana export sector and its value chain have demonstrated their permanent commitment to promoting innovative and sustainable practices so that this flagship fruit of the country gains participation in international markets competitively. For this reason, the Association of Banana Exporters
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Almeria’s local body (Territorial Delegation of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development) has started this year’s campaign to control the marketing of watermelon and melon in the province. In collaboration with Hortyfruta, the Delegation has officially reported the start of
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Fresh Produce India 2023 gets underway on Wednesday 3 May with the first session, ‘India’s future in focus’, held live online at 1:00pm IST (India Standard Time). read more

Hort Connections, Australasia’s premiere horticulture conference and trade show, returns to South Australia in 2023. read more

In&Out, a promotional campaign to promote the quality, healthiness and sustainability of European fruit and vegetables, and to enhance the role of grower organisations throughout the EU, is at leading international fresh produce exhibition Macfrut in Rimini, Italy, for the third year running
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The marketing of Crater F1, a spring/summer variety of spinach under the Nunhems brand from BASF Vegetable Seeds, continues successfully for the third consecutive year. read more

The 2023 Canadian Produce Marketing Association Convention and Trade Show (CPMA 2023) held last week in Toronto is CPMA’s biggest show in its history with more than 4,200 people attending the event. read more

Sulforaphane, a beneficial compound in broccoli, has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory capabilities; a fact that was already known. What is truly surprising is what Ingredalia has discovered: under a certain formulation, sulforaphane is able to reduce a horse's physical recovery time after a
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The innovation for 2023 is the new mango peeler mod. PL4M, which can process 24-28 fruits/minute. It is an improvement of the 6-head version (36-42 fruits/min) developed over 10 years ago. Plus, in addition to the PL4M and very popular PL6M models, there is also a larger model, i.e. the 8-head
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