Using drones to get all the data regarding an orchard’s status, the fresh produce industry is ready for it says Outfield co-founder Oli Hilbourne: “As the effects of climate change become increasingly concerning, many farmers will be put under pressure to mitigate events out of their
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The president of the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) of the Pomegranate Mollar de Elche, Francisco Oliva, together with the Councillor for Culture of the City Council of Elche, Marga Antón, the general director of the Patronato de la Alhambra y El Generalife, Rocío Díaz, and members of the service of
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Cigarette litter is a real problem, so Australian charity No More Butts and Melbourne-based mycologists Fungi Solutions have teamed up to start CigCycle. CigCycle is a research project which will determine whether Australian fungi can be used to create a viable recycling stream from cigarette butts. read more

Guinness World Records has recognized farmer Aharon Shemoel for growing the world's heaviest lemon on his farm in Kefar Zeitim, Israel. The citrus fruit grew next to another huge lemon; it weighed 5.265 kg. The fruit's circumference was 74 cm and it was 35 cm high; measured on 8 January 2003. read more

The German Horticultural Association (Zentralverband Gartenbau e.V. - ZVG) welcomes the National Water Strategy adopted by the Federal Cabinet as an important basis for the further necessary dialogue with all relevant land users. read more

At the same time as the meteorological start of spring, the harvest of the first spring onions is currently underway in the Palatinate. Since the beginning of March - and thus about a week earlier than the average of previous years - according to Gemüsegarten Pfalz, in the largest outdoor cultivation area for fresh vegetables in
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Industry representatives are taking their turn to address the Horticultural Sector Committee’s inquiry into the key challenges facing the sector.  read more

Haith Group, the Doncaster-based vegetable handling equipment manufacturer, has appointed Dutch grading machinery supplier Remach BV to sell its range in Holland and Belgium. read more

Leading UK foodservice wholesaler Brakes has today (15 March) announced a new programme of activity to support British growers and promote seasonal British food. read more

For Mother’s Day (19 March) Morrisons has committed to selling tulips only grown in British nurseries to support UK growers and guarantee bouquet freshness. read more

Anecoop posted a record turnover of €823.6m in 2021/22, an increase of 4.2 per cent on the previous year. Its sales volume decreased by 10 per cent to 759,882 tonnes. read more

José Antonio Gómez, CEO of Camposol, has been named one of Forbes’s “23 of 23”, a list of 23 Peruvian leaders from the private and public sector who are predicted to play a key role in the economy, production activities and state administration in 2023. read more

José Antonio Gómez, CEO of Camposol, has been named one of Forbes’s “23 of 23”, a list of 23 Peruvian leaders from the private and public sector who are predicted to play a key role in the economy, production activities and state administration in 2023. read more

All citrus categories are set to experience a drop in world production due to adverse weather events and the increase in input costs, according to a recent USDA report. In the case of Chile, mandarin production is projected to increase by 67,000 tons, up to 237,000 tons, thanks to favourable
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The March 2023 edition of Asiafruit Magazine is now available on the Asiafruit app – Apple and Android – bringing you the latest news and views from across Asia’s fast-moving fresh produce markets. read more

21,609,113 kg were exported in the first two months of 2023. This is an increase of 44.3 % compared to the 14,974,810 kg of the same period last year, reports agraria.pe with reference to the president of the consultancy Inform@cción, Fernando Cillóniz Benavides. read more

Faced with the shortage of certain agricultural products, and problems of various kinds in the majority of countries of origin, European buyers have fallen back on Egyptian products, says Mohamed Shahen of the Egyptian producer Agro Pro. read more

La UNIÓ Llauradora has asked the European Commission to initiate an investigation “for possible commercial dumping of citrus fruits from Egypt on the Community market” based on Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 8, 2016, on protection against
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Prices for greenhouse tomatoes in Uzbekistan are growing rapidly, updating records every week. Over the past month, their wholesale prices have grown by 1.5 times average, and by almost 70% since the beginning of the year, EastFruit experts note. read more

At the last meeting of the Foreign Affairs Trade Council, held on Friday in Stockholm, Spain has advocated giving a definitive boost to the signing and ratification of trade agreements that have been concluded but are still pending, such as the Trade Agreement

Spain's position is that the EU should give a definitive impetus to the signing and ratification of trade agreements that have been concluded but are still pending, such as the Trade Agreement.
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