Frutura and The Coca-Cola Company™ ink licensing agreement
Frutura, the global sales and marketing network designed to supply international customers with high-quality fruit 365 days a year, has signed a licensing agreement with The Coca-Cola Company.

Blueberry industry frustrated at receding Chinese access
No good crisis ought to go wasted, believes Justin Mudge, blueberry farmer and chair of the board of BerriesZA for the past four years, during which they’ve had no such shortage. At Macfrut next

New robot uses vacuum system to harvest tomatoes
The future of food production will require greater efficiencies, sustainable practices, and maximizing yields at every step. To optimize the future production of tomatoes, Syngenta Vegetable Seeds

$21.1 million worth of fentanyl pills concealed in a shipment of green beans
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Otay Mesa port of entry have intercepted 3,520,000 fentanyl pills concealed in a shipment of green beans. The estimated street value has

"Zucchini producers started the campaign facing record-high production costs"
"As a result of the inflationary crisis in this campaign, agricultural production costs have continuously increased. This situation has a bigger impact on intensive fruit and vegetable greenhouse

Sainsbury’s exploring a last-minute rescue bid on Planet Organic
Anders Hagh named new chief executive of Denmark's Salling Group Danish retailer Salling Group has named Anders Hagh as its new chief executive, replacing Per Bank, who is due to step down in the

French tomato producers denounce the abusive margins of some supermarket chains
The production season of French tomatoes is already well underway, and French producers, members of Légumes de France, are denouncing the abusive margins of some supermarket chains that penalize

Brazilian table grape producers excited about pending China market access
Brazilian table grape producers are excited to soon have access to the lucrative China market. This comes as the president of Abrafrutas, Guilherme Coelho, went to Beijing to participate in the

Frosts in Poland, Serbia, and Central Asia. Should we expect a low raspberry harvest and high prices?
At the end of last week, an article was published in the Polish segment of the Internet with an analysis of the state of raspberry plantations in Poland by a local expert Pavel Kravets. Based on

Agris and Granot International Ltd enter joint venture, with support from AgDevCo,
Agris, the agriculture and forestry division of investment company Maris, and Granot, a leading avocado producer from Israel, are developing a 390 hectare avocado plantation at Agris' flagship

Sorma Group at MacFrut with new weigher for tomatoes and table grapes
Sorma Group will not miss this year's Macfrut, the international trade fair dedicated to the fruit and vegetable sector, which will be held in Rimini (Italy) from 3 to 5 May. Along with the latest

Global fruit trade crisis – causes of the first decline in exports in many years analyzed
In 2022, the volume of the global trade in fruits and nuts, which has been growing steadily every year for many years, has fallen for the first time, according to the EastFruit analytics group. We

"Good demand from French fries factories, late start to new season setting the potato market's mood"
With the French fry industry leading the way, there is currently plenty of movement in the European potato market. "Prices were stable at around €0.30 for a long time but began rising last

Who has seen the star-shaped grapes from Japan?
Apparently, doctored pictures that appear to show star-shaped grapes have circulated online for months. This has caused some netizens to believe they are a genuine fruit from Japan. However,

India ready to import more avocados from Tanzania
Binaya Srikanta Pradhan, the Indian High Commissioner said yesterday that the country was ready to import as much avocado as is available in Tanzania. He made the remarks at a stakeholders'

Morocco's cucumber exports treble
According to East-fruit, Morocco's greenhouse cucumber exports have been on the rise since 2017 and in the last three years, local exporters have managed to break the record every year. As a

Argentina: Citrus production could drop significantly in 2023 due to climatic conditions
A production decline of 20 % is expected for lemons and up to 35 % for oranges and mandarins. Calibres are significantly smaller due to high temperatures and resulting heat stress, José

Basilicata strawberries, season delayed but demand increases
After a dull period, Basilicata's strawberries are finding their feet again and demand is rising sharply. But it is still too early to breathe a sigh of relief, because there is no shortage of

French kiwi berries allowed to enter China for first time
According to the relevant laws and regulations of China and the provisions of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Vietnamese fruit struggles on domestic market
The Vietnamese fruit industry has sharpened its focus on export opportunities as opposed to meeting the need of the domestic market, providing an opening for imported fruit. According to a report

Port of Antwerp-Bruges: Quarterly figures burdened by geopolitical and macroeconomic context
The total throughput of the port of Antwerp-Bruges amounted to 68.7 million tonnes in the first quarter, a decrease of 4.5% compared to the same period last year. This decrease is due to the still

Sorma Group at Macfrut with the new LCP-128A weigher
Sorma Group will be exhibiting again this year at Macfrut (stand 147, hall D1), where it will present the new LCP-128A weigher, specially designed for cluster tomatoes and table grapes, as well as

'Buy British tomatoes,' growers say
Sussex grower Richard Diplock is appealing to UK consumers to buy British tomatoes as the domestic season gets under way. Speaking this week to the Guardian and Sussex Express, Diplock said buying

Major suppliers of fresh and frozen strawberries with smaller harvests
Strawberry producers from Spain and Egypt, i.e. the largest suppliers of these fruits to EU markets, among others, are making the first summaries of the strawberry campaign that has been going on