How to maximize profits from selling cut flowers? Choosing chrysanthemums. It is a durable flower for bouquets with excellent value for money. read more

When writing about logistics problems and their potential resolution, the metaphor that writers usually reach for is the light at the end of the tunnel. But if fruit exporters in the Western Cape do currently see any such thing during these dark days for South African ports – by no means
read more

It’s been more than seven years since Yello, a new yellow-skinned apple bred in Japan and grown in the Südtirol region of Italy, was officially unveiled at Interpoma in Bolzano. Since that initial launch, the variety has apparently built up a committed customer base as its production volumes
read more

Alongside other products, fresh fruit and vegetables naturally play an important role in these results. Important markets now include Saudi Arabia, to which over 66,000 tonnes of apples were exported, India, where 51,000 tonnes of apples from Italy ended up, and the Arab
read more

Mexico’s papaya production has almost doubled in the past decade. According to figures from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, production grew 48.3 per cent, from 765,000 tonnes in 2013 to 1.135m tonnes in 2023 as a result of increased acreage and higher productivity. read more

Spain’s Agroponiente Group’s sales grew 4 per cent in volume and value in the first half of the 2023/24 campaign, despite what it described as a difficult start to the season. The figures build on 2023’s record results, in which sales hit €340m. read more

Van Lange turned away from the traditional chemical processes for manufacturing plastics and developed a completely new method for producing durable and reusable plastic in a completely new way. The trick? Physical forces. read more

Japanese vertical farm and development group, Spread, has started construction on a new fresh-cut lettuce processing facility Techno Fresh Hadano. Located near Kyoto, the facility will be the first to implement company’s latest shelf-life increasing technology.  read more

In British Columbia, migrant farmworkers, primarily from Mexico and Guatemala, are pursuing legal action against the federal government. They allege that their rights have been violated due to deductions from their pay for employment insurance premiums, which they cannot claim upon the
read more

Cso Italy, giving voice to its members, who represent some of the most important companies in the fruit and vegetable sector in terms of exported volumes, raises the alarm over the dramatic situation created by the blockage of the Suez Canal. read more

Israel is facing the prospect of a serious shortage of certain vegetables due to ongoing military actions hindering the cultivation of borderlands and a lack of labour in agriculture. read more

The sharp and sudden drop in the mercury column accompanied by morning frosts, after the abnormally hot weather, puts vegetables and vegetables grown outdoors at risk. This is the alarm launched by Coldiretti, on the occasion of the irruption of freezing air with temperatures below zero and
read more

"Worldwide, we observe a shift towards indoor cultivation in leafy greens. Driven by supply security, reduced water and fertilizer usage, and, of course, the desire for maximum yield per square meter. Leafy greens are logically following the trend set by well-known crops such as tomatoes,
read more

The production of perene in the main countries of the Southern Hemisphere - Argentina, South Africa and Chile - is expected to grow slightly over last year by about 2 percentage points, for an aggregate value of more than 1.3 million tonnes. This is according to a recent Fas report (the
read more

According to EastFruit analysts, based on the insights of the fruit growers’ associations of Moldova, in December 2023 the country exported about 12.4 thousand tons of table grapes, most of which went to the countries of the European Union. That’s a lot less than earlier expectations of
read more

Two major companies in Israel, Shufersal and Rami Levi, have stopped ordering grapes from South Africa. This decision is driven by concerns about a consumer boycott related to South Africa's lawsuit against Israel. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, this week there was an unexpected collapse in wholesale prices for table grapes in Tajikistan. According to Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov, an international expert on the fruit and vegetable business, in just one week the price of white varieties of table grape varieties
read more

French maritime transport titan, CMA CGM, has announced its acquisition of the UK-based logistics firm, Wincanton. The deal, valued at approximately £569 million, forms part of CMA CGM's strategy to broaden its reach in the UK and Ireland. read more

Last Friday, two editions of the FreshPlaza.com newsletter were not sent to all the subscribers, due to an IT issue. The issue has since been resolved, but we'd not want you to miss out on these newsletters entirely. Below you'll find the links to the North American and European newsletters of
read more

UniCreditsupports Conad- Consorzio Nazionale Dettaglianti Società Cooperativa - on its path of sustainability by activating a EUR 25 million ceiling for the largest organisation of independent retail entrepreneurs in Italy. read more