Drought clips Catalan apple and pear production
Catalonia’s apple and pear crop will be 15-20 per cent lower than originally expected this coming season due to drought, according to fruit association Afrucat. General director Manel Simon said

Assomela meets GLOBALG.A.P, exchange of ideas with apple growers
In the past few days, Assomela, the Italian association of apple producers, hosted the top management of FoodPLUS GmbH, Elmé Coetzer-Boersma (Managing Director) Heidi Gremminger (Coordinator of

"Insufficient raw material was available to us, while energy prices have stabilized at higher levels"
"Despite the crises and challenges of recent years, we are on target and can be satisfied overall with 2022," says Jörg Moser, managing partner of biosanica Ltd, which specializes in organic

Packaging regulation, excluding packages under one and a half kilograms
The Agriculture Committee of the European Parliament has approved its opinion on the packaging regulation, deleting the planned restrictions on single-use packaging for food and beverages filled

Assomela meets GLOBALG.A.P, exchange of ideas with apple growers
In the past few days, Assomela, the Italian association of apple producers, hosted the top management of FoodPLUS GmbH, Elmé Coetzer-Boersma (Managing Director) Heidi Gremminger (Coordinator of

Packaging regulation, excluding packages under one and a half kilograms
The Agriculture Committee of the European Parliament has approved its opinion on the packaging regulation, deleting the planned restrictions on single-use packaging for food and beverages filled

Drought clips Catalan apple and pear production
Catalonia’s apple and pear crop will be 15-20 per cent lower than originally expected this coming season due to drought, according to fruit association Afrucat. General director Manel Simon said

British cannabis smugglers appear before judge
A crime ring with links throughout Europe has been caught red-handed after shipping £2 million of cannabis into Seaforth docks. The drugs were hidden among pallets of broccoli, kale and lettuce.

Polish apple season looks positive after a period of drought
The Polish apple growers are getting ready for the new season and so far, despite some weather challenges, everything has been looking good, says Mohamed Marawan, owner of Polish apple exporter

VOG apples are increasingly going international
This year, Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras have been added to the more than 75 export destinations of the VOG consortium, that produces 500,000 tons of apples per year in South Tyrol,

"At European level, an estimated 8,500 tons of product will be available in 2023"
SweeTango® is a registered trademark for the Minneiska early variety apple developed by breeder David Bedford of the University of Minnesota in the United States. This premium variety was first

Fruit growing in Romagna at the end of the line: how to restart?
"The agony cannot last long and if we want to save the fruit-growing sector in Romagna, we need an intervention. An emergency manoeuvre, especially in terms of timing, but one that condenses a

Italian apple producers demand GlobalGAP ‘simplification’
Large-scale producer groups can play a more central role when it comes to ensuring the safety, sustainability and ethical soundness of fruit and vegetable supply, but certification schemes must be

Italian apple producers demand GlobalGAP ‘simplification’
Large-scale producer groups can play a more central role when it comes to ensuring the safety, sustainability and ethical soundness of fruit and vegetable supply, but certification schemes must be

Pink Lady sales remain steady in Europe
Pink Lady has said that its sales have been holding up well amid the “unprecedented context” of double-digit inflation in the food sector throughout Europe. Sales of Pink Lady and PinKids

Sharp drop in South African pomefruit exports
The South African apple and pear industry has reported that apple exports will be down by 11 per cent, while pears will be 20 per cent lower than last year. Hail during the early season caused

Uzbekistan: At the beginning of the season prices for popular grape varieties are significantly higher than last year’s
In the third decade of June 2023, the first offers of the popular Rizamat and Kishmish Kora (Black Kishmish) grape varieties of the new crop appeared on the domestic market of Uzbekistan, at about

VOG apples land in Latin America
VOG apples are becoming increasingly international: this year Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras have joined the more than seventy-five export destinations of the Consortium, which

Nielsen: breakfast market is worth 8 billion, fruit accounts for only 8%
Breakfast? 70% of Italians eat it all the time. When they do happen to skip it, it is due to lack of appetite (42%), time (39%) or habit (28%), especially the very young (aged between 11 and 19)

Russian forces caused over 2.4 million euros in damages to an orchard enterprise in the Kherson region
The 'Enograi' enterprise, specializing in fruit cultivation, suffered significant losses due to the occupation of the Kherson region. Preliminary calculations indicate damages caused by the

Poland calls on the EU to ban the import of frozen berries from Ukraine
Polish farmers fear a repeat of the situation with grain when uncontrolled imports affect the market and cause a significant price drop. This time we are talking about frozen strawberries and

First appointment for the Global Tropicals Congress
Some of the largest companies in the fresh produce industry will attend the first Global Tropicals Congress, to be held in The Hague on 14 September to discuss the latest trends and growth

GBF reports strong demand for Cherish
New Zealand apple grower-packer-marketer Golden Bay Fruit (GBF) is fine-tuning its marketing for Cherish apples to highlight the key attributes driving growing demand for the variety across Asia.

An exhibition dedicated to apples and pears at the Fruit Museum
There is a place where hundreds of varieties of apples, pears, plums, peaches and many other fruits are gathered in a unique pomological collection. We are talking about the Fruit Museum in Turin