Container terminals in Hong Kong and Guangdong province and Hainan Island in China have suspended operations as Typhoon Talim made landfall on the morning of 17 July. read more

Polish farmers fear a repeat of the situation with grain when uncontrolled imports affect the market and cause a significant price drop. This time we are talking about frozen strawberries and raspberries. read more

Amazon seeks Dutch distribution center read more

Peaches and Apricots of France and FNPFruits have contacted the Union of Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers (UNGCFL) to “organize an urgent meeting and find solutions.” read more

Syngenta Vegetable Seeds has long focused its EAME research and development activities on the iceberg salad segment, a stable and consolidated market for Italy and also particularly interesting for its dual consumption destination: I and IV Gamma. By
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Inflation in Bulgaria decreased to 8.7 percent in June, compared to a year earlier; a deflation of minus 0.4 percent was reported. This means that prices decreased compared to the month of May. This is the second time this has happened since the beginning of this year. read more

Fewer vegetables are being grown in Estonia because farms lack workers. This has led to higher quantities of vegetables now being imported from abroad than before. In 2019, Estonian farmers prepared 2,035 hectares of land on which to grow vegetables. This year, however, they have already halved
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The apricot campaign gets into full swing, with the arrival of new varieties such as Goccia d'oro. Apricot quality is increasing with the start of sales of the Pellecchiella and Faralia cultivars. Production is growing in the open area for watermelons. Sustained demand but availability
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The Citrus Growers’ Association of South Africa (CGA) welcomes the recent update by the Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) on the estimated damage to agricultural infrastructure by floods in the province in mid-June. read more

Maïrame Kane and her family grow fruit and vegetables in Senegal's Podor department, in the Saint-Louis region. “My parents are growers so from a very early age, I have been involved in farming. Later, I studied to become a lawyer in NGOs. But three years ago, I decided to
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Sun World officially launched the all-new Ruby Rush® brand red seedless table grape. Sun World licensed growers are harvesting Ruby Rush grapes this month in the U.S., Italy, Spain, and Israel. read more

Wood is once again the material with the lowest recycling rate at €7 per ton for 2024. Wooden packaging was the material with the highest improvement in their recycling in 2022, with an increase of 6.8%. read more

OP Zuccarella, a cooperative specialized in growing and selling strawberries and citrus fruits, has launched a new brand to commercialize a wide range of oranges from Basilicata, Italy's fourth-largest citrus-growing region after Sicily, Calabria and Apulia. read more

The 2023 cherry campaign marks the acquisition by Sicoly of a new, state-of-the-art grading machine. “At the end of May, we replaced our old machine with this new 10-line grading machine, capable of sorting and grading 5 tons of cherries per hour. Today, it is the biggest cherry grading
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Kenya is currently the leading supplier of basil to Europe. The European market sources 80% of its supplies for the fresh produce market from Kenya. The produce arrives in Europe via chilled air cargo, so deliveries are guaranteed within half a day. read more

Carrefour has announced that it has reached an agreement with the Louis Delhaize group to acquire Cora and Match in France. read more

The destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station by the Russian invaders dealt a significant blow to the agriculture of southern Ukraine. However, after the region’s liberation, everything can be restored through irrigation, and those farmers who grow vegetables and fruits can
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The company BB Impex Handels GmbH has been present at Stuttgart wholesale market for almost 20 years. "Fruit and vegetables are delivered fresh every day from all countries, whether Italy, Spain, Greece, Holland or Turkey. Turkish goods in particular, which we market under our recognised own
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According to the long-term plan, about 1.1 million tons of potatoes will be harvested in Tajikistan in 2023, Khovar reports with reference to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan. read more

Italy's most suitable area for the production of tomatoes, both in the greenhouse and in the field - that of Fondi - recently hosted Field Daypresented Attrio F1, a new Nunhems-branded plum tomato with characteristics in great demand on the market. Versatile,
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