Following the weekend’s Tropical Storm Hilary, growers and shippers were out early this week assessing the situation on crops and plantings. read more

Sun World has announced the appointment of two global licensing directors to lead the company’s commercial activities and staff, as well as the appointment of three new regional managers. read more

The world’s first methanol-powered container ship docked in Egypt last week (15 August) en route to Denmark from South Korea. read more

Multinational avocado supplier Westfalia has opened its first avocado ripening centre in India, a market it describes as “exciting” and packed with potential. read more

Haith Group, the UK’s leading manufacturer of potato handling equipment, has announced it will launch several new products at this year’s British potato industry event BP2023. read more

Bionema Group Ltd, a leading UK-based biocontrol technology developer and manufacturer of biocontrol, biostimulants and biofertilisers, has announced the launch of a new range of biofertiliser products in the UK for use in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, sport turf and amenities. read more

Vertical farming tech business Vertical Future (VF) has announced it is working as lead organisation on a Defra-funded research project through Innovate UK aimed at optimising the propagation environment of strawberry plants in indoor vertical farms while maximising yield potential to reduce the
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Sainsbury’s has brought back its ’Great Fruit & Veg Challenge’, offering customers the chance to earn additional Nectar points by putting more fruit and vegetables in their shopping baskets. read more

Salix Fruits has announced the beginning of the Turkish apple season, noting that expectations were running high among growers and receivers across various markets ahead of a “promising season”. read more

Freshfel Europe’s team met with a delegation of Vietnamese officials on 30 June to discuss plant health as well as market access issues at the request of the Vietnamese authorities, who were interested in better understanding the work of EU authorities, stakeholders as well as the way in which
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The Turkish heatwave is making things challenging for the entire Turkish agriculture, says Cihan Tozlu, Agricultural Engineer and Sr. Vice President of the Turkish berry exporter Safir Berry. “Within the first week of June, the temperatures started to rise all over Turkey and reached the
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At the 2023 Potato Business Summit earlier this year, Cedric Porter, the editor of World Potato Markets, offered a comprehensive overview of the European and global potato market dynamics. He explained how, for the last few years, Europe has been grappling with the effects of Covid-19. Two new
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JD.com partners with southern region of Thailand for joint durian harvesting initiative read more

The belief that nothing needs to change because "we've always done it this way" is far removed from the philosophy of modern horticulture, which feeds off constant technological and varietal innovations. So does the Italian cultivation company Russo, which over the years, has demonstrated its
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The measures approved are intended for producer organisations and their associations and are limited to enabling them to redirect their operational funds towards the measures they consider most appropriate to deal with the consequences of such phenomena, while maintaining the level of aid.
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Westfalia Fruit India has announced the launch of its first Avocado ripening facility in Mumbai, India. This will allow the company to supply avocados that are ready to eat to consumers in Mumbai and neighbouring areas. read more

Salix Fruits has announced the beginning of the Turkish apple season. Expectations are running high among growers and receivers across various markets as the company gets ready to deliver a fresh crop of apples. read more

EastFruit systematically monitors wholesale prices for coriander, dill, and parsley. You may have noticed strong jumps in the prices in recent weeks in Georgia. The reasons behind these jumps are quite simple, and the market expects the prices to go down in the near future. read more

At this point in time, Bosnia and Herzegovina does not produce enough food for its own needs. This year, due to unfavorable weather conditions, yields of fruits and vegetables were drastically reduced. read more

Thanks to the strong connection with the market in which the UNITEC Group has been operating for 100 years, the Research and Development team has planned and designed a new innovative solution to meet the requirements of the customer Sun Valley Packing, a leading American company.
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