Over 62,000 smallholder farmers in Tanzania have participated in training provided by the World Vegetable Center - Eastern and Southern Africa (WorldVeg) as part of the Accelerated Innovation Delivery Initiative (AID-I) project, which aims to enhance vegetable production systems. Speaking read more

Analysts from the EastFruit project report that the recent cool weather in most regions of Ukraine has caused a substantial decrease in the supply of cucumbers. This has consequently resulted in a significant rise in prices. The situation is further exacerbated by the lack of import competition and high demand for cucumbers. read more

McHutchison has established a distribution partnership with Beekenkamp, a Dutch company specializing in young plants and horticultural innovation. Commencing on January 1, 2026, McHutchison will begin accepting orders for distributing Beekenkamp products to growers across the United States. read more

Chiny uruchomiły "China Huili Pomegranate Price Index", system oparty na technologii blockchain, mający na celu poprawę przejrzystości i możliwości śledzenia w jednym z głównych regionów produkcji owoców w kraju. Indeks został wprowadzony podczas Chińskiego Święta Żniw Rolników w Liangshan Celebration i 2025... read more

Māori Kiwifruit Growers, supported by Te Arikinui Queen Ngā wai hono i te pō VIII, have launched their first marketing campaign in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The initiative follows the Indigenous Peoples trade chapter included in the recently signed New Zealand-UAE Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement. read more

SPAR Austria has opened a new EUROSPAR supermarket in Ebenthal, Carinthia. The fresh food sections, especially the delicatessen, fruit, and vegetable sections, have a lively, market-like atmosphere. read more

The potatoes that enrich our tables today have a long history that dates back to a very distant past: according to a recent study, their origin can be traced back to approximately 9 million years ago in the South American Andes, when a natural cross between a wild tuberless species and an ancestor of the tomato occurred. read more

The prices of white cabbage in Ukraine have dropped this week due to an increase in market supply, as reported by analysts at EastFruit. Producers note that a significant portion of the current crop comprises mid-late varieties that are not ideal for prolonged storage, leading to a need to sell quickly. As of now, prices vary... read more

The Panama Canal ended fiscal year 2025 (FY2025) with increases in revenues, tonnage, and vessel transits. Total revenues amounted to B/.5.705 billion (approximately US$5.705 billion), marking a 14.4% growth from the B/.4.986 billion (US$4.986 billion) reported in FY2024. Preliminary unaudited data shows a rise in. read more

This week, Royal FloraHolland auctioneer Paul Freriks takes us to Kenya, where he recently visited fourteen flower farms. The cultivation of seasonal flowers is expanding in Kenya, supplying a significant portion of the flowers sold at the auction. However, Kenya also faces challenges. Paul shares. read more

The Moroccan blueberry season is starting slowly, with the initial early harvests shipped one to two weeks ago, as stated by Amine Bennani, president of the Moroccan Association of Soft Fruit Growers. Bennani also mentioned: "These are the new early varieties planted in Dakhla, a new production area." read more

Multiple cut flower farms in eastern South Dakota have reported the presence of Northern corn rootworms (Diabrotica barberi) and the less common Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera) on a variety of crops, including sunflowers, zinnias, and dahlias. Adult populations of these read more

Every September, the LytoFresh technology team from Lytone Enterprise, Inc. travels to South Korea to visit resellers, cooperatives, farmers' associations, agricultural suppliers, and apple orchards together with their local distributor, Global Agro Co. Ltd. These annual visits help the team. read more

Onion planting is currently underway in Tasmania, while Queensland has already started harvesting the new crop. New South Wales is scheduled to begin harvesting in December, followed by Tasmania in the New Year. "November and December can be a challenging period in the onion market as we are still dealing with the old crop. read more

On 8 October, the MelaPiù Consortium presented its expectations for the 2025-2026 marketing year, with plans to utilize over 450 hectares of apple orchards for an estimated 16,000 tons of marketable production. Matteo Mazzoni. The event took place at the Navarra Foundation in Malborghetto di. read more

The 2025 stone fruit harvest in Spain, which began with a delay of ten to fifteen days in the earliest regions and continued like this throughout the season in all producing areas, has been affected by hailstorms and faced reduced competition from third countries, resulting in a lower yield. read more

"Autumn has already begun, but here we haven't noticed it yet. In southern Spain, temperatures are still above 27 degrees, and nighttime temperatures remain around 20 degrees. This means that everything is still growing rapidly," says Kees Havenaar from Frutas Luna in Almería. "But that also..." read more

The nowe Entry/Exit System (EES) Unii Europejskiej zostanie wprowadzony w niedzielę, 12 października, a stopniowe wdrożenie ma na celu zmniejszenie zakłóceń na przejściach granicznych. EES ma automatycznie rejestrować obywateli spoza UE podczas przekraczania granic strefy Schengen. Przy pierwszym wjeździe, read more

Wzrost temperatury przekształca odpowiednie obszary uprawne w Japonii, z prognozami wskazującymi, że tradycyjne obszary uprawy mikan mogą stawać się coraz mniej odpowiednie, podczas gdy strefy produkcji awokado się rozszerzają. Prefektura Ehime, jedna z największych producentów mikan w Japonii, rozpoczęła promowanie uprawy awokado. read more

The beginning of October is the time when strawberry plantations enter the phase of autumn rest. The days are getting shorter, the nights cooler, and in some places, ground frosts are already appearing. For the plants, this is a signal that it's time to end the growing season.

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