On September 27, Okanagan Specialty Fruits (OSF), the creators of Arctic® apples, unveiled its state-of-the-art apple processing facility in Moses Lake, Washington. read more

UK growers claim that pumpkins are larger than usual this year thanks to the wet summer. Oakley Farms, based near Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, is one of Europe's biggest suppliers of pumpkins, growing around five million each year. Steve Whitworth, commercial manager at Oakley Farms, said the wet
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Four months after the first harvests, the Egyptian mango campaign is in full swing. Walid Sallam, quality and operations manager at MK Enterprise and Research Fellow at Huazhong Agricultural University in China shares his insights. read more

Rotom acquires Lievaart Slaghuis. With the acquisition of Lievaart Slaghuis, the company is able to strongly expand its products and services in new and used pallets in the Benelux, and Rotom takes a strategic step towards becoming the European market leader in sustainable solutions around load
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As a project of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), PAMPAT is helping to market "Made in Tunisia" products in both national and international markets. While focusing on harissa and prickly pear products in the first phase of the project, it is now supporting dried
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"In Spain, we usually begin harvesting raspberries in mid-September. It's already a month later now," says Jan van Bergeijk. The Dutchman is responsible for raspberry sales at the Plusberries group in Huelva, Spain. He hopes it will rain soon. "It's getting really urgent; we want to start
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During meetings in Germany for growers of the Württembergische Obstgenossenschaft (WOG) and the "BelOrta Apple & Pear Days" in Belgium, the new brand concept "Sprizzle®" was launched with great enthusiasm. Sprizzle® is the brand name of the new apple variety "Sunspark," a cross between
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It's been a rough year for Castellón's citrus sector. Citrics de Nules announced it stopped activities and Greenmed announced the closure of its plant in Almassora. Now, Agrios de Nules, the company based in Burriana that specializes in citrus exports, has announced that it will start
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The IQF-freezing technology company OctoFrost has unveiled a new approach intended to transform how people discover and study industrial machines. “We've used augmented reality (AR) technology, which enables people to explore our freezer equipment in a genuinely novel way. This is made
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The European Union maintains stringent standards for accepting foreign-grown products into its market. This includes products from the Dominican Republic, a major exporter of organic bananas to Europe. While the frequency of physical controls on Dominican green beans was reduced from 50% to 30%
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Georgian Walnut Enterprise has expanded walnut processing in Georgia. According to the company’s founder, Giorgi Meskhidze, a line for drying nuts and storage facilities was added this year, and a line for packaging nuts in 10-kilogram plastic bags. The products will be sold in this form for
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Consumer interest in organically produced fruits and vegetables is increasing. To help growers meet this demand, Clemson University scientists are now studying watermelon production methods to develop strategies to improve productivity and profitability of organic vegetables. read more

The Dutch red onion market has never been this tight. "The onions are much smaller on average, so yields are disappointing, and there are no supers (75+) anywhere. With a 24% shrinkage in acreage, there are too few onions left in the Netherlands," says Carl van de Wiel of Agro Centre Holland. read more

The California sweet potato harvest got a late start to harvest this season. “We were about two to three weeks late and it’s all weather-related,” says Larelle Miller of Quail H Farms. “It was late plantings. We had horrible weather during our hot bed planting in March and April, with
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It’s peak apple season in Washington state. Traditionally, October is a big harvest month and for Washington Fruit Growers it’s even bigger this year. Recently, the company started a partnership with Gilbert Orchards and became the exclusive marketer of Gilbert’s fruit. “Washington Fruit
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Consumer interest in organically produced fruits and vegetables is increasing. To help growers meet this demand, Clemson University scientists are now studying watermelon production methods to develop strategies to improve productivity and profitability of organic vegetables. read more

Demand for blueberries stayed high, but the supply of quality blueberries was at an all-time low after the Pacific Northwest harvest season ended in late summer. The anticipated volumes from South America did not arrive as expected to fill the gap. Reports revealed that this shortage was due to
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Bridges Produce looks forward to exhibiting at the upcoming 2023 IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show. The location of this year’s show in Anaheim, California is convenient to both its customer and grower base. Bridges was founded in Oregon and still has a strong foundation in the Western
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Tim Rooke, the chair of the NFU Potato Policy Group, has provided an update on the current potato lifting season and insights into the upcoming one. Lifting is progressing, with some farmers having completed the process, while others are still in progress. The recent heavy rainfall has caused… read more

Scottish farmers say last weekend's flooding has resulted in some of the biggest losses in food crops the industry has ever seen. NFU Scotland said millions of pounds worth of unharvested vegetables have been damaged by flood waters described as unprecedented for the time of year. The union says
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