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Horticultural glass price doubles from growth in solar market

Since September, the price of horticultural glass has changed dramatically. “The glass price has been almost stable for ten years, it only drops a little bit year after year.…

Never too much or too little, that's what disinfecting water with UV is all about

In the horticultural value chain, various aspects of a cultivation add value.  Sun, artificial lighting, and sometimes also packaging before a product is shipped, are all part of…

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UK: Up to 30,000 workers to help reap 2021 harvest

The number of workers permitted to travel to the UK to pick and package fruit and vegetables will be increased for next year’s harvest. The Seasonal Workers Pilot, originally…

Eyes on 2021 after 'challenging strawberry year with big differences'

The dark days before Christmas have arrived. In the VG Berry greenhouses, harvest season has come to an end. Elsewhere, Royal Berry harvests in small amounts until New Year's…

Ronen Akerman

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Saipem to build an Ammonia plant for Haifa Group in Israel

Haifa Group and Saipem have signed a contract worth over 200 million USD for the building of a long-awaited ammonia plant at Mishor Rotem site. The contract was signed during…

"Strawberry production with organic fertilizer is significantly higher”

In innovation center ‘de Kas’ by Van der Knaap Group, tests are being conducted with a diverse range of vegetable crops. The tests focus on various types of substrates and…

Jorne Leemans, Taste Up, Belgium

“Despite the hospitality sector being closed, herb demand's not disappointing"

At Taste Up in Belgium, they can feel Christmas approaching. "The demand for herbs has been noticeably increasing since the end of last week," says Jorne Leemans. "Sales…

Ger Kingma, Hagé International, the Netherlands:

"Moroccan tomatoes gaining ground at the expense of Spanish ones"

In the Dutch imported tomato market, Spanish products are increasingly losing ground to those from Morocco. That's according to Hagé International's Ger…

Turkey: Growers in Erzincan enjoy higher productivity with switch to hydroponic production

Greenhouse production is improving rapidly in Erzincan, located in Eastern Turkey. Curly lettuce growers who started hydroponic production in the city have tripled their…

Pig fertilizer from bioreactor in cucumber

Together with Wageningen University & Research, Van der Knaap Groep has conducted a test in which they have made use of two different types of mineral nutrients. Karel de…

Special Year Overview 2020

Year Overview November 16-30

Taking stock of market developments

The second half of November saw plenty of developments in the market: takeovers, a booming horticulture market in China, and tomatoes really took the limelight. Let's take one…

China: Poverty alleviation project joins hands with pomegranate industry

Relying on the pomegranate industry, the poverty alleviation project jointly built by Liuyuan Town and Dige Town, Yicheng District in Zaozhuang, Shandong Province (China) has…
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Produce Marketing Association hails passage of COVID-19 stimulus package

Late Sunday night, the U.S. House and Senate leadership reached agreement on a $908 billion COVID-19 stimulus package that will bring a desperately needed…

Havecon

Jamie Mastronardi Jr on working with Havecon:

"Always ready to rock"

The 5th episode of "Havecon client speaks..." features Jamie Mastronardi Jr., one of the sons of JEM owner Jamie Mastronardi. Since the winter of 2018/2019 Havecon built…

ATI

Philippines: Greenhouse villages planned as part of “Plant, Plant, Plant” Program

The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), has partnered with four barangays in Caloocan and Quezon cities for the establishment of…

pulsFOG

A new third generation at pulsFOG

Mathias Stahl takes over the management of pulsFOG. Since 1948 the Stahl family has pioneered the thermal and cold fogging industry. In 1968, after two decades of producing…

Horticoop appoints Steven van Nieuwenhuijzen CEO

Coöperatief Koninklijk Tuinbouwcentrum Horticoop announces that Steven van Nieuwenhuijzen will be starting in his role of CEO on the 1st of January, 2021. He will be leading…

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New Columbus farm to bring innovation and job opportunities

“With most of the nation’s greens grown on the West Coast, we’re thrilled to be able to provide Midwest customers year-round access to hyper-local produce. With our centrally…

Urban Crop Solutions appoints new sales manager for North American operations

Urban Crop Solutions appointments Doug Gamble as their North American Sales Manager. Doug has spent over 25 years in management, sales, and business development roles and is…

Rapid response to ToBRFV virus in New Zealand

In New Zealand, the early detection of an imported virus – the Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) – in a small seed lot has allowed steps to be taken to…

"Robots and technology to change retail as we know it"

Dr Sanjit K. Roy, UWA Business School and Dr Gaganpreet Singh, Jindal Global University, look at a retail revolution that is under way, where robots are…

Bioplanet

Useful insects used in southern Italy to preserve quality and defend strawberries

Bioplanet is currently intervening with useful insects in strawberry crops in Campania. Bumblebees are used for pollination and phytoseiidae are used against red spider mites.…

Tomato cultivation in the desert

South of Dakhla, in Morocco, the Agida farm is developing an unusual model of greenhouse cultivation. It is an Economic Interest Group (GIE) created in 2017 on the initiative of the…

Christmas vegetable wars at Tesco, Asda, Aldi and Lidl

In a bid to bring in more shoppers, UK supermarkets have started to cut the prices of Christmas vegetables. Asda, Tesco, Lidl, and Aldi all have special deals…

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Cucumber and zucchini prices at origin fall again in Almeria

Looking at the prices published daily by Hortoinfo, and calculating an average of the different prices for each vegetable in the auctions of the province of…

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"There is a significant demand from private consumers"

Almeria's Raf tomato successfully escapes the impact of the pandemic

The Raf tomato, one of the most representative tomato varieties in the greenhouses of Almería, is successfully weathering the coronavirus crisis. "Prices fell…

Kevin Watson new Compliance Officer for Arizona Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement

Arizona Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (Arizona LGMA) has issued a statement saying it is pleased to welcome Kevin Watson as its new LGMA compliance officer.…

US: Walmart unveils new product return service

Walmart unveils new product return serviceWalmart Inc said on Monday it had launched a service through which customers can schedule a return for a product bought online,…

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Agrilution brings herb gardens into the home with their "Plantcube"

It will always be spring in your kitchen. That is what the "Plantcube" from Agrilution promises; a fully automated greenhouse that enables vertical farming even on a small…

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