Frullà, the Emilia-Romagna Igp pear flavour is born
In Emilia-Romagna, 70% of Italian pears are cultivated. Due to their exceptional quality in 1998, they were the first fruit to receive IGP recognition in the European Union. The Protected

Is the UK ready for the Brexit import controls, and will these push up prices?
The proposals from the UK government for its new post-Brexit border strategy - beginning this autumn - will require all goods arriving from the EU that are subject to sanitary and phytosanitary

AM Fresh gets 'green light' to finalise purchase of IFG
AM Fresh has received the green light from the European Commission for the acquisition of International Fruit Genetics LLC (IFG), the Californian company with which it reached an agreement valued

Fruit and vegetables for the elderly: healthy snacks in the RSAs begin
There are many ways to support the consumption of fruit and vegetables, which are essential for the prevention of many diseases, as scientific studies say. Little thought had been given to the

"Everything is last minute, and poorly thought through," warns Nigel Jenney
The Chief Executive of the UK's Fresh Produce Consortium, Nigel Jenny, spoke to the House of Lords Horticultural Sector Committee on Thursday (6 July) urging them to heed the consortium's warnings

FPC slams “highly inefficient” border strategy
CEO of the Fresh Produce Consortium, Nigel Jenny, has called on the Government to heed his organisation’s warnings about its proposed border strategy. The draft BTOM (Border Target Operating

Turkey and UK ready to open new chapter in agricultural trade
The United Kingdom is among the countries that Turkey exports most goods to. In Turkey, there are many commodities suitable for export to the UK, from textiles, food and agricultural products to

"We have practically no access to any Galia or Cantaloupe melons from Murcia"
"We had high expectations because it seemed that this was going to be a normal year, and that we were going to have a good amount of fruit and good prices, but Almeria has already finished, and in

An association for retail women
The Associazione Nazionale Donne del Retail (National Association of Women in Retail) is born in Milan, which will act with the aim of promoting the culture and knowledge of Retail with an

Netherlands/Belgium: Growing concern about the apple blossom weevil
According to a report by vilt.be, fruit growers in various parts of the Netherlands have recently increasingly found that large parts of their apple crops have been destroyed by the apple blossom