For the New Zealand salad leaf producer LeaderBrand, the decision to acquire a laser weeder was not just a simple calculation of replacing manual weeding with automation. According to General Manager of Farming Gordon McPhail, "Some people may be very one-dimensional: Right, I spend read more

Ocado Retail is starting the UK's main strawberry season nearly a month early with strawberries grown at the foot of the Malvern Hills, benefiting from spring sunlight. The online retailer will be selling 100% UK-grown early-season strawberries from the Berryworld brand when they become available for purchase next week. read more

New CEO for Jumbo Belgium
Dutch entrepreneur Anrico Maat, former sales director at Jumbo, is succeeding Peter Isaac as director of Belgium for the Dutch supermarket chain. Isaac will remain with Jumbo Belgium as a strategic advisor. Source: retaildetail.eu Holland: Retail turnover up by 1.3% in… read more

The war in the Middle East brings to the forefront a fragility that European agriculture has been struggling with for years: the external dependence on fertilizers. And the meeting of the Agrifish Council, held on Monday in Brussels, ended up exposing not only the urgency of the problem, but also read more

Po długiej, zimnej zimie spodziewa się, że michigandzki szparag będzie w tym roku rozpoczynał się na czas. "Oznacza to, że wolumen rozpocznie się 10 maja" - mówi Trish Taylor, menedżer ds. marketingu w Riveridge Produce Marketing, Inc., zauważając, że krótki okres zbiorów często zaczyna się nieco wcześniej. "Będzie to raczej średnia [zbiór]" read more

The end of March is the time when strawberry growers in field cultivation start intensive activities related to preparing the plantation for the growing season. As emphasized by Magdalena Cieślak-Włodarczyk from Yara Poland, the decisions made at this stage are crucial. read more

Agnieszka Maziejuk, a sales specialist at the Polish fruit sorting machine manufacturer Green Sort, mentioned that there is a growing interest in blueberry sorting machines in the blueberry sector. She stated, "The blueberry market is expanding rapidly, prompting companies to invest in modern sorting technology." read more

The beginning of the new spring season traditionally brings increased activity at Sebrechts Groenten en Fruit. With greenhouse vegetables entering the market and Easter approaching, trade is currently operating at full speed. "Yesterday was a bit quieter, but that was mostly due to the bad read more

The signs on the ground indicate an increase in mango production in Senegal this season, with an early start to the export campaign. Favorable production conditions and substantial efforts are being made to prevent the fruit fly, which negatively impacted last season's exports, from affecting the current campaign. read more

The 2025/26 commercial campaign of Dulcis™, the premium green kiwi grown entirely in Italy, has concluded with results exceeding expectations and very encouraging signals for the development of the project. read more

Australia and the European Union have finalized negotiations on a free trade agreement that will eliminate tariffs on most agricultural products, such as fruits and vegetables, once it is implemented. The agreement will enable 98 per cent of Australian goods to enter the EU without duties, including fruits and vegetables. read more

The Mediobanca Area Studies presents the new edition of the Observatory on the Italian and international food retail sector, which aggregates the financial and asset data of 118 national companies and 30 major international players for the period 2019-2024. read more

Produkcja brzoskwiń i innych owoców pestkowych na Malcie spada, według Malcolma Borga z Għaqda Bdiewa Attivi. Powiedział, że letnie owoce pestkowe z Malty są znane z doskonałego smaku i jakości, ale produkcja zmniejszyła się w ostatnich latach. W 2014 roku produkcja wyniosła 382 tony, a spadła do 217. read more

The bad weather at the beginning of the year greatly disrupted the start of the French asparagus campaign, but some growers are still managing to draw positive conclusions from the season's beginning. One such case is Maxime Gervasoni, a producer at the family business Le Tresquois, who has successfully read more

Zespri invites technicians, agricultural companies, sector operators, and stakeholders interested in participating in the Open Day of the KVDS Project (Moria), scheduled for Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at the test field of the Madre Terra Agricultural Company in Doganella di Ninfa, in the municipality of Cisterna di Latina. read more

In the conditions of rising costs of mineral fertilizers and limited availability of certain raw materials, biological solutions that improve the efficiency of nutrient utilization are becoming increasingly important. One direction is incorporating into the fertilization program. read more

A trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur was a key topic at Fruit Attraction in São Paulo, with implications for Brazil's fruit export sector. During the event, Termotécnica presented its DaColheita line of EPS packaging for domestic and export use. The company indicated that read more

South Africa's citrus industry is gearing up for the 2026 export season, with the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) releasing its initial export estimates. The numbers point to sustained growth, with total exports across all varieties projected to increase by approximately 3% to 5% to. read more

Xinjiang is boosting its position as one of China's major winter blueberry production centers by focusing on large-scale greenhouse cultivation, developing cold chain infrastructure, and ensuring high-quality premium fruit. A new project in Moyu County, valued at RMB 660 million ($95.5 million), exemplifies the region's commitment to protected cultivation. read more

Według danych Procomer, agencji promocji eksportu Kostaryki, 53,8% eksportu ananasów z kraju pod względem wolumenu jest przeznaczonych dla Ameryki Północnej — głównie dla USA — podczas gdy UE odpowiada za 34,2%, reszta Europy za 9,3%, sąsiednie kraje Ameryki Środkowej za 1,4%, a. read more