BASF focuses on emerging pests and diseases in peppers
Translator Nunhems, BASF's horticultural seed business, will be taking part in the World Pepper Congress in Aguadulce (Almeria) on 11 May. The seed company will be giving a presentation entitled

Sorma Group celebrates 50 years
Over the last half century, fruit and vegetable packaging has undergone profound changes and evolutions throughout the world. Since 1973, Sorma Group has been among the protagonists of these

“We fear the consequences of Spanish competition on the French eggplant campaign”
Jean-Pascal Scardigli has just started his eggplant campaign, the main crop of his farm. “We are a few days ahead of schedule this year because we have had a little more sunshine in the last few

Cherries, the season kicks off in Apulia
A few more days and the Apulia cherry harvest will be in full swing. The region produces 37 per cent of the red gold, fruit produced in the Bari area and highly appreciated on the Italian and

Dino Polska has reported like-for-like sales growth of 27.2% in Q1
Oman: New e-platform delivers 1kg to 1 tonne veggies, fruits to doorstep To support Omani farmers and provide fruits and vegetables at competitive prices to costumers at their doorsteps, a local

Lots of cherries, apricots, strawberries and cucumbers at $0.3 per kg – a video review of the market in Tajikistan!
EastFruit expert Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov visited the wholesale and retail market in the north of Tajikistan and shared an interesting video in which he shows the assortment, quality, unusual

Morocco ranks third in global ranking of fresh raspberry exporters
In 2022, Morocco has managed to export more fresh raspberries than the USA and ranked third in the global ranking of exporters of these berries, according to EastFruit. Furthermore, Morocco

Durians now banned from buses in Bangkok
The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority has classified the smell of durians as a public nuisance. That is why, as of this week, passengers are no longer permitted to carry the exotic fruit on its

Every Spaniard reduces their purchases by 9%.
This is what emerges from the latest report to November 2022 of the Household Food Consumption Panel of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA), published on Thursday, which

Mini cucumbers: Ubiquitous perks when supply is too abundant
The assortment of snake cucumbers was primarily composed of Belgian, domestic and Dutch batches, with domestic products completely absent in Cologne. Spanish batches did not go beyond a

The registration period for the EducaBio school programme is now open.
The school programme 'EducaBio, learning to recognise the green leaf, for a healthy and ecological diet', an initiative developed by Ecovalia, has launched a new edition of the campaign 'The

Spain: Almond industry boosted by China export deal
Recently, a deal was finalized by Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez in Beijing. This involves 50,000 tons of Spanish almonds will be exported to China in 2025. This amount should double by 2032. The almond

Communicating well to increase the value of PDO and PGI fruit and vegetables
Communicate well to grow better. This is in short the meaning of the workshop 'The successful communication of Italian PDO PGI fruit and vegetables' held yesterday, Thursday 4 May, within Macfrut

W poszukiwaniu fleksitarian. Gdzie szukać kluczowych odbiorców produktów roślinnych?
To oficjalne: fleksitarianizm wszedł do mainstreamu. Z uwagi na fakt, że ten styl żywienia jest mniej restrykcyjny niż weganizm i wegetarianizm, bariera wejścia jest znacznie niższa. To

Good rains will lift Kenyan avocado crop
Kenyan avocado exporters have said they will target the mid-year period on international markets because recent good rains will boost production and fruit specification. Sources also indicated