As mechanical harvesting increases in most sectors, there is one area where it is on the decline. it is yet another victim of the ravages of citrus greening disease. In Florida mechanical harvesting has declined 74% as a result of the disease. “The main reason (for the decline) is greening,” said Dave Crumbly, vice president […]

The export of leeks to Germany is going quite quietly at the moment. “The big traders in that country still have enough production and there are small amounts going to small dealers. There is more than enough German leek available, a lot has been cultivated this year, especially in Pfalz. As long as the temperatures […]

The Swiss Ministry of Agriculture (BLW) want to prevent the American potato flea moving into Switzerland. This flea can cause severe economic damage. To prevent the flea entering into Switzerland the qualified officials were instructed to look for the vermin when checking potatoes. This as published by the Swiss news agency SDA. The American potato […]

While much of the nation has a shortage of apples this season due to the spring freezes, Washington state is having a banner crop. The surplus is creating a serious problem for the state’s apple growers, however, as they struggle to find enough labor. Apples are the state’s top farm commodity, generating about $7 billion […]

A senior shipping executive says that Hong Kong – as well as other Asian ports – are falling behind their European counterparts in productivity terms. Nicolas Sartini, group senior vice-president of Asia-Europe lines at French container line CMA CGM, said some European ports were 50 per cent more efficient at loading and unloading containers than […]

La Axarquía, in the province of Malaga, Spain, has become Europe’s great tropical reserve due to its special climatic characteristics. Research conducted by the Institute of Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture “La Mayora”, a body under the Centre for Scientific Research (CSIC) and the University of Malaga, has demonstrated the perfect acclimatisation of two new tropical […]

(NaturalNews) Many of us already know that eating fruits and vegetables makes us healthy and energetic. We also know from experience that food and beauty are related. Now we have further evidence from research from University of St. Andrews in the UK that fruit and vegetable intake is also associated with healthy glowing skin. Carotenoids […]

The wet weather in the UK has affected crops across the board. According to Lee Abbey from the NFU (National Farmers Union), the extent of the damage varies per region, but the north-west of England seems to be the worst affected. The wet Summer and Autumn made growing conditions difficult and harvesting a challenge. Yields […]

With the goal to stop importing strawberry plants from the US and reducing production costs, the Mexican National Strawberry Council is promoting a project for the growing of Mexican plants. This was announced by the president of the State’s Strawberry Council, Juan Manuel Garibay Villalobos, who said that the main objective is to avoid having […]

The banana and plantain production in Soconusco, Mexico, has increased in recent years, thus increasing banana exports to the United States due to its high quality and demand. With this, the export of this product, through private sector companies, is an average of 1,500 hectares in the international market. Rubiel Velazquez Cardenas, director of agricultural […]