Rijk Zwaan, the Dutch vegetable breeding company, took home gold for its orange-coloured Tatayoyo peppers at the 2023 Fruit Logistica Innovation Awards.
- The California Tomato Growers Association has completed negotiations for the 2023 crop with all processors agreeing to $138 per ton. This price is 31 per cent higher than 2022’s base price of $105 per ton.
- The Global Coalition of Fresh Produce, chaired by Canadian Ron Lemaire, has analyzed the hurdles throughout the farm-to-table chain, post-COVID, and underlined what policymakers can do to safeguard supply of fruits and vegetables. Improving…
- U.S. ag secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the potential for 21 innovative projects to increase fertilizer capacity. Public comments end in early February 2023.
- Potato processor Lamb Weston predicts an increase in net sales for 2023. How this optimism translates to potato grower contracts is still to be negotiated.