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Patrick Bauwens, Aucxis, Belgium

“Auctions are still the best way to determine correct reference prices”

The Belgian company, Aucxis, is active in 26 countries globally. It's known in Belgian and Dutch fresh produce sectors mainly for its auctioning systems. "Auction automation…

Bernd Jäger (Jäger Gemüse LLC) on the situation on the free market

"Reichenau tomatoes on home stretch, lamb's lettuce harvest picks up speed"

Despite the current circumstances, the German greenhouse vegetable harvest has gone according to plan so far. On the island of Reichenau - one of the most important growing…

PSB Producción Vegetal plants 45,000 new hybrids in Murcia and France

New improvement program for flat nectarine, plum and cherry varieties

PSB Producción Vegetal, a company that produces and distributes hybrid stone fruits, is carrying out a new program to improve flat nectarine, plum and cherry varieties. The…

Richard Diplock, Eric Wall Ltd, looks back on 2020

"For the first time in 44 years of trading, we started operating night shifts"

It might be a bit early for a year overview, but hey – it's 2020 and everything has been different this year. On top of that, last week the last harvest of the year was…

Gebana sees market potential for Greek organic kaki

"Trial delivery was sold out within a very short time"

Our Kakis originate predominantly from Spain. Only small supplementary quantities - for example from Italy or Israel - arrive in the European markets. But Swiss company Gebana…

Proposals by Molari Berries & Breeding. Raspberries are available

Blackberries and blueberries, new improved varieties

In a year marked by important business changes, Molari Berries & Breeding is working with its entire team for this new season. However, making forecasts in such an…

Dirk Burger – Sun World

The grape replacing South Africa’s Thompson Seedless

The latest vine census of the South African table grape industry indicates that over the past year, a quarter of South Africa’s Thompson Seedless vineyards were removed. At…

Deliveries of fresh Sicilian produce in the heart of Amsterdam

PuraVitaFood is an importer of produce - fresh, semi-processed and processed - which also provides a delivery service thanks to a network of selected suppliers. Products are…

Increased testing to continue in December

Will ozone become a viable alternative for CIPC?

Sprout inhibitor CIPC has been officially banned in the Netherlands and Belgium with France and the rest of the European Union expected to follow soon. The impact on the…

It's like playing chess in an international context

The banana industry is facing a very difficult time

"The banana business is in a very complicated, difficult situation," said Alessandro Dal Bello, vice president Dal Bello-Sife. “There is a lot of product in the ports,…

Special Wholesale markets

Thomas Stütz, Früchte Braun LLC:

"Thanks to the sales from our stocks we are able to fully utilize our employees, even in the lockdown"

The German fruit and vegetable industry is back in lockdown mode. Delivery and collection services are being resumed and wholesalers are opening their doors to consumers to…

Global focus citrus

Market supply is larger than demand

Product quality of Chinese tangerines is less than ideal

The overall surface area devoted to tangerines in Sichuan has not increased this year, and the production volume is more or less the same as last year. However, the product…

Hars & Hagebauer broaden their horizons

"Import from China has grown explosively in the last year"

For decades, Hars en Hagebauer BV has been a well-known name in fruit import in the Netherlands. The German family business, founded in 1882, has been active in the…

The company specializes in fennel that exports to all of Europe

New website for Fino'

There are now new graphics and new content for the website of Caligari&Babbi, who specialize in fennel. The address remains the same: www.finocchioitaliano.com Vittorio Caligari…

Gert Last, Mondipal, the Netherlands

“Shallower plastic fruit boxes provide more space and a little less pressure”

Most fruit growers probably have large cubic crates. They mainly use these to store apples and pears for long periods in ULO cold stores. These are often crates with a height…

Ludan Fresh Supplies presents Sempreverde

Aromatic herbs in cardboard boxes

"We created our Sempreverde range due to the increasing interest in potted aromatic herbs and with the objective of optimizing the resources used while introducing containers…

Stefano Foschi from Bioplanet

Anastatus bifasciatus the best weapon against brown marmorated stink bug

It is now possible to make the first evaluations on the biological control of the brown marmorated stink bug in a year when its presence in Italy seems to have generally…

Saving costs and sustainability go hand in hand

"Whoever says strawberries, says Hoogstraten. Rightly so, because Hoogstraten Cooperative grew out of strawberry cultivation. In the meantime, Hoogstraten is also known as the…

Aweta installs an apple sorting and packaging line in Chile

The apples of Southern Chile are waiting for news. In the Unifrutti plant in Linares (total storage capacity 25,658 m2), the installation of a modern Aweta line for sorting…

Items include orange juice and sweet potatoes

EU imposes tariffs on $4 billion of US goods

The European Union will impose tariffs on up to US$4 billion of U.S. imports in retaliation for U.S. subsidies for Boeing , but said on Monday it was hopeful…

Spain

New device to determine quality and shelf life of fruits and vegetables in real time

A team of researchers from the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT) has patented a device that makes it possible to estimate the quality losses that a…

Alicante, Spain

"Citrus orders are increasing every day"

The citrus season in Alicante started with 40% higher average prices than last season for many varieties, like mandarins. Jóvenes Agricultores Asaja Alicante…

