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Michel van den Berg, De Best AGF, the Netherlands

"When it's good weather, the fruit flies out the door; now, no-one's interested"

"Our trade depends on the weather. When it's far too cold and very rainy, our soft fruit sales certainly aren't stimulated," says Michel van den Berg of De Best AGF in the…

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Farm Manager - India

BerryWorld Group

“We firmly believe that a strong varietal approach is key to drive value and differentiation in the berry market"

BerryWorld® currently source berries from approximately 30 countries to ensure the continuous supply of berry varieties 52-week a year. The Group owns growing operations in…

Event will not take place this year

Asia Fruit Logistica rescheduled to 2022

Asia’s premier fresh produce trade show cannot take place in September this year because international business travel remains severely limited. The severe limitation…

Tomra also announced appointment of Regional Sales Director for Latin America

New CEO announced for Tomra

Norway-headquartered, global sustainable technology company, Tomra Systems ASA has said that current president and CEO, Stefan Ranstrand, will be replaced by Tove Andersen by November…

Benzi Frutta

Strawberries from Cesena destined to Switzerland, Austria and Sweden

Entrepreneur Antonio Benzi and his collaborator Mirco Zoccoli report that the strawberries produced by Benzi in Cesena are demanded not only by the domestic big retail chain,…

Egyptian red onion season underway, yellow onion season was problematic

The Egyptian onion season hasn’t gone to plan so far. The yellow varieties did not do well on the market, with one exporter claiming they’ve only exported 20% of the stocks…

"Ricircola" project

Plastic is lacking and is increasingly expensive, so recycling it makes even more sense

Recycling plastic is nowadays considered an environmentally responsible action. It will soon become essential, and not only to respect the environment. The Ricircola project,…

VerticalFarmDaily.com

No nutrition needed for outdoor propagated chives

When growing chives indoors, one might think of an indoor farm setting using hydroponics and all the well-known growing parameters around it. However, in Zeeland a province…

Indian capsicum exporters focus on domestic market due to pandemic

“We’ll have to wait for the right time to start exporting again”

Indian fruit trader Triangle Farms has a focus on colored capsicum, and is working on exporting their produce again once the pandemic is under control, says Mohan Urs, COO of…

BerriesZA expects a 10,000 tonne increase in blueberry exports

The export estimate for the upcoming blueberry season has just been finalised: BerriesZA, the South African berry industry, expects to export 25,000 tonnes of blueberries this…

Special Melons / Kiwifruit

O.P. Agricola Campidanese

Delayed start of the season for melons and watermelons

The first "L'Orto di Eleonora" melons and watermelons have been available for the past two weeks. Sales started off slowly and have increased only in the past few days: "It…

Global Focus Machinery/Packaging

Citrus derivative makes transparent wood 100 percent renewable

Five years after introducing see-through wood building material, researchers in Sweden have taken it to another level. They found a way to make their composite 100 percent…

"First container of mangoes from Ivory Coast is in"

Fresh Flow has received the first container of mangoes from Ivory Coast. "We now receive containers every week at Europe Retail Packing in Poeldijk. The color…

UK: Pound Sterling rises against Euro and USD

The Sterling’s rise of more than 1 pc against the dollar to a two-month high was matched by a similar appreciation against the euro. This means the pound is…

DNA markers that elicit resistance discovered

Code for ToBRFV-resistant tomatoes cracked in Israel

TomaTech announces a major advancement in the fight against the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV), which has caused significant economic damage estimated as much as…

Landgard: Later start in the open field due to cold weather

Farms in the west start harvesting open field tunnel cultivated strawberries

Just in time for the start of May, Landgard member farms in the West began harvesting the first tunnel-grown open field strawberries in week 18. "Through this cultivation…

Dirk Veldhuis over new Dutch transport business:

"Grown to 18 trailers in just over a year"

In 2017, Dirk Veldhuis sold his Agri Logistiek shares to HZ Logistics. That was after a long career in the fruit and vegetable transportation sector in the Netherlands. He'd…

Artwork to honor Sicilian producers of the cantaloupe Rubino F1

The ceremonial unveiling of a painting entitled "The sweetest fruit" took place in the city hall of Licata (AG), Italy, in a cordial atmosphere and in compliance with the…

Coveris closes next strategic deal with acquisition of Four04 Packaging

Coveris Group continues its strategic expansion and acquires UK based flexible packaging manufacturing and trading business Four 04 Packaging, based in…

Eden Research’s Cedroz pesticide gets approval from Italian regulators

According to a spokesperson from Eden Research PLC, its commercial collaborator, Eastman Chemical Company, has received authorization from Italian regulators…

Refrigerated logistics: a sector poised to grow?

"With shifting consumer trends and other factors, the cold-chain logistics sector is seemingly set to only showcase growth in the coming years. Data, supported by several…

Azienda agricola Terrealsole

A short supply chain product must be effectively communicated

Seasonality dictates the timing of production, as well as weather conditions. This somehow allows to understand the aspects and the difficulties of farming. "The April 2021…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Ecuador see £0.44: 42% drop from last week

This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale…

Belgium: SNCB launches fruit and veg takeaway pick-up concept

Belgian travellers and local residents can order fresh, locally produced fruit and vegetables online, only to collect them from SNCB train stations once a week. By 21 May, the…

Mecaflor

Video New strawberry plant cutting machine cuts 2000 plants per hour

Cutting young strawberry plants, easily, fast, clean, uniform, and without noise. With these requirements, Mecaflor, a French manufacturer of machines and accessories for the…

Prince de Bretagne: 25% of organic crops by 2030

With 1,700 producers, 470,000 tons of fruit and vegetables sold in more than 30 countries and 345 million euros [419 million USD] in revenue, Prince de…

