The first shipment of the 2023 New Zealand kiwifruit season has now departed the Port of Tauranga, carrying around 2,500 tons (more than 600,000 trays) of Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit to customers in Japan.   read more

Tozer Seeds is concentrated on developing new and improved varieties aligned with market trends. The company call itself an originator of wild arugula seeds, breeding them for over 20 years, with many of them recognized for their high quality, flavor, and vigor. This breeding program has
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After a dynamic period, Vitaal Europe is back to full strength. Under the leadership of General Manager Richard van der Heide - who returned to the fold in November - this Dutch trading company, part of Nationwide Produce, plans to spread its wings this year. It will offer a broad package of
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With the arrival of two large ships each carrying hundreds of containers of Chilean prunes and plums, Chilean stone fruits entered the peak of arrivals this week. In addition, the first batch of New Zealand apples and pears was on the market. The imported avocado, which has maintained a high
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US almond prices hit an 11-month high earlier this week driven by ongoing weather concerns over the coming crop and several successive months of strong shipments. read more

PSA International achieved a huge year-on-year increase of 71.2% in its annual revenues reaching US$7.994 billion, driven by business acquisitions and higher storage income. read more

NFU president Minette Batters has expressed fresh concern that protected crops and poultry have continued to be left off the government’s Energy & Trade Intensive Industries support scheme. read more

As relatively good, warm spring weather continues across Hungary, producers in the country expect a normal 2023 cherry harvest of about 10 000 tons again. The harvest is due to start with the early greenhouse-grown cherries from May 10. read more

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Despite a lower production of onions in Egypt this season, Gehan ElSheref, executive manager of Agro Best, feels they’ll be able to supply onions for a long time to come: “The onion crop is one of the important export crops in Egyptian trade. This year, we started our fresh golden onion
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Watch and wait. That’s where California strawberry growers are at following late last week’s record rainfalls and subsequent flooding in the Salinas-Watsonville region. read more

The UK’s leading vegetable handling equipment manufacturer has strengthened its European presence with the appointment of a new dealer. Haith has appointed Remach BV as their representative in the Netherlands and Belgium. read more

Salix Fruits, an importer and exporter of fresh fruits, continues its global expansion with the opening of its office in Sadat City, Egypt. read more

Last Wednesday, March 15, the REO Veiling board of directors unanimously appointed Filip Vanaken as general manager of the Belgian cooperative growers' association. Filip has held the position on an ad interim basis since late October last year. read more

Supplies of guava from Mexico, which are lower than this time last year, continue to be tight and have been since November. read more

Seven years from now, all European Union countries must have reached their Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Here, the European Green Deal plays a central role. "Urgent action is needed. CO2 emissions must be reduced by 55% by 2030 and completely by 2050," says Bob Ijpelaar, Newwen's
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Lidl implements new preventive measures to prevent food waste. These measures include the launch of an anti-waste bag in the more than 650 stores that the chain has in Spain. This anti-waste bag is available for three euro and contains fruits and vegetables that do not meet conventional
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East Anglian farmers are cutting back on irrigated crops like potatoes, onions and carrots this year, responding to the growing threat of a second summer drought. The region is one of only two in the country still officially in drought, six months after last summer's heatwave left farmers
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Fresh and ready for the rhubarb season, the company Kartoffel Kuhn also offers goods from the Netherlands, among others. However, as Mike Cunningham tells us, only small quantities are available at high prices given the weather conditions. read more

Will Dutch onion prices reach the one-euro mark? That was a popular question at Fruit Logistica in Berlin. According to Wim Waterman of Waterman Onions, it is not an impossibility. "Gas prices being what they are, mean there's a price ceiling these days. Not for onions, though. I think
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