“Israel’s desert bred stone and pome fruit ideal to withstand climate changes”
A pear, the Eden Gold, bred and developed in the harsh Israeli desert without shade or hail nets, is just one of the new stone and pome fruit hardy varieties producers around the world need to

Vertical Farming, 15 million investment for Agricola Moderna
Agricola Moderna, an innovative company among the first to launch vertical farming products on the Italian market, and the Infrastrutture per la Crescita - ESG fund (the 'IPC Fund') managed

Retail partners keep asking for new exotic items
Most exotic produce items are in season currently. “We offer both conventional and organic exotics,” says Melissa Hartmann de Barros, Director of Communications at HLB Specialties. Within the

"Perfect match between quality and buyer"
The internationally active Dutch soft fruit supplier, BerryWorld, first made contact with the Swiss Agrinorm, still a startup then, in early 2020. They have now been using Agrinorm's QM software

EU production of summer related fruits was down -6.3% in 2022
In 2022, the EU’s combined harvested production of muskmelons, watermelons, strawberries, peaches and nectarines was 8.6 million tonnes, representing a decrease of 6.3% on the level in 2021 (9.2

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'.

Cucumber prices in Uzbekistan increased by 67% in a week
Over the past week, the average wholesale price for a smooth short cucumber in Uzbekistan has increased by 67%, the first weekly price increase for this vegetable over the past four months.

Prognozy dla rynku jabłek i gruszek w Europie na sezon 2023/2024
W dniach 2-4 sierpnia 2023 roku w regionie Trentino we Włoszech odbędzie się 48. edycja dorocznej konferencji Prognosfruit, najważniejszego branżowego wydarzenia poświęconego prognozom

Enza Zaden kicks off Vitalis facility project
Vegetable breeding company Enza Zaden has given the green light to the construction of its sustainable 8ha production location in Luttelgeest, in the Dutch province of Flevoland. Enza Zaden

Jakie ceny skupu wiśni?
Kampania zbioru wiśni w Polsce nabiera rozpędu. Pojawiły się już oferty sprzedaży odmiany Łutówka. Z drugiej strony zakłady przetwórcze, a zatem i punkty skupu

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