NRW: Geographical location delays new construction plans on former coal mine site

The first tomatoes will be harvested in August 2022 at the latest

For half a year now, not much has been heard about the plans to build an XXL greenhouse for tomatoes and peppers with an area of around 100,000 m2 on the…

Manvert silikon increases firmness, reduces cracking, dehydration and weight loss and tackles stress

High concentration silicon, the great ally for quality and postharvest in fruit

The interest in silicon-based products is growing on the market, as their benefits have been widely studied and proven in all types of crops. In fruit trees, high…

Proexport's general assembly debates the need to maintain the conditions of the Tajo-Segura transfer

"They want to force us to stop using fresh water at 11 cents/m³ and start using desalinated water at 60 cents/m³"

On Friday, the president of the Region of Murcia, Fernando Lopez Miras, closed the general assembly of the Association of Producers and Exporters of Fruits and…

Spain has growth potential given the demand for subtropical fruits in Europe

Enrique Colilles, the general director of Trops, stated in an interview with Efe that Spain has enormous growth potential given the increase in demand for…

The good price of peppers lengthens the end of the season in the Poniente Almeriense

According to the report on the status of Andalusian crops corresponding to the period between April 26 and May 2, 2021, that was published by the General…

frosts put stone fruits against the ropes

This was the coldest April in the Mediterranean in the last 30 years

The spring weather has significantly affected the European summer fruit campaign reducing the production in northern Spain, France, and Italy. According to the…

Potato supplier R.S. Cockerill still growing, together with Aldi

Yorkshire potato farm R.S. Cockerill is celebrating 30 years of a successful partnership with Aldi. The Dunnington-based farm started supplying potatoes to the…

Producers request common environmental labeling for all products

The Platano de Canarias' carbon footprint is one-sixth smaller than that of a banana

The Platanos de Canarias has a carbon footprint of 195.16 grams of CO₂ per kilo of fruit, i.e. one-sixth of the carbon footprint that traditional bananas have.…

APM Terminals agrees divestment of APM Terminals Rotterdam to Hutchinson Ports

APM Terminals (APMT) and Hutchison Ports are pleased to announce that Hutchison Ports Netherlands B.V., a subsidiary of Hutchison Ports, has signed an agreement to acquire the…

Budget 2021-22

Federal Government to boost biosecurity, land management and workforce issues for agriculture industry

The Australian government has committed around $850million in funding in an attempt to drive competitiveness, growth and resilience in the agriculture sector. In the Federal…

California grower sees opportunities for celeriac

Ever heard of celeriac? The root vegetable is slowly but steadily gaining popularity in the North American market. It all started a couple years ago with the request from the…

Tight market for Mexican limes

Supplies of limes currently from Mexico are tight. “We had a significant amount of rain back in January so the weather conditions messed up the bloom,” says Alex Landin of…

Navigating the transition on ginger growing regions

Ginger supplies are transitioning between growing regions and good-quality ginger is more scarce currently. China: Kian Fattahi with Global Farms Enterprises in Los Angeles,…

Date distribution expands to the East Coast and Europe

Joolies, known for fresh organic California Medjool dates, has expanded distribution to the U.S. East Coast and into Europe, including the UK. In the U.S., Joolies can now be…

Penn State and USDA research:

CRISPR/Cas technology could enable early diagnosis of devastating citrus disease

Penn State and U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists have used cutting-edge CRISPR/Cas technology to develop a diagnostic test that could enable early diagnosis of citrus…

Ocean Network Express expands its refrigerated container fleet

Ocean Network Express (ONE) continues to expand its currentrefrigerated container (reefer) fleet by adding another 27,500 new units (including 850 units equipped with advanced…

Brand advocates build awareness of California avocados

Bloggers, chefs, dietitians and other personalities are valued communicators for the California avocado marketing program. They work with the California Avocado Commission…

New vessel services link Ports of Oakland and Seattle with China and Taiwan

As global trade booms, the container shipping industry is introducing another new vessel service at the Port of Oakland. The Port announced yesterday that…

Protecting Australia’s citrus industry against anthracnose

Australia is a major citrus producer with lemons, oranges and mandarins grown in every mainland state. There is approximately 26,000 hectares of citrus…

Chinese apple prices remaining low

In the past year, prices of everyday commodities continued to rise; many categories have seen record-high prices, but apple prices have continued to hit new…

Andean countries support a global alliance against Fusarium TR4

The Inter-American Institute of Cooperation for Agriculture (IICA) stated that the Ministers and high Agriculture authorities of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador,…

Peru closes the table grape campaign with a 17% growth

The closure of the Peruvian table grape campaign shows positive results. The Association of Producers and Exporters of Table Grapes of Peru (PROVID) stated…

Export season delayed as well

Uzbekistan will again export fewer cherries

This year, as of May 7, there is a low activity in the exports of cherries from Uzbekistan. Moreover, the small batches of cherries that are being picked are…

Westfalia Fruit partners with food lovers market to bring meals to the vulnerable

Westfalia Fruit has once again partnered with Food Lover’s Market and FoodForward SA in South Africa to provide one million+ meals to the vulnerable this World Hunger Month.…

Analyticsinsight.net

Top 5 agricultural robots that rule the world

The impact that automation has left on each and every sector is commendable. We have got used to automation so much that getting done with certain tasks manually doesn’t just…

Retail

Dreamstime

Dino Polska: 24.3% year-on-year growth in revenue in Q1

Morrisons has reported a sharp slowdown in quarterly sales growth

India: Zomato to invest $100mln in Grofers to back grocery delivery ambitionsFood delivery giant Zomato may invest $100mln in online grocery startup Grofers after talks of a…

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