During the Spring Festival, the Dounan Flower Market in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, has seen brisk sales of flowers. Some of the flowers were exported to more than 40 countries and regions such as Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Japan, and South Korea. read more

In the Over-Hex, close to Worcester - of all the Cape areas, described as the region climatically closest to California - almost forty different varieties of stonefruit are grown on a 215-year old Boland farm called Oudewagendrift. read more

San Francisco's Union Square will be blanketed with a vibrant sea of tulips that are free for the taking next month. The annual spectacle, a nod to International Women's Day, takes place on March 9 and is part of the city's springtime tradition known as San Francisco Flower Bulb Day. Residents
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International berry brand The Fruitist has scored a major marketing goal after it secured a multi-year sponsorship deal with Major League Soccer team DC United. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, onion prices in Eastern Europe decline this week, unexpectedly for many. read more

Sainsbury’s has become the largest supermarket to launch a dedicated ‘Best of British’ page on its groceries website. read more

Vitacress Salads has undertaken an extensive tree planting project to create a new woodland habitat on its St Mary Bourne site near Andover in Hampshire. read more

The UK organic market has delivered its 12th year of positive growth despite global geo-political crises and the cost-of-living crisis at home, the Soil Association Certification’s 25th Organic Market Report 2024 has revealed. read more

Lower raw material prices in particular led to lower prices in almost all segments. Sales volumes fell in all segments as a result of weak demand from many customer industries. Nevertheless, BASF demonstrated economic strength with a cash flow from operating activities of
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The plants are planted in a plastic growing tube on a rockwool mat and watered with an inline drip tube. Gravity causes the plants to hang vertically under the tube with their growing heads pointing downwards. read more

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Fruit sorters have come a long way. In 1924, a wooden machine built in Massa Lombarda, a small commune between Ravenna and Bologna, gave growers in the surrounding area the chance to separate smaller and larger sized fruit. This made it easier for them to give the market what it wanted. read more

The Nextlogic system continuously optimises planning together with the parties involved. According to the Port of Rotterdam, this ensures more relaxed planning, more reliable handling and shorter berthing times in the port. read more

One bright spot, according to reefertrends, was the durian fruit, whose export turnover rose by 430.1 % year-on-year to an unprecedented USD 2.2 billion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. In addition
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In a ten-year comparison, the area fell below the 11,000 ha mark again for the first time, while the production volume fell short of the ten-year average (2013 to 2022) by 6.1 %. read more

Fruit sorters have come a long way. In 1924, a wooden machine built in Massa Lombarda, a small commune between Ravenna and Bologna, gave growers in the surrounding area the chance to separate smaller and larger sized fruit. This made it easier for them to give the market what it wanted. read more

The Washington apple industry and government representatives have come together to mark the successful start of apple shipping season following India’s removal of retaliatory tariffs on US-grown apples.  read more