Root vegetables
All the news and market analysis for worldwide root vegetable Industry, including root vegetable growers, root vegetable production, and the import and export of root vegetables.
FPC launches UK Grower of the Year award
FPC Fresh Awards 2022 will honour an outstanding leader in the production of fresh fruits, vegetables, cut flowers or plants in the UK
BAPL announces 2022 campaign
BAPL puts affordability at core of its 2022 British apples and pears promotional activities
IQB teams up with Osiris to develop new blues varieties
Australian and Chilean companies join forces to provide the market with new high-quality varieties this year
Fairtrade Cananda increases certified banana availability
Retailers in the country have expanded their Fairtrade banana offering as Fairtrade Month is marked
Provid Peru joins SHAFFE
The Peruvian Table Grape Association become latest organisation to join the organisation as its membership continues to grow
Royal debuts first sanguine blood nectarines on the market
The nectarines, which have an attractive red flesh and skin, will be available from this week
CMR welcomes CBCC delegation
Company highlights its state-of-the-art operation during visit by the Catalan-Brazil Chamber of Commerce to its Barcelona HQ
Pembrokeshire County Show returns this summer
Wales’s largest county agricultural show returns this summer after a two-year hiatus to celebrate rural life in Pembrokeshire
Lona acquires stake in The Unlimited Group
Leading South African fresh produce companies join forces combining 8m cartons of import and export volume
Study shows promise of urban farming
Urban farming can play a significant role in lowering the risk of shortages and price hikes in the UK, reducing the reliance on fruit and vegetable imports
Sector questions timing of AGEC law
The timing of France's new law banning plastic packaging on fresh fruit and vegetables risks a rise in waste, critics argue
Report reveals true potential of false banana
A crop called enset could eventually help to feed more than 100m people, say scientists in Ethiopia
Fera unveils new R&D model
Enigma aims to tackle a series of industry challenges, with the first project focused on wireworm
Eosta ready to go plastic-free
The Dutch organics specialist has highlighted its wide range of plastic-free packaging solutions, as Europe starts to turn its back on plastic
Qualipac pilots OmniOrder
Digital trading and supply chain optimisation platform to be used by Queensland-based vegetable grower
Sweet potato potential in Hokkaido
As traditional Japanese growing regions face challenges, northern location provides alternative
All stick and no carrot
UK root veg growers are being pushed to their limits as continued price devaluation amid rising production costs takes its toll
Manage waste to boost profits
Analysis from Wrap shows the potential financial benefits of improving the recording and management of food surplus and waste on farms
BCGA brings back demo day
The British Carrot Growers Association Demonstration Day returns as an in-person event this October
Bayer builds urban farms in the Philippines
Third farm part of efforts to increase vegetable consumption aid local communities
NZ horticulture tops $10bn for first time
Kiwifruit, apples and avocados led the charge in 2020 as the country's fruit and veg exports continued to rise
Europe's flood damage begins to emerge
Production has been affected in large parts of Belgium, Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland
Export milestone for Australian carrots
Increase in home cooking helps carrot exports break A$100m mark during pandemic
