Golden Sweet Sprit celebrates sustainability milestone
Ecuadorean grower-exporter Golden Sweet Spirit has become the first company in the world to achieve Carbon Neutral certification for its goldenberry production. Announcing the milestone, the

“Greek products end up at the European market as Italian or Romanian”
Thanks to great weather, Greece will have a large production of cherries this year, says Theodorou Kostas, owner of Theodorou Fruits: “This year, we are expecting big volumes of cherries in

Rijk Zwaan continues its success story
That makes four. Rijk Zwaan has once again won the trust of Spanish consumers with its fourth award at the Flavour of the Year 2023 awards. And in this edition it has reached yet another

Grading greenhouse vegetables requires special attention
Over the past few years, Futura srl has been receiving increasing requests for lines destined for the processing, grading and packaging of produce grown in traditional or hydroponic greenhouses,

Moroccan fresh produce exporters' urgent demands to the British government
Bilateral relations and trade between Morocco and the UK have been increasing since the implementation of Brexit, including in the agricultural sector. The interest from both countries for more

Apricot production drops by a quarter in Italy
Apricot production is declining across Europe according to data presented by Europêcha Perpignan, France, as part of the new edition of Medfel. According to estimates for Italy by Cso Italy,

Researchers create 'leather' from mangoes
Researchers at the Chennai-based Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) have developed a leather-like material from mango pulp. The material contains 50% mango pulp. It degrades faster than

Strawberry prices in Tajikistan collapsed to $1 per kg
According to EastFruit analysts, today the wholesale prices for strawberries in Tajikistan have fallen to $1 per kg. Moreover, there are already offers to sell this berry cheaper than the

Protecting strawberries against frost - covering with agro-fibre
Most of the plantations belonging to Matthew and Magdalena have already been covered with agro-fibre. This requires a lot of work, but it is worth it. The use of agro-textiles is proving to be the

This could be the toughest season for industrial fruit ever, part 4: chokeberries, gooseberries, blueberries and kamchatka berries
I also decided to ask about the fruit of species such as chokeberries, gooseberries, blueberries and huckleberries, whose fruit is also supplied to processing plants. In most of these cases, the

Lemon exports from Argentina expected to continue increasing
Lemon harvesting in Argentina has kicked off. “Our harvest started April 10,” says Mariano Sangronis with Citromax. Usually, harvest begins mid-March for the company, but an unexpected drought

San Lidano at Macfrut in the sign of art
More than a presence, that of San Lidano at Macfrut 2023 will be a real experience in which art and nature come together thanks to the vision of an artist with an unmistakable style: Lucamaleonte.

Summer fruit is in full swing, the first nectarines in Rimini
After the arrival of the first peaches (click here to read the article), it is now the turn of the Spanish nectarines, which have already been available at the Rimini market since last week, at

Photo report medFEL 2023
The 2023 edition of medFEL is officially over! This year, the fruit and vegetable sector met on April 26th and 27th at the exhibition center of Perpignan. These 2 days entirely dedicated to the

Aeon introduces cross-category GGN label in Japan
Aeon has revealed that it has rolled out the first products with the cross-category GGN label across a range of supermarkets in the Kantō and Kinki regions of Japan. The retailer noted that

Dole and Gros award the most beautiful display of premium bananas
The fifth photographic competition organised and promoted by Dole Italia and GROS took place from 31 March to 10 April 2023, during which the shops of the Romano Supermarket Group in the Lazio

Limoneira launches ‘Catch the Citrus Wave’
Limoneira is helping North American consumers soak up the summertime vibes. The US-based company has launched the ‘Catch the Citrus Wave’ campaign. The marketing push is based around colourful

Ecuador courts European buyers
Ecuador will hold a series of networking events focused on sustainable trade in a bid to strengthen its trade links with Europe. Led by Juan Carlos Yépez, recently transferred to The Hague from

Taiwan finds hepatitis A virus in Costco berries
The Taiwanese Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found the hepatitis A virus in bags of frozen berries imported from Chile and sold at Costco supermarkets. More than 17,000 kilograms of the

Ecuador seeks European participants for unique matchmaking events
The Embassy of Ecuador in the Netherlands is proud to announce the appointment of Juan Carlos Yépez Franco as its new Head of Commercial - Pro Ecuador in advance of delivering several significant

Does the pepper stagnate?
All that glitters is not gold. Although pepper has experienced golden years in the province of Almeria with the 'sorpasso' to the tomato, it could stagnate and even slightly recede in surface area

"Germans will pay for good quality air freight mangoes"
Flown-in fruit is a luxury item that, in these times of inflation, is having an increasingly tough time. Yet in 2018, Ana Lucia Alameda, originally from Peru, established her export company Ricas,

Nuts, spotlight at Macfrut
The spotlight will be on nuts and fruit and vegetable geographical indications at this edition of Macfrut: hazelnuts, walnuts, chestnuts, almonds, pistachios, locust beans, as well as some of the