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

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

'Tomatoes, good season teaches us that quantity kills markets'
The tomato season is going well both in terms of quality and market prices, but Luca Peppe, president of the fruit and vegetable cooperative of Fondi, invites reflection. "Why, when fruit and

'Tomatoes, good season teaches us that quantity kills markets'
The tomato season is going well both in terms of quality and market prices, but Luca Peppe, president of the fruit and vegetable cooperative of Fondi, invites reflection. "Why, when fruit and

Fruit growing in Romagna, the business model must be changed
"If you want to save fruit growing in Romagna, you need an emergency manoeuvre. The business model of fruit growing needs to be changed. The sector is also facing another year of crisis in 2023'.

Maliszewski: fruit growers cannot sell fruit without knowing the price
The tragedy of the fruit grower today is that, when producing fruit, he does not know if he will sell it and for how much. It cannot go on like this! - says Mirosław Maliszewski, President of the

Serbs unhappy with raspberry prices, threaten to halt harvest, yields also lower
President of the Association of Raspberry Producers of Serbia, Dobrivoje Radovic stated on behalf of the berry producers that he will ask the buyers/traders of raspberries (mainly cold storage

Serbs unhappy with raspberry prices, threaten to halt harvest, yields also lower
President of the Association of Raspberry Producers of Serbia, Dobrivoje Radovic stated on behalf of the berry producers that he will ask the buyers/traders of raspberries (mainly cold storage

Zero excise duty on cider. A chance for significant development of Polish apples
In Poland, cider can become the national drink. We have all the conditions for this and it is worth exploiting this potential. It would provide an opportunity to use significant amounts of

Unsatisfied Serbian raspberry growers might consider halting the harvest
Dobrivoje Radovic, The president of the Association of Raspberry Producers of Serbia, stated on behalf of berry producers, he would ask the raspberries buyers and traders (mostly cold storage

Mirco Zanotti confirmed as president of Apofruit for the three-year period 2023-2025
The shareholders' meetings that took place at the beginning of July led to the renewal of positions on the Apofruit board of directors: Mirco Zanotti was confirmed as chairman for the next

Earlier start for British Columbia blueberries

“We cannot continue to sell below the production costs”
“The French apricot sector is in crisis,” explains Jérôme Jury, apricot producer and president of the ODG Qualité Fruits Plus. “We have not been able to sell our merchandise for a week.

Westfalia Fruit welcomes new chair of the board
Avocado multinational Westfalia Fruit Group has appointed Dr Khotso Mokhele as the new chair of the Board of Westfalia Fruit International and its parent company, HMH Group. Mokhele joined the HMH

Avocado harvest in Morocco expected to be 20% higher than last year
According to Abdellah El Yamlahi, president of the Moroccan Avocado Association, three months before the start of the avocado harvest campaign in Morocco, growers announce a good harvest –

Aop Luce, the vegetable campaign gets into full swing
Aop Luce's summer vegetable campaign is now in full swing, with tomatoes grown in the Fondi-Sperlonga plain being one of its main crops, followed by courgettes and aubergines. We had an overview

Mantuan PGI melon, excellent quality but low volumes
The 2023 campaign of the Melone Mantovano Igp started slightly later than planned, but it promises to be one of the best seasons ever in terms of quality. Taking stock of the situation is Mauro

Moroccan avocados pass the flowering phase without complications, promising higher volumes
Three months before the start of the avocado campaign in Morocco, producers are announcing a good harvest, with yields higher than last year, according to Abdellah El Yamlahi, president of the

IGP Melocotón de Cieza presents its 2023 campaign
Manuel Ruiz, president of the Protected Geographical Indication Cieza Peach, this morning presented the new production, marketing and promotion campaign for this peach. The presentation ceremony,

The PGI Melocotón de Cieza's peach campaign has started
Manuel Ruiz, the president of the Protected Geographical Indication Melocotón de Cieza, presented this morning this peach's new production, marketing, and promotion campaign. The presentation,

Spain/Córdoba: Significantly smaller garlic harvest expected
Miguel del Pino, President of the Asaja Garlic Sector, told the last meeting of the O+G Committee of the Garlic Contracting Group of European producer countries, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain,

Ecuador: Smaller banana farms most threatened by El Nino
As reported by reefertrends.com, representatives of the Banana Association of El Oro Province (ABO) have called on the government to declare a state of emergency in the sector and enforce the

Aldi: Major change to Super 6 fruit and veg range
Ocado hires Amazon exec as European president for Solutions business Ocado Group has hired Amazon director Gregor Ulitzka for the new role of European president for its Solutions business. Ulitzka

Garlic production down by 20% in Cordoba after 40% reduction in the acreage
The president of the Garlic Sector at Asaja, Miguel del Pino, reported that the province of Cordoba's garlic production this year will be reduced by about 15 to 20% due to the impact of drought

"I have harvested 40,000 kilos less than last season and I have invoiced 40,000 euro more"
This is how Paco Fernandez, a producer of early peppers from El Ejido, summarizes what happened in many Almerian farms in this campaign; as Asaja Almeria detailed a few days ago, the market value