HortiDaily Newsletter | Friday, July 4, 2025

From bud to bot: Grafting robots in global horticulture

Precision plant propagation and mechanization are becoming a global trend, specifically when it comes to laborious and time-consuming tasks like…

Global market overview: peppers

In Italy, bell pepper prices are under pressure due to Dutch competition and weak demand, with current wholesale prices below break-even levels. Meanwhile, Carmagnola…

"plants endure better than people"

Growers deal with extreme weather

It's been hot! Netherlands and Ontario both endured some interesting weather and growers scheduled their work accordingly. During the hot period, in…

Cabbage plants with strong resistance from the greenhouse

Earlier this year, plant nursery Gitzels missed out on the Horticultural Entrepreneur Award — but that doesn't change the fact that in Wervershoof,…

Comparison made between greenhouse vegetables and open field tomatoes

Hot, dry summers; torrential rain causing rivers to burst their banks. These days that is all too familiar. Climate patterns are changing, and the main…

The French market is growing but still dominated by imports

French raspberry production up by 4% this year

With around 3,400 tons produced each year in France, the French raspberry sector remains modest compared to its imports, which still cover 85% of…

Rodney Bierhuizen, Sunrise Greenhouses

“Instead of four people cleaning with a broom, we now send one guy out”

"Cleaning ground cloth is a challenge. We're always looking for better and more efficient ways to do it," says Rodney Bierhuizen, co-owner of Canadian…

DENSO on the Axia acquisition

"Accelerating the development of innovative cultivation methods"

DENSO Corporation confirmed it has acquired Axia Vegetable Seeds, the vegetable seed breeding company headquartered in the Netherlands, focused on…

How to heat your greenhouse safely and effectively

To maintain healthy yields, greenhouse growers must cultivate optimal temperature and humidity levels year-round. "Even in the most idyllic climate,…

"20% more pepper than usual in Murcia is not enough to destabilise the markets"

Oversupply in Murcia and the Netherlands pushes pepper prices down

The pepper season is fully underway in the Spanish Region of Murcia, with some excess production because of imbalances in the plantations due to…

FPC blasts UK border regulations as "world-class embarrassment"

The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) has condemned the Government's continuing failure to provide real answers to real questions—questions that affect…

Russia faces seed shortage due to ban on Dutch imports

Russian farmers may face a shortage of vegetable seeds after the government banned imports from the Netherlands, one of the country's key suppliers. The ban,…

International Berries Days (IBD) and International Asparagus Days (IAD)

Soft fruit in the spotlight for the first time, alongside asparagus

From October 7th to 10th, 2025, the 5th edition of the International Asparagus Days (IAD) will be held in Bordeaux. This is a key event for…

Nigerian entrepreneur launches indoor farm in Canada to cultivate indigenous vegetables

In an effort to alleviate the financial burden of food imports, Nigerian entrepreneur Adebowale Onafowora has launched an innovative indoor farm in…

Expanded organic offerings in the spotlight

Windset Farms® is gearing up for the Organic Produce Summit (OPS), taking place July 9 - 10 in Monterey, California. This will be the company's second…

CAN: Changing the lettuce game from a shipping container

Grocery shoppers in St. Anthony can now purchase fresh, locally-grown, spinach, kale and lettuce on their supermarket shelves, all year round. Sabri…

Ukraine loses more than a third of its harvest due to lack of vegetable storage facilities

In Ukraine, up to 35% of the vegetable harvest is lost due to the lack of proper storage conditions. To overcome this problem, the government is…

Taiwan set to begin importing blueberries from Poland

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) announced on Tuesday that Taiwan is preparing to open its market to fresh blueberries from Poland, as he hosted a…

Webinar on AI, robotics announced for July 30

While headlines promise fully autonomous farms, the real story of AI and robotics in CEA is more nuanced—and more practical. This free webinar will…

Exhibit space open for CPMA 2026 Convention and Trade Show

Planning is in full swing for the Canadian Produce Marketing Association's 2026 Convention and Trade Show, happening April 28–30 at the Metro Toronto…

The Greenery reports €22.1 million profit for 2024

In a year marked by market challenges, The Greenery reported a net profit of €22.1 million for 2024 and delivered a fifth consecutive annual profit…

“We’re exposing students to the entire system that supports food production”

A shipping container in the middle of EPIC Campus in Littleton, Colorado, has become an unexpected training ground for the next generation of…

Dutch cucumber greenhouse becomes camper storage

The greenhouse of Albert and Jolanda Kosdi in Oosterhout has recently been prepared — not for a new crop, but for... campers. The cucumber growers have…

M&S Food latest advert spotlighting King Cherries

Jumbo has reported an increase in turnover and market share in H1

UK: Waitrose announces multi-million pound investment in a south west distribution centreWaitrose has announced a multi-million pound investment in a…