Holland: Jumbo announces restructuring, downsizing on the cards

Dutch retailer Jumbo is reorganizing its operations to prioritize enhancing the shopping experience, offering a more sustainable product range, and providing affordable prices. This restructuring will lead to a reduction in workforce, with several job cuts expected. read more

Within a few days, another full Irrifarm system for remote management and monitoring of irrigation and fertigation will be operational in a 40-hectare pomegranate orchard in Puglia. Pan Agri, a specialist in irrigation automation, is finalizing a control panel featuring three tanks. read more

The Chinese bayberry production season begins in early March. Currently, bayberries from Yunnan and Fujian are available in the market, and Zhejiang bayberries will be available in June. Bayberry is the main product of Shenzhen Yizhiyi Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. Ms. Zhou from the company... read more

Importing tomatoes from Morocco has led to new protests organized by various associations and producer organizations in France, with support from the Spanish sector. The truth is that the European Union's imports of tomatoes from third countries have significantly risen. read more

BASF | Nunhems recently gathered a hundred professionals from the lettuce production and marketing sector. The discussion, titled 'The best solution for Bremia and Fusarium', focused on addressing both issues in the Region of Murcia, Spain's primary production area, which has more than read more

The agricultural and livestock organization Union of Farmers and Ranchers has criticized the insensitivity of the Port Authority of Cartagena, whose management has decided to maintain discounts for citrus fruits imported from third countries amidst one of the biggest crises. read more

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Fruit Growers Cooperative FruitMasters achieved a positive result in the fiscal year 2023. This was announced during the annual General Members Meeting held on Thursday evening, May 23, in Geldermalsen. Despite challenging economic conditions, healthy growth has been realized, and for the first read more

In 2023, the Dominican Republic had a remarkable mango production, enabling it to export 32 million kilograms of mangoes. The Dominican Mango Cluster (Promango) projects that exports will increase by up to 30% this year, reaching 3 million boxes of 4 kilograms each. Despite the oversupply of... read more

A decrease in the watermelon supply midway through the campaign is causing prices to rise at the source. "The campaign began successfully, with fruits of excellent quality, but now we are harvesting fruits that should have been forming during Easter. Due to adverse weather conditions at that time, the supply has been impacted." read more

"Very calm," is how Gerard Hoekman of Mulder Onions describes the current state of onion exports. "It's all about the small quantities that maintain the weekly export volume of about 16,000-17,000 tons, but we need many countries for that. The bulk of the sales are now focused on Europe, with read more

Polska zmaga się z kolejnym napływem warzyw z Rosji. Tym razem ogórki zostały zatrzymane na granicy, ponieważ zawierały pozostałości powyżej europejskiego limitu - podał System Szybkiego Alertu Żywnościowego i Paszowy 20 maja 2024 roku. Substancją wykrytą w ogórkach był Dichlorvos,… read more

Nasze pierwsze doświadczenie na ważnej wystawie, takiej jak Cibus w Parmie (Włochy), było bardzo istotnym kamieniem milowym, zwłaszcza biorąc pod uwagę, że jesteśmy małą firmą. Była to doskonała okazja do sprawdzenia popytu na przetworzone warzywa na rynku. Rosnący trend w kierunku wyrobów rzemieślniczych i pół-rzemieślniczych. read more

The University of Florida (the University) has a long history in blueberry breeding. In the 1950s, it began a program dedicated to creating low-chill blueberry varieties, and in 1976, the first southern highbush cultivar was introduced. Since then, the University has continued to introduce more varieties. read more

"Peru's 2024 mandarin season is starting with good prospects," said Manuel Canales, CEO and owner of the exporting company Peru Mc Fruits. "Although we have not yet reached the usual campaign start date that occurs every year, we can already see that in most of the valleys, the fruit is" read more

In the first four months of 2024, Turkey saw a 16% rise in citrus exports compared to the same period in the previous year, reaching a total of $475 million, as reported by the president of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association. Particularly noteworthy were the citrus exports to Iraq... read more

Ontario is heading towards becoming a year-round supplier of apples harvested throughout the year. This statement comes from Brian Rideout, the newly elected chair of the Ontario Apple Growers association. Rideout, a grower with Manitree Fruit Farms, emphasized, "Our capacity to cultivate apples has increased." read more

This year's salad and vegetable harvest is slowly picking up pace in the Lower Rhine region as well. "We obtain cauliflower from local farmers, and from our own cultivation, we are already able to offer a variety of lettuces (Lollo Bionda and Rosso, green and red oak leaf), romaine, arugula, flat, and read more

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The Zimbabwean blueberry export season started in mid-April, with the initial shipments going to South Africa, where blueberry prices are still favorable. Rossouw Lambrechts, the blueberry account manager at Delecta, said, "The market has to be good to make it worthwhile for Zimbabwean growers." read more