Top Melon, excellent start for Umbrian melons
The harvest of Umbrian melons cultivated under tunnels at Top Melon's Pantalla (Perugia) site has started these days. The first fruits present a high quality level, even if the volumes are not the

Pear and cherry production collapses in the Granda region
This year in the Granda region, pear production will fall by up to 80% and 50% of cherries have already been lost, but the peach and apple sectors are also in difficulty. This is the alarm

Fruit at school, Veronamercato rewards students
Veronamercatosince 2007 has been disseminating a food education project dedicated to the schools of Verona and province to promote the consumption of fruit and vegetables among youngsters and make

Interfel: "Life is better" campaign focuses on millennials
The European campaign was launched in May 2022 and is now entering its second of three years. Under the motto "Life is better", the interprofessional umbrella organisation Interfel, together with

Envy popularity soars in US
Leading grower-shipper-packer CMI Orchards has reported the popularity of Envy apples is surging in the US. The New Zealand-bred branded offering has become one of the top ten most popular apples

Soil fertility, the first results of Joinfruit research
The project 'A healthier soil and a more virtuous production with Symbiotic Agriculture in the fruit sector', the first research experience by a PO on Symbiotic Agriculture, carried out by OP

‘Macadamia consumption does not lead to weight gain’
According to a recent study, published in The Journal of Nutritional Science, macadamia consumption does not lead to weight gain. It may have other positive benefits on cardiometabolic risk

Olya’s agricultural notes. How weather station charmed a farmer… (part I)
The first plot. All matches are coincidental, and the characters are fictitious. The farmer sped along the dusty road. The sun was approaching the horizon and only a few minutes remained until

Salatrio: Rijk Zwaan demo reveals five insights
The Salatrio concept – a single, colorful head of ‘living lettuce’ made up of three different types – has been around for years and continues to gain popularity worldwide. At the Salatrio

Argentina: Organic citrus may be exported to the European Union again
After two decades, the European Union (EU) has reopened its market to organic citrus from Argentina. The move was made at the behest of Senasa to allow the EU to use a product applied to fruit

Danila Bragantini Prize, awarding approaching
The Danila Bragantini Prize, the Oscar for innovation in the fruit and vegetable sector promoted for the fifth consecutive year by the National Association Le Donne dell'Ortofrutta and aimed at

Bulgaria imported more than 55,000 tons of fresh vegetables in January and February
In the first two months of this year alone, Bulgaria imported more than 55,000 tons of fresh vegetables. In the same period, the import of fresh fruit in Bulgaria was nearly 66,000 tons. For these

"Ware potatoes are fetching 60+ euros"
Jan-Eric Geersing's Dutch company focuses on seed potatoes, and he stays well on top of ware potato market happenings. "That market's a madhouse. Consumer potatoes are currently selling for more

Melon, the value goes through the set-up of the department
Along with watermelons, the melon is the undisputed king of the fruit and vegetable department in summer. Its presence is always noticeable, but this is often not enough to boost sales. What is

Current average week prices of bananas from Belize at £0.95
This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and

Record-high demand for kiwifruit in Georgia – consumption season nears the end
EastFruit analysts review a recent surge in kiwifruit imports for the latest season in Georgia. They also address more long-term trends. For the first time, import volumes are more than 50% of the

Breba fig season starts with high demand and better prices than last year
The breba fig harvest has been underway for a few days in the Spanish municipality of Elche, Alicante, where constant rainfall has been slowing down the process without affecting the quality of

New automatic packing robot for peaches and nectarines
The MAF RODA Group has been innovating and developing robotics systems for years to automate the tasks of fruit and vegetable processing plants. “Robotics is one of the group's six major lines

Grupo Cajamar in 2022 with its financing to companies and families generated 9,947 million euros in the Spanish economy
The Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting of Banco de Crédito Social Cooperativo-Grupo Cajamar, at which the management report and accounts for the 2022 financial year were approved, also gave

Prices for strawberries and raspberries from 1.06.2023
In today's comparison (1.06.2023) we see slightly more favourable price values for strawberry producers. There is an increasing range of varieties available on the market, as well as a smaller

End of tomato campaign in Morocco, renewed hopes for next season
The Moroccan export tomato season is drawing to a close, with the exception of a few varieties. Mustapha Aouragh, a grower located in the Souss Massa region, said, "Most producers have finished

Aid, how can the large-scale retail trade contribute?
Following the disaster in Romagna, we are witnessing many different forms of first aid solidarity with the local populations that have experienced an unforeseeable tragedy of enormous proportions,

'Fruit and vegetables, we will learn to do less and better'
'For the future we will learn to make less and better quality fruit and vegetables, for example by investing in greenhouse crops'. This is the admonition that comes fromRiccardo Pompei, the

Superplum rolls out new fresh lychee packs
Superplum has announced the launch of a new pre-packed fresh lychee offering as India’s season kicks off. The Indian ag-tech start-up uses innovative cold chain technology to keep its lychees

'In the first quarter, we have realized the largest quarterly sales in our history'
Organto Foods Inc., an integrated provider of organic and non-GMO fruit and vegetable products today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. All amounts are expressed in