In the Netherlands, school fruit suppliers' compensation is set to drop from €0.24 to €0.18 (incl. VAT) per fruit or vegetable portion. That is according to the new school fruit, vegetables, and dairy scheme the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality (LNV) published in the Dutch
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On 12 May 2003, an unusual success story began in Venlo: Sormac was founded. What started with 16 employees and an initial turnover of around two million euros quickly developed into a worldwide triumph of highly specialised machine solutions for
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Supplies of blueberries look to be better compared to this time last year. “Weather issues last year in both Georgia and North Carolina hurt overall industry volumes, but it has looked better this season and more balanced,” says Ryan Lockman, vice-president of sales and procurement for
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According to the Northern Ireland Mushroom Growers Association (NIMGA), that the industry will ‘disappear’ in the next few years if the UK government does not act to include the role of mushroom picker on its Shortage Occupation List. read more

It is now mid-June, and in Romagna the harvesting of farmer's blueberries, a crop that is finding increasingly fertile areas in the territory, is beginning. Investing in this crop for some years now is the Spreta farm in Ravenna. We talked about the campaign that has just started with
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The Danish Newtec company is a well-known manufacturer of weighing, packing and sorting machinery primarily for the fruit and vegetable industry. read more

After registering big peaks in shipments at the beginning of the year, Peruvian table grape exports have cooled, although they have still remained above last year's levels, according to Agraria, Peru's agricultural news agency; read more

Les Nouvelles Fermes, a French startup, has just 'cracked a model' by developing an urban aquaponics farm halfway between low and high tech. It introduces an original model for farms in metropolitan areas. After launching a first experimental farm in Lormont (33) in 2019, the societal impact
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According to the National Working Committee for Almonds, Spanish production of almond kernels will reach 120,633 tonnes for the season, following a record decline last season due to poor weather conditions in the growing areas. This estimate
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HarvestEye is a new technology, based on a 3-D camera system, which can aide potato growers to identify the size and weight of a tuber at exact locations within a field. HarvestEye was launched on to the UK market in 2019. The plan now is to make the technology available in Ireland read more

As new green varietals continue to expand the grape market year over year, black grapes have become a rarer sight on retail shelves due to their decreasing demand from buyers. As breeders aim to maximize returns and predict demands, the black grape focus has been on a downward trajectory. As
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For the first time this year, the Food Price Index (FPI) shows a drop in the cost of fruit and vegetables as New Zealand’s growers recover from a tough spell of weather-related challenges. read more

The Vignola Igp Cherry is the protagonist in June of the three-year communication and promotion campaign for PDO and PGI fruit and vegetablesEurope signs the products of its territories, which aims to increase the knowledge and value of European quality marks in
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The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food (BMEL) awarded the three winners of the Federal Organic Farming Competition 2023 at the Organic Field Days. The prizes were presented by State Secretary Silvia Bender on behalf of Federal Minister Cem Özdemir. The jury
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As of 1 July, engineer Luca Zaglio will be the new general manager of Melinda-La Trentina-Apot. This was announced by the presidents Ernesto Seppi (Consorzio Melinda), Rodolfo Brochetti (La Trentina) and Ennio Magnani (APOT) during the Melinda Board meeting,
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Although not a typical summer crop, potatoes are experiencing good sales trends this year, aided by a weather pattern that so far has not even been properly spring-like. Temperatures are still not as high as in other years and rainfall
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Summer fruit from Romagna is starting to be seen on the markets, flanked by southern products. We took a look at the main trends in stone fruit and melons with Giuseppe Frino, purchasing and sales manager for Siban srl, a company operating at the agri-food centre
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Despite the arid season in Tunisia, where the lack of rainfall led to a drop in production in almost all crops, the watermelon sector escaped unharmed, according to Mohamed Akermi, CEO of Tunileaf. read more

T&G Global has today (14 June 2023) launched Joli™, a new global premium apple variety, which joins the company’s established portfolio of Envy™ and JAZZ™ apple brands. read more

The spring frosts did not have an effect on the Polish apple production. According to Mohamed Marawan, owner of Polish apple exporter Sarafruit, this means that volumes will be similar to last year, except for Red Prince apples. read more