According to a statement from the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry, potatoes have been planted on 81.9% of the target area in Belarus. As of 15 May, spring crops were planted on the area of 1,935,200ha, or 83.5% of the planned acreage. read more

Like many other commodities this year, the California fig season will likely see a later start. “We have the first Black Mission fig crop and that typically starts June 5-6. This year though it’s looking more like June 12-15,” says Erik Herman of The Specialty Crop Co. read more

The Greek watermelon season began early at the Dutch company GrecFresh.  "We're satisfied with the harvest, but the volumes are lower than expected. That's because the weather in Greece, like many other places in Europe, is still a bit disappointing," says Thanos Motsiopoulos. read more

With winter approaching and the high-risk season for fruit fly ending, Tasmania’s fruit fly free status remains secure. read more

“Vertical farming is moving towards an inflection point. From expensive and niche technology towards market leadership from both a commercial and sustainability standpoint. Our vision at Seasony is to make that inflection point come sooner – making vertical farms more scalable, profitable,
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Supplies of green beans are really light and have pushed prices up to a reported 10-year high. Why? “It’s the perfect storm,” says Tony Martinez of Primo Trading Services LLC.  read more

Argentine authorities have announced a set of measures to tackle inflation. These include more active involvement in the foreign exchange market. But the most significant of them might be the opening of food imports at zero tariffs to hit local producers who over-benefitted from protectionism.
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A visit to selected Lebanese exporting companies was organized this week by export coaches Ms. Hania Chahal and Mr. Piet Schotel, within the framework of the CBI Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Project Lebanon. read more

More than 220 tons of vegetables from Uzbekistan were imported to the Astrakhan region last month. The cargo included white cabbage, cauliflower, parsley, onion and radish. Most of the vegetables brought to the region from the neighbouring republic were cabbage. read more

Just Eat appoints new Managing Director for UK and Ireland read more

According to FAO data, in a Hortoinfo analysis, in 2021 Spain surpassed the Netherlands for the first time ever in the price paid to farmers for their aubergines, as Spanish producers were paid €0.67/kg and Dutch producers €0.65/kg. read more

Congestion and capacity constraints have made container visibility in recent times an absolute necessity for supply chain management. The new Container Dashboard in Kuehne+Nagel's myKN online platform harnesses data of a geo system cloud solution to allow customers to track all their containers
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Researchers in Arkansas and Georgia have shown that delicate fresh-market blackberries typically picked by human hands to maintain quality, can now be picked by robots as well. read more

The new South African Sharon fruit season has begun at Special Fruit. This Belgian importer started working with Sharon fruit several years after the company was founded. "South Africa's crop is wonderful this year, with mainly small sizes," says buyer Lore van Aert. read more

Turkish agriculture exporters have managed to maintain pace and lift their overseas sales to a record high in the first four months of this year. The demand remained robust despite geopolitical risks, prevailing concerns over supply and ongoing global challenges regarding food accessibility. read more

According to estimates, this season's melon and watermelon production has decreased by more than 20% due to drought, high production costs, and the delay of the end of the winter campaigns. The COAG doesn't rule out that this year both fruits reach the high prices they achieved in supermarkets
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According to EastFruit analysts, onions remain one of the most dynamic positions on the fruit and vegetable market, although, thanks to the arrival of new crop onions from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, the hype in the market has somewhat subsided. However, there
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"Energy prices and preventative measures for viruses have changed tomato cultivation," begins Tom Verdonck of Tomeco. "It's become quite tricky to guarantee stable delivery." read more

Read how NFU member and Fruit Grower of the Year 2022 Anthony Snell is improving his business resilience through climate-friendly farming: read more

"Not only there has been an increase in volumes from Peru, but South Africa has also released large quantities of greenskin (green-skinned avocados, Editor's note); all of which means that this year will likely configure a more prolonged sales window for the Hass avocado," says Claudio
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