The pineapple industry is becoming more diversified, offering a variety of products suitable for both fresh consumption and different types of processed goods. The Italian company PND, known for manufacturing machinery for the fruit processing industry, is currently constructing a new plant. read more

The beginning of the Egyptian table grape season is characterized by a significant surge in demand, coupled with a decrease in volumes, allowing growers and exporters to fetch good prices, according to Mina Eissa, CEO of Rejoice Pro. Nevertheless, the exporter also expresses apprehensions about the remainder of the season. read more

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault has received shipments from five new depositors, increasing the number of samples in its care to 1.29 million during its second opening this year. A total of 20,720 seed samples from 15 genebanks have been added to the world's largest repository of crop diversity, joining hundreds of thousands of existing samples. read more

JSC Development Bank of Kazakhstan has analyzed priority areas for the development of the country's agricultural sector, including deep processing of meat, milk, and grain, the development of industrial greenhouse farming, the construction of poultry farms, vegetable storehouses, and beef cattle farming. read more

El Pinar, based in Segovia, is expanding its nursery area to meet the increasing demand for its strawberry varieties. The company anticipates a 15 percent growth in sales this year, reaching 250 million plants. This expansion will necessitate a 12 percent increase in its nursery cultivation area in Spain, Romania, and, for the. read more

Mustafa Altaf of Dubai-based trader Altaf Hussain Trading Co has announced that the export season for Pakistani mangoes has officially started, following the Pakistani government's approval for exports starting from May 20th. read more

Since then, 152 Alnatura markets have been added in Germany. In the past business year 2022/23, around 3,500 employees generated a net revenue of over 1.1 billion euros. The over 1,300 organic branded products produced under the Alnatura brand are sold in approximately read more

Greenyard has announced a partnership with Tetra Pak to introduce a new cardboard packaging line at Greenyard Prepared in Bree, Belgium. read more

In addition, markets still rely on overseas goods from overseas territories such as Chile and India. However, interest typically continues to decrease over the summer months. Supermarket chains continue to focus on Indian, light seedless grapes. The number of... read more

Sometimes it is not possible to do without, as Edeka says. The food retail sector is facing the challenge of reducing packaging material in such a way that its functions, such as protecting goods from external influences, continue to be fulfilled. If avoidance is not possible, the focus is primarily on the read more

Albert Heijn has already driven 2.5 million kilometers electrically in the past year and intends to double this number by 2024. This puts the supermarket on track to deliver to all customers and stores in the Netherlands and Belgium emission-free by 2030. Additionally, the supermarket is also aiming to read more

Producers hesitantly started to join the harvest one by one. In the north, the supply of mixed salads was initially supported by goods from the Palatinate region. As more farms began their harvest throughout the month, the supply of mixed salads gradually increased. However, the read more

Władze ochrony roślin Senegalu ogłosiły, że mango w centrum i południu kraju osiągnęło zadowalający stan dojrzałości fizjologicznej, co oznacza początek sezonu mango w Senegalu. Ten sam źródło informuje o spadku wolumenów w tym sezonie i podaje następujące daty dla read more

Climate disasters have unfortunately become the norm in recent years, and it is the fruit and vegetable sector, being the most sensitive to climate change, that suffers more than other segments of agriculture. read more

IGS Agro, the largest mushroom producer in Tatarstan, has increased its mushroom yield by 25% in the first four months of this year compared to 2023. The company set a monthly record in April by harvesting 425 tons of mushrooms. Established in 2019, IGS Agro produces both white and royal mushrooms. read more

Azerbaijan is interested in attracting Dutch companies for the modernization projects of local greenhouses, as reported by Azernews, citing the Chief Counselor of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Azerbaijan, Shahla Balakishiyeva. She mentioned that this matter was addressed during a meeting in May between the two parties. read more

As South Africa prepares for the upcoming general elections on 29th May 2024, the fruit export industry is "ready to collaborate with the incoming government." Fruit South Africa, along with the nation's significant citrus export sector, is poised to engage with any new administration. read more

The greenhouse enterprise "Agrokonsern," situated in Ukraine's Rivne region, strongly backs the national "Made in Ukraine" program, bolstering the local economy and generating employment opportunities within the community. Greenhouse technologies frequently encounter skepticism from consumers who perceive them as read more

Ostatnie wydarzenia wskazują na skoordynowane działania mające na celu obniżenie cen malin na rynkach ukraińskim i polskim. Według analityków EastFruit, nadchodzący sezon malinowy ma rozpocząć się znacznie wcześniej niż dotychczas, co jest trendem zauważalnym nawet na rynku ukraińskim. read more

The Department of Agriculture (DA) in the Philippines is collaborating with Japan to start exporting Hass avocados, with the goal of entering a market valued at around $150 million. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. held discussions with Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya regarding this matter. read more