P&O Ferries teams up with Finnlines to boost Belgium-UK trade
P&O Ferries announced yesterday (21 February) that it is joining forces with Finnlines to boost the flow of trade between Belgium and the UK by introducing new sailings on the Zeebrugge-Teesport

Turkmenistan exported significantly more tomatoes in 2022
Turkmenistan exported 104 thousand tons of tomatoes to Russian and other countries in 2022, according to data from the UIET. This is significantly more than in 2021, when Turkmenistan entered the

International partners are to help Uzbek exporters enter new markets
On February 17, 2023, the British Embassy in Uzbekistan and the mission of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) signed a partnership agreement to work together on

How will abnormally low prices for strawberries in Moldova in winter affect the 2023 season?
From the very beginning of January of this year, fresh strawberries are sold in supermarkets and fresh boutiques in Chisinau. There are both imported (Greek), and local (grown with the hydroponic

Breeder celebrates 20 years of Cotton Candy Grapes
International Fruit Genetics LLC (IFG), a table grape breeder, is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the breeding of the Cotton Candy™ grape. The Cotton Candy grape was first naturally bred

UK-grown exports reach record high
The value of exports in a number of UK-grown food and drink products has rocketed by nearly 30 per cent, reaching a new high of £4.5bn in 2022, the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) reveals. To

IFG celebrates 20 years of Cotton Candy
International Fruit Genetics (IFG), has celebrated the twentieth anniversary of breeding the table grape variety Cotton Candy in 2023. The Cotton Candy grape was first naturally bred in 2003 by

“If I look into my crystal ball, South Africa will decrease to an average of 65 - 70 million 4,5kg cartons a year.”
It’s interesting how different the 2021 grape season has been compared to 2022, remarks Dandré Gerber, commercial director of AMFRESH in South Africa. The company currently exports 2.4 million

Kapusta czerwona – wzrost cen przyspieszył
W ostatnim tygodniu ceny kapusty czerwonej w polskim dużym hurcie znów wzrosły. To kolejna odsłona tendencji zwyżkowej dla tego warzywa widocznej od trzeciej dekady stycznia

How the use of ethylene in fruit ripening has evolved
Ethylene for fruit ripening has been used for quite some time. The standard application up until the early 1970s was a ‘lecture bottle’ or ‘tube’, both dangerous and not always effective