Marc Peyres, Blue Whale:

Exceptional year for apples

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• Head of Agronomy: Research & Development - Berlin, Germany

Volker Reuter (Reuter & Heka LLC on the current market situation

"Brisk demand for Spanish onions and onions from the Palatinate"

Michel Lesage, Lesage Champignons, Belgium

"Rising vegetable consumption, popularity of meat replacers doing mushrooms good"

Issues on GMO certificates for apples have been solved by Turkish and Indian government

Arie van Helden (Global Fresh International) on start of India grape season:

"'Finger shape' grapes are doing particularly well on the Asian market"

Francisco Sánchez, manager of Onubafruit:

"The continuity of Spanish strawberry cultivation is in danger because nobody respects it"

World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) presents annual Southern Hemisphere production forecast

First red and yellow bell peppers available at Harvest House

"European retailers are eagerly awaiting first Dutch bell peppers again"

New initiative launched by VIP: La Saporeria

Not just apples but emotions

Gabriel Escobar, head of the Escobi Commercial Department:

"Zucchini consumption growing every year in households and the pandemic has driven it further"

Special Asia

Global Focus Organics

South African pumpkin season started earlier at French 888 Fruit Company

"Ramadan always benefits pumpkin consumption"

Swiss supplier Reust AG is waiting for the reopening of the catering trade

"Now it's just a matter of holding on"

First joint project of the high-bay warehouse producer "KOAT" and "activeIT".

Automated high-bay warehouse at Gemüsebau Steiner in Bavaria

What’s new in 2021 for Les Paysans de Rougeline?

Infarm ushers in new era of cloud-based vertical farming

Scalable, sustainable, stable and global farming network

2020 ended with an overall value of €814 million for the Italian fresh-cut segment

Arrigoni offers its ranges of Libeccio and Scirocco meshes

Windbreaker and shading meshes that increase citrus yields by up to 30%

More than 100 million Marlene® apples make their debut with new image

Gerard Pronk expects only the Conference to remain in the Netherlands

"Current pear season tough, waiting for better days"

The association will join the national strike on February 24

UNA faces the enormous challenge of changing Almeria's agricultural sustainability model

Consus Fresh launch AI-based label verification solution

Now load passports are simple, speedy and digital

Paperless load passports now available

The Foxdrive Plus by Checchi&Magli is a universal and multi-purpose type gripper transplanter. Video below.

Efficient and easy transplanting of sweet potatoes

Unica Group, Coexphal and Bioline working together on a project to promote integrated control in agriculture

Spain

Cucumber and eggplant prices rise as the supply falls in Andalusia

Florette collected 3,500 tons of fresh vegetables in Soria during 2020

"All of our varieties come from fields that are close to the production centers"

Preparations for the arrival in Spain of thousands of seasonal workers in times of COVID

Canarian producers insist that it is not possible to establish a minimum sale price for bananas

How Catalonia's leading citrus exporter to Europe went bankrupt

Agrofruit's road to bankruptcy

Stefan Fässler, Fässler Salate:

"We are on the road to producing vegetables CO2-free"

Turkey's banana production increased by 32.8% in 2020

Transfesa Logistics adds new freight connection in France

Australian berry volumes grow amid labour shortage concerns

Well-known marketer takes the reins at South African avo organisation

No substantial crop losses

Cold weather will likely cause a delayed peak for Louisiana strawberry season

César Padovani of Mavanni:

“2020 was a challenging year full of ups and downs for bananas”

Analysis and assessment of the effects and damages in Uvanova's Chilean table grapes

"Only 18-22 million of the 60 million boxes that come from the affected regions could be exported"

"Old-world goodness with a twist of modern world traits"

New Vitalis Organic Seeds tomato lineup:  Mixologist Collection

USA Pears on a mission to fill fruit bowls and drive produce consumption with industry partnership

Betina Ernst: “The blueberry never ceases to amaze. Each campaign brings new surprises "

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. announces fourth quarter and full year 2020 financial results

COVID-19 pandemic impacted net sales during 2020 by an estimated $303.6 million

Chile-ASOEX Blueberry Committee's Crop Report for week 7

Chilean organic blueberry exports increase by 25%

South Korea: Onion imports more than quadrupled in early 2021

Growers in Hawaii need better data to base decisions on

South Korea has most expensive fruit imports in the world

Mr. Apple appoints Advertising and Marketing Supervisor

The value of Peruvian ginger exports increased by 156% in 2020

Retail

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