Varietal innovation in the horticultural production sector is crucial if companies wish to stay current. The effort made to remain in domestic and foreign markets is certainly aided by seed companies that each year release new varieties, genetically updated, able to meet the challenges of the
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The universe of melons and watermelons is constantly evolving and, every year, researchers and seed companies try to improve the references both from an agronomic and organoleptic point of view. In recent years, there has been a strong focus on resistances and product morphology with
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Last week, a Pomodayp was held at the Meloni farm in Uta (CA), a familiar but important event for the stakeholders of the fresh tomato chain in Sardinia. More than 100 guests, including the main operators in the sector including nurserymen,
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The Dutch Growers United Cooperative began ten years ago with 35 growers who, together, had 270 hectares. Today, it has 32 growers with 650 hectares. Over the last decade, the cooperative has evolved into a joint stock cooperative and launched two new packaging companies. In this interview,
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The vegetable market is moving at two speeds. Some references are falling sharply in quotations, such as the cluster tomato which is suffering from Dutch competition. There is instead a settlement for tomatoes, courgettes and aubergines. Peppers are showing interesting quotations, but also
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For most, it will be a year to forget for cherries. The campaign was undermined by bad weather, especially the more precocious and medium varieties, but demand is holding up despite unprecedented prices. To take stock from Emilia-Romagna, we spoke with Cristian
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German nursery Köster, which supplies perennials mainly to garden centres, has been testing forms of 'serving' the retail customer for years. Whereas a dozen years ago, colourful labels were what caught the eye, they have now become a minimalist
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The multinational Kellogg intends to double its production capacity for Pringels potatoes in Brazil, just five years after starting local production. The Brazilian market, with a population of more than 215 million consumers and a rising pyramid
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Spanish apricots dominated and were most likely flanked by Italians. Unloadings from France complemented. From Turkey came, on the one hand Matador; on the other hand the first sugar apricots also arrived, which cost € 25 per 10 kg in Hamburg and € 4 per kg in Berlin. Overall, availability
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Patatas Mélendez set up a spectacular tasting counter in the garden area next to the Valencia Conference Centre, where the event was held. During the evening cocktail, the company offered a tasting of its entire range of potatoes, with a special emphasis on its brand
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EastFruit analysts draw attention to the continued increase in the efficiency of the banana trade in Uzbekistan, which allows them to reduce wholesale prices relative to other countries. In particular, the wholesale prices of bananas in Uzbekistan are now even lower than in Georgia and Moldova.
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What began, in 1948, as a small company in an equally small Dutch village called Noorden has grown into a global player and market leader: Van der Peet Logistics and Transport Solutions, which, in fact, turns 75 today, June 15. "We play an important role in the food chain," begins Henk van der Peet. read more

The University of California, Riverside’s (UCR's) avocado scion breeding program began in the 1950’s and continues today under the guidance of Dr. Mary Lu Arpaia, Professor of Extension, Subtropical Horticulture. It has been a model avocado varietal breeding program worldwide and maintains
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Coop butiker & Stormarknader has joined forces with Swegreen to introduce in-store vertical farming units at three Coop locations. read more

Fruit juice production has restarted at the Conserve Italia plant in Barbiano di Cotignola, in the province of Ravenna, which was badly hit by the floods of 16 and 17 May. "After twenty-six days spent cleaning up and restoring production departments and warehouses damaged by
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The reduction in the area under potato cultivation in Spain can be analysed in many ways, but from a labour point of view alone, it means the loss of 48,375 permanent jobs over the last 30 years. read more

On June 14, 2023, specialists of the phytosanitary department of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Zabaikalsky Reference Center of Rosselkhoznadzor" detected one case of ToBRFV during the examination of imported products in a batch of fresh hot pepper. The volume of contaminated products
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The value of home-produced vegetables increased by 4.8% to just under £1.8 billion in 2022, and the volume of home production decreased by 5.8% to 2.4 million tonnes. There was an increase of 7.5% in the value of field vegetables, at £1.4 billion (£98 million increase), while the value of
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Consumption and retails sales are at levels to be expected during the hot temperatures experienced. Irrigation of early Rooster crops continues to take place in areas. More early Queens are being dug this week. Demand for early potatoes is buoyant, with yields reported to be only average so far.
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The ongoing crop 2022/23 for was initially estimated by WAPA at a volume very similar to the preceding crop; since the month of August 2022, however, several Member States registered additional drought and heatwave events that will result on smaller fruit sizes and, therefore, lower volumes. As
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