As many of us have probably get home or are still recovering … , the Indoor AgCon has come to an end . Hovering over the exhibition flooring were 1500 + attendees , whereas 250 exhibitioner came down to Vegas to showcase their ware and solutions for indoor farming . This year , we ’ve seen a mountain of interesting panel come into the programme with cannabis , cultivate possible action , planning & operations , and growers tracks on the side , filled with numerous panel that highlighted opportunities and challenges and delivered some proper discussions .
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The Babylon team caught eye standing at the entrance of the show , highlighting their newest family member ' the STEMgarden . '
Rene Jacques Anton van Haeff with Light4Food .
With a large glob of provider coming in , a lot of visitant come down to Vegas to see the latest trends at the show . obtrusive was the subject around CEA and retail , which was brought to the front in many panel . As seen in yesterday ’s article , CEA - grown product are becoming more and more of import to US retailers as external factors are growing , which induce a lot of supply volatility and uncertainty for both retailers and consumers . Luckily , a lot of partnerships are closed with indoor producers , mainly on the greenhouse side , and steadily in upright husbandry .
Overall , exhibitor and attender let slip that North America is most hopeful at this compass point in we ’re not excluding Mexico in this , in terms of greenhouse project that keep increase . The US greenhouse sphere in Canada and the US continues to get as new projects and acquisitions are in the grapevine . We ’re seeing greenhouse suppliers adding North American offices to tote up local bearing and keep up with the velocity of the grocery store . As for the European market , it remains rather tranquil , with an elision for the UK , Scandinavian , and easterly European markets as , unfortunately , electricity prices are still causing agriculturalist to be specify in elaboration .
Leafy greens of whole head lettuce ? Not an publication for Sormac ’s latest harvesting machine , with Luuk Rutten and Roy Lemmen proudly showcasing it . Look who posed for us with the integral squad ! The Pipp Horticulture and GrowGlide team looked fresh as they flaunted all their vertical- and glasshouse - growing Cartesian product .
Coming from many ignition suppliers , unexampled projects are expected to be undulate out in vertical farming though , globally , which is a effective sign . Meaning that the market might not be there yet , but many are influence on their surgery to either pivot business models or increase efficiency in CapEx , but we ’ll get there . As many panels pointed out , the investment pitfall might have been a bit drier than before , but retail is pushing the need for CEA to stay there in the long trial . We ’re hopeful !
Next twelvemonth ’s show dates are 11 - 22 May 2025 in Las Vegas , USA .
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