HDG Survey Group and Experience Fruit Quality are partnering to combine their software solutions. HDG Survey Group offers quality inspections, surveys, inspection software and training within the fruit and vegetable sector. Experience Fruit Quality optimises core processes to make data-driven
read more

The first sets of vegetable plants are in the ground. At the BEHR farm in southern Hesse, planting of iceberg lettuce began at the end of February. The Gresse site in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania started on February 28. Here, iceberg and mini romaine seedlings were also planted. Frisée
read more

The event organisers say that the general feeling, both from visitors and exhibitors, has been very positive. "With these results, we have planted a seed that encourages us to continue working for the future of this new event and to continue
read more

The world is changing, and Heemskerk fresh and easy is changing with it. Under the philosophy, Fit For Future, this Dutch company keeps building its organization. Recently, with the help of a consultancy firm, it closely considered a management structure that best suits the company and its
read more

Federal Minister Cem Özdemir has commented on the decisions of the Conference of Agriculture Ministers as follows: read more

Representatives of the Association Speranța Con believe that in the current season, apple processing will be completed in late March – early April, about 1.5 months earlier than in previous years. Given the sharp warming and the associated rapid degradation of the quality of apples for
read more

According to EMEX, the crop forecast for the 2023 season is 295,768,528 kilos, exceeding the previous season's harvest of 295,071,524 million kilos. In the current season, the state with the highest production will be Sinaloa with 61,718,658,
read more

Drewry’s composite World Container Index decreased by 2% to $1,756.83 per 40ft container this week. read more

With a population of around ten million, the Rhine-Ruhr region has been one of Germany's and Western Europe's big metropolitan areas for decades. The diversity of the population is also reflected in the regional food retailing sector. With a total of six stores and a strong premium assortment,
read more

Moroccan exporters have every chance of setting a new record in avocado exports in the 2022/23 season (July-June), EastFruit reports. At the same time, representatives of the local industry of avocado growing and exporting are seriously concerned about its future due to the shortage of
read more

Gerard Pujol Verdú has been unanimously re-elected as president of the Regulatory Council of the PDO Pera de Lleida pear (DOP Pera de Lleida in Spanish). read more

Cold weather, sky-high prices, and huge shortages dominated the news from Spain in recent weeks. Meanwhile, the weather has cleared up in Spain, but according to Thomas Bos (Thomasol Gestión), who has lived and worked in Alicante for more than 20 years, the price drop is currently going faster
read more

Julio Cesar Magaiia Navarrete, manager of Huertas Magalia, stated that a first export shipment of mamey, was sent to Paris, France. The company responsible for this is located in the municipality of Akil, in the south of the state, between Oxkutzcab and Tekax. read more

A large Ukrainian apple producer LLC Sady Dnipra (Pidhorodne, Dnipropetrovsk region), which sells products under the UApple trademark, continues to develop new export markets. read more

Citrus availability during this campaign has been lower than usual, especially in this second part of the campaign. The climate has been adverse and the drought during different stages of the production cycle has impacted the crops. read more

The global avocado markets are seeing various developments, as large volumes of the fruit are expected to arrive in the Netherlands from countries such as Peru, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, and Colombia. The quality of Kenyan avocados has significantly improved, surpassing South Africa in
read more

The National Garlic Table held in Las Pedroñeras (Cuenca) discussed the reduction of production, drought, and the alleged fraudulent entry of frozen garlic from China into the European Union. read more

The demand for citrus fruits is gradually coming to an end, said Carlo Salerno from the Karlsruhe wholesale company Sapros Handels- und Vertriebs Ltd. us. "We still have oranges from Sicily, Calabria and Spain. However, the demand is slowly decreasing. In the case of clementines, we are now in
read more

While the pandemic challenges were initiated by an exceptionally large growth in demand, the real challenge came as this high demand growth clogged up the hinterlands, which in turn clogged up the ports, which in turn led to unprecedented levels of vessel congestion. When vessels don’t move,
read more

With spring, the asparagus season in Germany begins again. Even though the starting situation could be better due to increased production costs and persistent inflation, confidence is showing after the difficult asparagus year 2022. read more