Salad vegetables
All the news and market analysis for worldwide salad vegetable Industry, including salad vegetable growers, salad vegetable production, and the import and export of salad vegetables.
Remembering watercress pioneer Charles Barter
Obituary: Charles Barter, a leading figure within the British watercress industry, has died suddenly after a short illness
Live-cooked dinner showcases best from Belgium
Networking dinner organised by Fresh From Belgium in collaboration with FPJ brings together Belgian exporters and British buyers to sample country’s high-quality seasonal produce
Spar names Rijk Zwaan as Fresh Supplier of the Year
Retailer recognises long-standing partnership with award, acknowledging vegetable seed company’s desire to satisfy future customer demands
Planasa reopens Navarra plant after fire
The Navarra facility is back to full production rate of 175,000kg per week
Defra to invest £12.5m in ag automation
Defra secretary pledges £12.5m investment to drive innovation in high-tech agriculture
‘UK is driving production abroad’, warns O’Malley
Britain is on the road to importing more fresh produce due to perfect storm of factors exacerbated by government policy that is “totally anti-agriculture”
Rijk Zwaan faces challenges head on
The Dutch group remains adaptable when facing up to key issues, with its breeding programmes focusing on disease resistance and cost-effectiveness
G’s predicts lower winter availability of Spanish leafy salads
Reduction in plantings could see a 15% drop in Spanish leafy salad production, according to commercial director of G’s España
'Record-breaking' Fields of Innovation for Syngenta
Event featured more than 550 varieties of 25 crops on the 4ha site at Grootebroek, the Netherlands
Taiwan uses train stations for farms
Leafy greens are being grown in empty spaces in Taiwan’s metro stations
Govt ‘launches salad offensive’, says FPC
PM launches push to grow more tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuces in UK through agritech, reports FPC
Cucurbit grower joins Syngenta ahead of open days
Firth Produce grower Annice Firth joins Syngenta’s technical sales team ahead of innovation centre open days on 12-13 October
Plenty partners with Bristol Farms
Grocer says it supports the future of farming as it offers indoor, vertically grown fresh produce for first time
Tech company Futura targets growth in Spain’s tropical fruit business
New partnership with Alsi is expected to open new opportunities not just in Spain but also in South America, says MD Omar Papi
Sharp fall in Spain’s July exports
Adverse weather hits production in Spain and leads to drop in export volume and value for July
Drought conditions could result in UK shortages
Organisations and charities in the UK have called on the government to support sustainable practices to avert food shortages in future, as the impact of drought continues
Import Promotion Desk to showcase Africa’s diversity
Egypt, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya and Morocco and four other IPD partner countries will present a range of fresh produce in Madrid
UK salad hub ‘faces extinction’
Largest hub in the UK’s glasshouse sector could face extinction within the next two years as struggling growers sell land for housing
Bio-Chain project to develop greener solutions for Chinese vegetables
Spain’s Kimitec teams up with Yunong and BAAFS to design sustainable solutions for broccoli, lettuce and Chinese cabbage
Rijk Zwaan takes snack cucumber innovation to new heights
The Dutch vegetable seed specialist is focusing on high wire varieties of snack cucumbers with resistance to powdery mildew and cucumber green mottled mosaic virus
Produce import tariffs may be cut for Chuseok
Korean government considers reducing the tariffs on imported produce ahead of mid-autumn harvest festival
Rooftop farming takes off in Singapore
Farms on the top of buildings are producing hundreds of kilograms of vegetables per day
Urban Farming Partners Singapore opens first facility
Indoor vertical farm called GroGrace deploys patented Dutch horticulture technologies
Smaller onions and carrots expected after heatwave
Supermarkets are set to see smaller and lower quality onions and carrots after record temperatures and dry conditions
Spread raises US$30m in funding
Japanese vertical farm start-up completes Series A round of funding to accelerate its business development
Orsero Group buys two of France’s leading produce companies
Acquisitions of Groupe Blampin and Capexo will put France on a par with Italy in terms of sales revenue, the Italian company predicts
Korean smart farms seek new customers
As smart farm production accelerates suppliers may be forced to look beyond current contract farming outlets
Emirates Crop One launches largest vertical farm
A JV between Emirates Flight Catering and Crop One will grow over 1,000 tonnes of produce a year at its vertical farm in Dubai
New company Sipo London UK to promote best of Italy
Italian group’s Made in Italy subsidiary will supply a range of fresh produce, wine, oil, rice, and potentially coffee too
Florette partners with horticulture expert
Brand ambassador partnership with gardening influencer and TV presenter Michael Perry is aimed at highlighting Florette’s farmer-owned status and sustainable credentials
Crop associations join forces to save R&D
British Apples and Pears, British Berry Growers, Cucumber Growers Association, and Tomato Growers Association set to collaborate on R&D through voluntary levy system as AHDB Horticulture draws to a close
It’s game, set and match Aldi when it comes to budget 'Wimbledon picnics', research finds
Aldi offers British consumers the cheapest ’Wimbledon at home’ picnic ingredients, finance experts at CashLady.com reveal
Infarm opens major vertical farm in Bedford
New facility is one of Europe’s largest with capacity to produce up to 20 million plants a year for UK retail and restaurant customers
Stacked Farm secures funding to expand
Australian vertical farming group raises A$56m to fund construction of facility and research into other produce
Lettuce growers adapt with Coles
New two-packs of iceberg lettuce to help South-East Queensland growers utilise weather-affected crops
Spray-on coating could replace plastic shrink wrap
New material could provide eco-friendly alternative to plastic wrap for products like avocados and cucumbers
