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.
South African company Dragonfly Aerospace has announced lift-off of its satellite on January 3. 2023 from the SpaceX launch site in Cape Canaveral, Florida. It’s billed as a space solution for earth’s problems.
Be in Berlin, February 8-10, 2023. That’s the invitation of Fruit Logistica’s organizers who are spotlighting launches of innovative products and technologies. The white strawberry variety, Florida Pearl, is one such example.
The BASF vegetable seeds business acquires ASL, a melon breeding company specializing in orange-fleshed melons. The seed production and breeding facilities near Avignon, France will be integrated into BASF’s global network of 23 breeding stations. The portfolio will be marketed under the Nunhems brand.
Predictions are mixed for global berry markets as inflation bites into consumers’ wallets. Going forward, quality over quantity will prevail says a Rabobank report. Growers should look to new varieties with more flavour.
This specialty item is named for its harvest colour, not its flavour. It will be available in niche markets from first week of February through mid-March 2023.
