Untapped potential highlighted in the KZN South Coast’s crop export market
For years, the KZN South Coast’s local farmers have taken advantage of the area’s nutrient-rich soil, steady rainfall pattern, and high duration of sunshine to grow and export quality bananas

Living Organic Basil back on shelves
Windset Farms® is thrilled to reintroduce Living Organic Basil to its line of greenhouse-grown products. With vibrant green leaves and strong aromatics and flavor, this herb has become a summer

Princess Amandine supports potato consumption with a Pop Up Store
On the occasion of the availability of the new potato, Princesa Amandine has launched a Pop Up Store in the Mercado de la Paz in Madrid which will be open until 17th June. This project is part of

China and New Zealand foster research ties
New Zealand research institute Plant & Food Research has hosted a visit from Dr Zhigang Wang, China’s minister of science and technology as the two countries celebrated their research links.

Thousands flock to G’s open farm extravaganza
G’s Fresh welcomed over 7,500 visitors to its site on Open Farm Sunday this year. The event on 11 June was boosted by some of the best weather of the year so far, with activities spread across

#YourHarvest takes to TikTok
The NFU is taking to social media to launch this year’s #YourHarvest campaign and celebrate the British arable sector’s significant contribution to the nation’s economy and food production.

May: volumes plummet for large-scale retail trade
In May, the fruit and vegetable department of the large-scale retail trade showed a clear drop in sales, mainly due to fruit. However, if one looks at the progressive figures since January, the

Bananas from Belize at £0.90: unchanged 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 markets in Birmingham and

Goławin - jakie ceny truskawek 13.06?
Handel truskawkami na giełdzie Goławin wyraźnie spowolnił. To w ogromnej mierze wynik pogorszenie pogody. Mało jest sprzedających, a to już zaczęło znajdować odzwierciedlenie

Shipping restrictions hit Panama Canal
The worst drought for 70 years has hit the Panama Canal, forcing strict new regulations that slash the capacity of some containerships by 40 per cent and will likely increase the price of UK-US

In Tanzania, they ripen bananas in wicker baskets filled with straw and hay
In May, a Tanzanian fruit company asked Frits Popma of the Dutch company Popma Fruit Expertise to visit. They wanted him to identify the banana chain's strengths and weaknesses. This photo was

Jingold, southern hemisphere kiwis at the starting line
After an excellent production season, the first Jingold kiwifruit from the southern hemisphere are coming to market with increased production and excellent quality. The harvesting phase, which

Trap-Eye wins Greentech Innovation Award
Trap-Eye, the automated and accurate sticky trap monitoring system from Dutch group Biobest, has won the Greentech Innovation Award Launched at the event in Amsterdam, Trap-Eye employs AI to make