The Ministry of Agriculture's plan to increase the cultivation area involves the use of Artificial Intelligence and other technologies to increase the per-hectare yield from 42 tons to 65 tons and form clusters. read more

Sligro Food Group and Greenyard have announced a new partnership agreement in which Greenyard will be the supplier of fresh potatoes, fruit, and vegetables to all Sligro stores in Belgium. read more

Irish fruit importer Fyffes was praised for its efforts to promote environmental sustainability at the PwC Business Post Sustainable Business Awards gala event in Dublin. read more

One of these initiatives is the Ukrainian Association of Blueberry Producers, which already has 16 leading companies in the sector that have joined forces to grow blueberries on a total area of 850 hectares. read more

The efforts are part of the project "Combating banana bunchy top virus in East Africa", led by IITA with support from the United States Department of Agriculture - Foreign Agricultural Services (USDA-FAS). read more

The Freskon provides the ideal platform for networking, business partnerships, and international market access. Participants include cooperatives, producers, fruit and vegetable wholesalers, importers/exporters, retailers, Greek and international supermarket chains. read more

The Ducal Society of the Companions of the Strawberry of Hoogstraten was founded in 1977. Since then, the Companions have been upholding a special tradition every year by presenting the first Hoogstraten strawberries to the Royal Palace and the Governor, as stated by the Cooperative. read more

The Bayer. Mushrooms and Forest Fruits Uwe Niklas GmbH, a leading company in the field of fresh, dried, and frozen mushrooms, presented a groundbreaking innovation at this year's FRUIT LOGISTICA: the new Fresh-Cut line. This product line offers read more

In total, the farms cultivated vegetables on 171 hectares in open fields and in greenhouses and under plastic tunnels (so-called high walk-in protective covers) in 2024. This represented a decrease of four percent compared to the previous year (2023: 178 hectares). read more

This results in the areas of the businesses that have their headquarters in Schleswig-Holstein being attributed to Schleswig-Holstein, even if they are actually located in other federal states to some extent. read more

Australian table grape grower-marketer Cordoma is prepared to offer its customers a complete range of exclusive grape varieties under its high-flavour brand this season, following the acquisition of a new marketing license from Sun World. read more

The theme of a Logistics Hub session that took place on the opening day of Fruit Logistica in Berlin was the potential of fresh produce from North Africa. read more

The trigger for the "application" as the first solo fruit was a French producer who approached the consumer brand. This was followed by a meeting at his farm to better understand current challenges in cultivation. "Within ten years, the [French] read more

South Africa is expected to surpass the original forecast for table grape exports this season. read more

Mimo swojej reputacji jako liderzy „boomu zdrowia” w Wielkiej Brytanii, nowe badania wskazują, że pokolenie Z nie spożywa wystarczającej ilości świeżych produktów spożywczych.

Despite their reputation for leading the UK’s wellness boom, new research has suggested that Gen Z is falling short on fresh produce. read more

Even the sugar and watermelon sector is deeply concerned. On a positive note, water reserves have increased by five percentage points compared to February, reaching 65.8% of total capacity. And they will continue to rise, as additional precipitation is forecasted for this week (week 12). read more

With a cultivation area of 2,000 hectares to 2,500 hectares throughout the season, the Palatinate region is the undisputed European champion in spring onion cultivation. From March to November, over 350 million bunches of the delicious and particularly healthy superfood are grown here, contributing to food security in Germany. read more

Bollo Natural Fruit has acquired Cortijo Cuevas, a fresh-cut fruit specialist based in Granada. This acquisition represents a new milestone in Bollo's expansion strategy, as it aims to enter the ready-to-eat sliced and packaged fruit market. Additionally, the acquisition introduces a new fruit, pineapple, to Bollo's product portfolio. read more

In the past year, 76% of the harvested raspberries came from protected cultivation. In 2015, the share was only 30%. In the linear trend from 2015 to 2024, the area under protected cultivation in Germany has been growing annually by 31 hectares or just under 9%. This has led to an increase in the production of raspberries. read more

The Germany-based company Strauss is known for its innovative approach in the field of asparagus technology and is seen as a strategic expansion for Maf Roda, allowing the company to diversify its offerings. read more