Farmers in the eastern Coachella Valley continue to assess the damage to their farms after last week’s storm brought heavy rain and flooding. For instance, there is Desert Mist Farms, cultivating red and green bell peppers, green beans, and white corn in the fall. It is headquartered in
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More than six months ago, the whole Freshclusive team relocated to its new building in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands. That was after they had spent a year commuting about 125 km to and from Eindhoven. "We were lucky to have found this new building. I'd thought we'd bought the building to grow into,
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Z Natural Foods has unveiled their latest product: Organic Instant 7 Mushroom Coffee (Black). This remarkable coffee combines premium Organic Coffee with seven exceptional organic mushrooms. read more

Nowadays, it is increasingly important for retailers operating in the fruit and vegetable sector to minimise waste and, at the same time, guarantee quality products to their customers. read more

Currently, 72 pickers are bringing in the pear crop at Van Haaften Fruit in the Netherlands. "The fruit has top quality, but the volumes are lacking," says Peter van Haaften, who describes the harvest as the year's climax for every grower. read more

Avocados remain ever popular, but consumers in some countries may have to pay extra for their fruit, as reports from some markets show. In the Netherlands, El Nino's impact on Peruvian exports has resulted in lower volumes, making the transition to winter origins more challenging. France
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Limoneira Company, a diversified citrus growing, packing, selling and marketing company with related agribusiness activities and real estate development operations, has reported financial results for the third quarter ended July 31, 2023. read more

Apple exports from the EU to Egypt are dropping dramatically and, in the 2022-2023 season, reached their lowest level in five years, as reported by EastFruit. read more

As the stone fruit season is slowly drawing to a close, gradually giving way to the grape season, this also affects organic wholesaler Roy's Naturkost at the Nuremberg wholesale market. We spoke to Managing Director Roy Zylka about other products as well, such as his regional range of vegetables
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Domestic fruit were dominant: Elstar, Delbarestivale and Jonagold prevailed, while Elstar and Sweet Tango noticeably gained in importance. Cox Orange and Rubinette were new additions to the range. In addition to the German varieties, Italian deliveries also increased, with Royal Gala and Golden
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In a scenario where rising interest rates drive up the cost of mortgages, thus eroding Italians' savings and further reducing consumers' purchasing power, any tool that helps households save becomes valuable. In particular, the
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By the end of 2023, onions will become one of the hits in Uzbekistan’s exports in the horticultural segment, if not the main one. This year Uzbekistan has not only sharply increased the volume of shipments of these products to foreign markets but also significantly expanded the geography
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The organic plum season out of California will run until the end of October this year. “Supplies are good now. Typically the season starts in early May. However the season got started late like all the other tree fruit did including peaches, nectarines and apricots along with grapes and
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After a two-year stop and the Thai interlude last season due to the continuing Covid closures in China, the 2023 edition of Asia Fruit Logistica is back in the Chinese megacity that has hosted it for years; read more

In July 2023, retail sales are estimated to increase cyclically by 0.4 % in value and decline by 0.2 % in volume. Sales of food goods in value are up (+0.8%) while those in volume are stationary; sales of non-food goods, on the other hand, register a
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On January 17-18, 2024, the 14th edition of the Fruit and Vegetable Market (TSW) will take place on the premises of the largest exhibition center in Poland. read more

Speed, market loyalty and sustainable techniques are the factors contributing to the growth of the strawberry sector. In view of the next campaign, which should start in mid-December, we analysed the prospects with Carmela Suriano, Emea director of Nova Siri
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Rijk Zwaan will continue to invest in the development of courgette varieties: in 2021 it was the first seed company to launch New Delhi-resistant varieties on the market, and more innovations are in store for the sector. New varieties requiring less pesticides and against climate change read more

Valencia-based post-harvest specialist Citrosol will demonstrate innovative and sustainable solutions for the tropical fruit industry when it takes part in next week’s Global Tropicals Congress. read more

Leading UK recipe box supplier Mindful Chef and BBC Good Food, the UK’s number one food media brand, yesterday ( 6 September) announced a new partnership aimed at helping people cook healthy meals at home. read more