Steady growth of Ecuador banana shipments
Ecuador continues to see stable growth in its banana exports. The volume of cumulative exports in April reached 133.1 million boxes, 4.6% higher than at the same point in 2022 (127.3 million

Little Leaf Farms inaugurates greenhouse, will add a new one in fall
US lettuce grower, Little Leaf Farms, is announcing it will open a new state-of-the-art greenhouse in McAdoo, Pennsylvania, this fall. This will be the fifth greenhouse for Little Leaf Farms and

Georgia sets sights on global blueberry market: anticipates harvesting Over 3000 Tons in 2023 season
Massive harvesting of blueberries will begin in Georgia in a week. In the last two seasons due to relatively cold weather and rains in producing regions, the beginning of the harvesting season

Switzerland: Strawberry season is open
The dull, wet spring weather has delayed the start of the strawberry season by seven days. Over the next few weeks, Swiss producers will harvest more than 1,000 t of the sweet fruit each week, the

Zimbabwean smallholder farmers take up the baton to export peas
Smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe benefit from the space that opened up in the export pea sector as large-scale commercial farmers in Zimbabwe switched to blueberries. Right: Memory Gonye, a

More British Columbia blueberries expected for the fresh market this season
British Columbia blueberry growers, packers and shippers see some new opportunities in the fresh market for the 2023 season. “We anticipate fresh market pricing in the peak season to be more

"Open ground vegetables ready a lot later across the board"
The Dutch open ground vegetable season is getting off to a delayed start this year. "We have started slowly, but we are still a week to ten days later than other years," Robert Vogel of AGF-Direct

Spain, 80% of cherries lost in Jerte
The cherry campaign is off to a difficult start in Italy, but also in Spain, where in the Valle del Jerte community in Extremadura, production has been severely damaged by the heavy rains that

Vertical Future partners with Modi Fresh in India
Vertical Future partnered with Modi Fresh to bring its advanced vertical farming and crop science insights to the Indian market. The partnership will see a joint venture established between the

The fourth edition of the Morocco Berry Conference is taking place on November 9th in Les Dunes d’Or congress hall in Agadir
Agadir has witnessed a rapid development of berries. In less than 10 years, raspberries and blueberries have exceeded an area of 4,500 hectares under greenhouse and out-of-soil cultivation. In

Rainy start to 2023 is mixed blessing for Central Coast avocado growers
Despite the rainy winter seen on the Central Coast this year, one local grower in Morro Bay says they are harvesting more fruit than in previous years. Bruce Harwood, store manager of the Morro