San Joaquin Valley farms are tearing out older walnut trees and less desirable varieties. They are also looking to plant alternative crops as the price for the nut has plummeted well below the cost of production. read more

The Food Drying Co hubs offer growers, farmers, ingredient businesses, to name a few, premium vacuum drying capacity to lock in read more

The strawberry industry keeps on innovating. In Mexico, growing trials took place last year where the advantages of the natural outdoors were combined with a protected environment. “We are always trying to develop new ways for growers to increase their profitability by optimizing their growing
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The joint project of the Union of the German Potato Industry (Union der Deutschen Kartoffelwirtschaft e.V. - UNIKA) and the Kiel University of Applied Sciences on the automatic documentation of plant protection measures in potato cultivation (ADPS-Kart) aimed to develop a holistic digital documentation using the example of the
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"Things are ever dynamic and tumultuous, and no different for organic than conventional. The organic sector keeps gradually growing. Sometimes demand's too high; sometimes, there's a temporary shortage or a conversion boom, and then demand must grow alongside that. That has its own dynamics,"
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Demand for kiwifruit has not dropped with inflation. Sales got off to a slow start at the beginning of the season, but by mid-January a recovery was seen". This is stated by Massimo Ceradini, whose company is a specialist: Ceradini Group's kiwis are shipped everywhere, mainly Europe, but also to
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The average wholesale onion price at the country's largest wholesale onion market at Lasalgaon Agriculture Produce Market Committee has declined by 30% in the last one month due to rise in supply. The average wholesale onion prices have declined from Rs 1,850 per 100 kg in the last week of
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UK: Lidl's new reward card offers prizes if you buy fresh fruit and veg read more

Poland, the Netherlands, and Spain are Europe's largest mushroom producers. Mention La Rioja in northern Spain, and most people will picture majestic sun-drenched vineyards nestled in the hillsides. But, hidden from the sunlight, the region is also home to a very different crop that happens to
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The South African Table Grape Industry (SATI), in their latest season update, stated that export volumes are -8% lower than this time last year, with a total of 29.9 million 4.5 kg equivalent cartons that have been exported. read more

This coming spring, the cooperative from Granada will once again surprise customers and consumers with an increase in its own production of green asparagus, reaching 9 million kilos.
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Automation in the processing and packaging of fresh foods is back in full swing after more than two years of Corona. The further processing of organic products is now increasingly relying on highly automated continuous systems for cooking, frying and simmering potato and vegetable products. The
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The consumption of chicory in Belgium has been declining for years. Younger people in particular are giving up the traditional vegetable. In order to give new impetus to consumption, Flanders' agricultural marketing office VLAM recently launched Chicory Week for the second time, according to a report by vilt.be.
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Last month, the Japanese automatic fruit peeler innovator Astra celebrated its peeler being exported to 50 countries. Now the company is busy preparing to attend the Berlin Fruit Logistica, and is ready to meet visitors from more regions in the exhibition. The sales manager from Astra, Ryo
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Onion prices in Moldova started increasing in the third decade of January. Prices for onions of all quality categories have risen by 10-12%, up to 9-10 MDL/kg ($0.48-0.53/kg). Until now, the average price for onions on the Moldovan market has been 8-9 MDL/kg ($0.42-0.47/kg) since the summer. A
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On Wednesday morning, February 1, the first young zucchini plants began flowering at CourgetteFleur Zwinkels in the Netherlands. That heralds the start of the 2023 season. The first CourgetteFleur and Fioretta's have been harvested, packed, and delivered. read more

A group of Australian scientists is working on super-thin chips made from lithium niobate, that might have potential applications in the field of remote ripening-fruit detection. RMIT University’s Distinguished Professor Arnan Mitchell and University of Adelaide’s Dr Andy Boes led a team
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The Institute of Economic Studies of the Province of Alicante has held a meeting with the participation of the president of ASAJA-Alicante, José Vicente Andreu, to know the scope of the cut in the Tajo-Segura Transfer. The meeting, which was attended by the INECA assembly, met with the participation of
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PPC Flexible Packaging LLC, a provider of custom flexible packaging, announces the acquisition of Tefen, Israel-based StePac, MAPfresh Holdings (StePac). read more

The top manager with many years of experience in the consumer goods sector started at Fyffes on 1 February as Managing Director of the German business. In addition to Fyffes itself, this also includes Inter Weichert, a wholly owned subsidiary. read more