About 90 per cent of the asparagus acreage in Germany is covered with film. That’s because white asparagus is considered the German king of vegetables. The season kicks off in April.
- The U.S. and China have started to outline commitments in principle on the stickiest issues in their trade dispute, marking significant progress, according to one Asia news outlet.
- Canadian association leaders, growers and suppliers recently united under one pavilion at Fruit Logistica for a third consecutive year. This year’s February 6-8, 2019 event in Berlin billed itself as the world’s largest fresh produce trade show.
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking new steps to strengthen and modernize the process for issuing public warnings and notification of product recalls.
- CKF of Canada has won a bronze innovation award at Fruit Logistica for its sealable, compostable and recyclable wood pulp punnets for strawberries.