Tomra improves cherry processing
Benedetta Ricci Iamino, Cherry Category Manager at TOMRA Food explains to Fruit Today magazine how, thanks to their machinery, larger volumes of cherries can be processed in the same period of

APAL announces awards for excellence
The 2023 APAL Awards for Excellence were held in Melbourne on 1 June acknowledging some of the Australian apple and pear industry’s great contributors and achievements. Among the list of winners

BetterSeeds sees benefits of gene-editing
Israeli agtech start-up BetterSeeds distinguishes itself by its focus on a burning issue of the day that affects all crops – heat stress and drought, as a direct result of climate change.

Agreement reached for the price of processing tomatoes in northern Italy
An agreement has been reached for the price of processing tomatoes in northern Italy for the 2023 growing season. Representatives of the agricultural sector expressed content with the negotiated

Chile and South Korea restart trade negotiations to lower citrus tariffs
The South American exporter of citrus and other fruits have restarted negotiations with South Korea to amend the existing FTA between them following a two year break. Chile currently have access

Egypt might flood the global dates market within the next five years
According to EastFruit analysts, Egypt is gearing up to boost exports of dates and to take the crown of the largest global exporter away from the current leader Israel. In 2021 Egypt wasn’t even

MOYA 2023 preview
The finalists for the IFPA-Produce Plus Marketer of the Year Award (MOYA), sponsored by Seeka, will showcase their innovative campaigns at Hort Connections 2023 on 6 June. From 11:00am, the three

PSB, a quarter of a century at the service of agriculture
The current year marks an important date due to the merger of the two companies of the group: Frutas de la Sierra Espuña and PSB Producción Vegetal. The latter now bears the name of the company

Value-added crops dominate Moroccan market
Specialising in vegetables, the Agri-Souss exporting group includes Comaprim, Sofprim, Cofima, Cooperative Toupkal and Salad Time, together representing more than 90,000 tons of exported