Almost half of La Mancha PDO's saffron production is shipped to the US

7 to 10 days before the end of the saffron harvest in the Spanish region of Castilla-La Mancha, the Regulatory Council of the Azafrán de La Mancha Designation…

Shipping lines to set up new routes to Europe to meet post-Brexit demand

The State’s maritime development agency has stated that shipping companies will create more direct ferry services to mainland Europe if Brexit congests the key UK “land…

UK House of Lords raises concern over post-Brexit organic exports

UK peers have called for an update on UK-EU talks surrounding a post-Brexit organics equivalence agreement as farmers fear organic food exports could be…

Chilean cherries sell well in China after early-season imports of US and Canadian cherries was limited

The Chilean cherry export season is in full swing. China is the largest importer of Chilean cherries, and has been for years. Chilean cherries are as popular…

Alex Guzman, CEO of Huercasa USA:

"US demand for value-added produce has gone up this year"

Demand for value-added produce has risen this year as more consumers have been cooking at home due to the ongoing complications. Huercasa offers Ready to Eat produce range,…

Brian Numainville of the Retail Feedback Group:

“Consumers are gravitating toward price-focused retailers like Aldi during pandemic”

Discount retailers such as Aldi and Lidl have been seeing growth in the US market, and both Aldi and Lidl have significant expansion plans for the coming years. According to…

Fundraising campaign kicks off at Coles to support Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision

Two families united by the shared loss of a loved one will kick off a campaign at Coles to help find a cure for patients diagnosed with blood cancers. The partnership between…

APAL call for collaboration as US imports working group gets busy

APAL’s US Apples Access working group are is currently working steadfastly to submit a review of the scientific biosecurity threat posed by the proposed import…

Where will pricing go on Chilean cherries?

Imported cherries will begin this week with fruit from Chile and from Argentina. “Every year Chile is expanding acreage and their volume that’s available.…

Weather monitoring to improve table grape disease management in Western Australia

High-tech weather stations are being installed on four table grape properties across Western Australia's Swan Valley, South West and Gascoyne, as part of a new project to…

The Hardest Harvest

Canadian greenhouse grower releases documentary about guest worker program

Nature Fresh Farms has released a twenty-two-minute documentary offering an inside look at their operations during the Covid-19 outbreak centering around the experiences of…

Autogrow challenges other industry players to publish APIs

Autogrow is calling for more public APIs (Application Programming Interface), giving increased access for growers to their own data, and fostering faster innovation in the…

IFG looks forward to securing its intellectual property rights for grape varieties in China

International Fruit Genetics (IFG) a California-based fruit breeding company has filed for patent / plant breeders' rights / plant variety rights and trademark…

Horticulture New Zealand keen to work with new government

Horticulture New Zealand - which advocates for New Zealand’s 6000 plus fruit and vegetable growers - is keen to work with the new Government to ensure the…

MSC to take part in Asia Fruit Logistica ON and speak at Cool Logistics Asia

MSC will be taking part at the upcoming Asia Fruit Logistica (AFL) ON, the leading continental trade show for Asia’s fresh produce business, which is happening…

Bay Of Plenty post-harvest facility prepares for stage 4 expansion

Confidence in the kiwifruit industry’s export growth is fuelling Mount Pack & Cool’s plans to charge ahead with new investment in innovation and increased…

The potential for strengthening skills and training capacity to boost the Tanzanian horticulture sector

The horticulture sector is the fastest growing industry within Tanzania’s agricultural sector, with an annual average growth rate of 11%. Exports have increased steeply in the…

Ocean Mist Farms

Recent freeze brings a special winter option for a limited time: Frost Kissed® artichokes

Ocean Mist Farms, the grower and marketer of fresh artichokes, welcomes the first Frost Kissed® crop of the season. The Frost Kissed artichokes are currently being shipped to…

Chiquita deploys nationwide disaster response to Hurricane Eta relief effort

Chiquita is lending a helping hand to Central Americans impacted by Hurricane Eta by spearheading donation efforts from its North American headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, FL.…

Rijk Zwaan

Rijk Zwaan at Asia Fruit Logistica

Responding to a changing market

The coronavirus outbreak appears to be reinforcing four key consumer trends in particular. At Asia Fruit Logistica ON 2020, Rijk Zwaan will be sharing details of solutions…

Xinyang Normal University, China:

Telling children that carrots help them see in the dark ‘can damage them in later life’

Researchers from China’s Xinyang Normal University have stated that telling kids ‘white lies’ like “Eating carrots will help you see in the dark” could give them psychological…

YY Nation from Wellington

Eco-friendly shoes made from pineapple husk for footwear sustainability

There is a new, eco-friendly shoe collection from New Zealand, made from products like bamboo, algae, sugarcane and pineapple husk. Produced by Wellington-based start-up YY…

Improving sperm quality with dietary changes

Studies recommend intake of walnuts, almonds, leafy vegetables and fresh fruits

Millions of people in this world are infertile and some scientists expect this number to rise with time. With regard to infertility in men, it is thought a person’s diet is…

Retail

Second legal claim over patents for Ocado by robotics company AutoStore

The European Union charges Amazon with damaging retail competition

Montenegro: Voli denies sale to Lidl, plans regional expansionMontenegro-based supermarket chain Voli has rejected speculation that it is to be sold to German discounter Lidl.…

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