CAC invests 22 million euros in seed production
More than 22 million euros invested, and eight thousand square meters of a new area for logistics and production capacity, is what Cooperativa Agricola Cesenate announced last week when speaking

Bananas from Colombia at £1.10
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

Torres and Llusar create Iberian Premium Fruits
After their merger two years ago, Torres and Llusarhan have created the Iberian Premium Fruits group with the intention of becoming the European leader in the production and distribution of

Letsitele citrus grower comes closer to its community
Groep 91 Uitvoer, a family-owned citrus producer from Letsitele has been successfully growing and exporting lemons, grapefruit and Valencia oranges across the globe for more than three decades,

"At present, the performance of imported oranges in the Chinese market is poor."
In the imported orange market in China, from December to June of the following year, American oranges and Egyptian oranges are on the market. In China, American oranges are mainly used for fresh

The Natural Fruit Company goes solar
The Natural Fruit Company (TNFC) has reported good progress in the implementation its Corporate Social Responsibility strategy. As part of its commitment to cut its carbon footprint, the company

LEAF announces new CEO
Linking Environment And Farming (LEAF) has today (12 April) announced the appointment of David Webster as its new chief executive. Webster will take up the position in September 2023, taking over

"We expect volumes of some vegetables to decline in 2023"
The past year produced an unprecedented situation for Reichenau market gardeners who have a focus on "greenhouse cultivation". On the one hand the rising energy costs and the more expensive

Grapefruit prototypes sold for over $100 a box at the 1904 World's Fair
If grapefruit were a person, it might be that neighbor of yours who you enjoy having a chat with whenever you run into them at the corner grocery store, but who you probably wouldn't go out of

Peru: Pitahaya could become a new export crop
In 2023, the Andean country began exporting pitahaya, following trial exports in 2022. The deliveries are still very manageable in terms of volume, but the industry has high expectations,