The Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana (CAG) has said it is currently engaging the Trade Department of the UK High Commission to institute a guaranteed market trade route system for local tomato producers to supply supermarkets in the United Kingdom. read more

Now that BERDEA SAT has significantly increased its number of certified farmers in GLOBALG.A.P., GRASP and SPRING it is set to become the most relevant specialised producer for courgettes in Europe. read more

In the networking and transfer measure "Beenovation", the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) is funding 16 collaborative projects that improve the protection of pollinator insects in the agricultural landscape. These were announced at the launch event on 1 March 2023 in Berlin.
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Reefer floor covers enable fruit exporters to maintain the quality of their products, reduce food waste and have fewer financial losses due to claims during transportation read more

South Africa’s largest sweet potato producer has been exporting to the UK, Europe and the Middle East for the past five years, totalling almost 10,000 tons of sweet potatoes last year. Langplaas takes up the baton towards the end of the North Carolina export season. read more

At a time when new stonefruit plantings have largely come to a halt in South Africa, the establishment of new Carmingo apricots still generates enthusiasm. read more

The recent frost in Spain has greatly impacted many Spanish vegetables' supply. "Asparagus in the Granada region, for example, is completely frozen," says Special Fruit's Tom Maes. "That supply is at a complete standstill, causing Spanish product prices to skyrocket." read more

Anyone in the fresh produce business knows that it is not one of the easiest businesses to be in, with all the ups and downs, be it from the markets, currency, weather or even global pandemics! read more

In the Netherlands, Bakker AGF's Jan Bakker recently celebrated his 70th birthday. Of those seven decades, he has been trading fruit and vegetables for six. "I started peddling cauliflower at ten, and I've never stopped," Jan begins, laughing. read more

Onion prices have crashed in Maharashtra and potato prices have spiraled downwards in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and some other states. The crashing of onion and potato prices has once again highlighted the plight of Indian farmers who are compelled to destroy their crops. read more

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British Apples & Pears Limited (BAPL) will start publishing monthly sales data on its website from February 2023. read more

Tomato supply remains limited. Any major supplier countries for tomatoes to Germany are facing production challenges. As a result of the low availability of goods, the usual high level of promotional activity has been significantly reduced. read more

Fruits and Vegetables Europe, Eucofel, an organisation made up of producer and exporter associations from different Member States, including FEPEX, held its annual assembly in Brussels on Tuesday, at which it approved the lines of action for 2023, which include the
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Val Venosta Apples will once again be present at the main Spanish markets. During the months of March and April, VI P , the Association of Fruit and Vegetable Cooperatives of Val Venosta, will be present with an attractive stand in the main markets of the peninsula,
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AMFRESH is one of the few family companies left in the sector. It has headquarters in both hemispheres and integrated companies dedicated to research and the production of varieties, such as Genesis Innovation Group for citrus fruits, pomegranates, kakis, and blueberries, as well as the SNFL
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Patatas Meléndez recently opened a brand new, fully automated plant in Valladolid, Spain. Deprez Construct, from Belgium, and Wyma, an international company, supplied most of the fully automated washing and sorting line. "It's a first for us, too, to have combined all automatic aspects in this
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The timely implementation of additional capacity and the installation of a massive on-site power generation capacity have enabled Hexkoel to maintain operations in the cold storage facility even with up to eight hours of power outage at a time. With a full capacity of 2.5 mio
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SIKO GmbH is currently supporting an agricultural research and development project with two rotary encoders from its range for mobile machines. read more

The Experimental unit of the Instituto de Desenvolvimento Rural – IDR in Palmas is following the various research phases for the launch of new apple cultivars to producers. After 10 years of research, the first popular sensory survey of the flavor of 16 new varieties was carried out. read more