Countdown on to IBO Summit
The countdown is on to the 2023 International Blueberry Organization (IBO) Summit, which kicks off on July 3 in Poland and is the first to take place in Europe. “This meeting can truly be called

NZ produce industry ushers in Sustainability Guidelines to meet pressing UN deadline
This week United Fresh launches its Sustainability Guidelines, a significant body of work designed to assist fresh fruit and vegetable value chain organisations throughout Aotearoa New Zealand to

Mozzarella and spreadable cheese, veg alternatives
The vegan-based mozzarella and cheese spread is made in Parma. Developed by start-up Dreamfarm, it is a product created using fermented paste from Mediterranean almonds grown with natural

Syngenta unveils new ToBRFV-resistant date varieties
From Syngenta research comes four Baby Plum tomato varieties specifically for the Italian market with high brix and also resistant to the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus. The new cultivars

GRoW Harvesting Robot picking tomatoes at Axia Vegetable Seeds
The GRoW Harvesting Robot, a collaborative effort by Ridder and MetoMotion, is picking XR ToBRFV-resistant tomatoes in Axia Vegetable Seeds' demo greenhouses in the Netherlands. This demonstration

Partnership agreement between Soex 2 and Green Fruit
By virtue of this agreement, Green Fruits will market 100% of Soex-2's production, which currently amounts to around eight million kilos of fruit, mainly clementines, which puts the volume of the

Fruit Logistica arrives in Almeria and Murcia
Once again, the leading trade fair in Berlin is coming to the Spanish countryside to provide value to sector professionals interested in broadening their horizons. On this occasion, sustainable

Higher volumes and strong demand for Turkish stone fruit
It’s been a strong start of the Turkish stone fruit season, Akin Soyleyen, marketing manager for Turkish exporter Aksun, states: “Looking at the first weeks of the Turkish stone fruit season,

Watermelon prices in Uzbekistan drop rapidly despite record high exports
Over the past week, the average wholesale price for watermelons in Uzbekistan has decreased by a third and current wholesale prices are 20% lower than at the same of 2022, EastFruit reports.

Wonderful Company names new senior vice president of marketing
The Wonderful Company announced that Benal Serin has joined as senior vice president of marketing. In her new role, Serin is responsible for leading all marketing efforts in Wonderful’s product