Denmark: "Collaborating with chefs in Copenhagen boosts our image"
When possible, Danes prefer local, sustainably produced food. Add Copenhagen's luxury restaurants to that, and you have the ideal breeding ground for a company like Funga Farm: a small-scale urban

AMI: Melon supply from Spain continues to grow
The availability of Spanish watermelons is now at full capacity. Plenty of produce is available for export from the early growing areas. With the increasing presence in the trade, demand for the

Catalonia: Fruit trees drop first nectarines due to lack of irrigation
Catalonia continues to be severely affected by drought. One of the consequences of the water shortage was the closure at the end of April of the Urgell Canal (Lleida), which now only supplies

“Our apple stocks will help us fulfill orders until the end of the season”
As other Polish apple exporters are wrapping up their season, there is still no rest to be had at Appolonia. According to Jakub Krawczyk, export manager of Appolonia, there have been more sales

Melanzì at Macfrut presents the book on the use of vegetables in cooking
A trade fair that focuses on the supply chain and can also reach the end consumer, Macfrut 2023 was able to speak beyond the trade and did so thanks to the commitment of the manufacturing

Banan "superżywnością" dla Uniwersytetu Harvarda
Wokół bananów panuje pewne zamieszanie. Niektórzy ludzie uważają ten kultowy złoty owoc za zdrowy wybór, podczas gdy inni unikają go z powodu rzekomych negatywnych skutków. Niekorzystne

Pakistan-Russia direct shipping service will start on May 25
A direct, containerised shipping service linking Pakistan and Russia is scheduled to commence operations later this month. The service will be creating enhanced trade access for Pakistani products

Bell peppers are best seller at Sicilian Vittoria market
The trend for the main references at the Vittoria Fruit and Vegetable Market marks a slight but gradual decline in prices. Prices have been declining for about ten days now, but without

Bejo introduces its new French cucumber Bejo 3670
Not to be missed, Bejo debuted at Infoagro with its latest novelties for the province of Almeria: the French cucumber Bejo 3670, highlighting its strong plant, dark colour and thorns, giving an

Nutritionist advises to eat kiwis with skin and all
Registered nutritionist Gabi Zaromskyte claims that she eats the skin on a lot of fruit and vegetables, because of the benefits it has for her gut. According to Zaromskyte, the skins of potatoes,

Florette rozpoczyna współpracę "smak przygody
Wiodąca marka sałatek Florette i brytyjska firma Go Ape połączyły siły, aby dać kupującym "smak przygody" przy ograniczonym budżecie tego lata. Partnerstwo będzie oferować zniżki

The new identity of Elisir
Elisir, the Cedior brand that selects and brings fruit and vegetables to the tables of Italians, gets a makeover with a rebranding operation that recounts the company's identity through the values

California table grape grower acquires, expanding growing and shipping capabilities
Four Star Fruit, grower of organic and conventional table grapes, recently acquired 1,100 acres of table grape vineyards and two modern distribution facilities near Bakersfield, California from

North Wales chips shops suffer from potato shortages and price hikes
Through his business, Peter Gwyn and Sons Quality Potatoes, Peter Gwyn has supplied potatoes in North Wales for over 30 years. But he is now seeing things that he has never experienced. The

"A lot of apricots lost due to bad weather"
When the rain comes down in buckets and at the wrong time, much of an entire year's work can be lost just like that. It happened to Adriano Vena, a grower from Montalbano Jonico, a village in the

"Our Demeter apple expertise and Palm's technical know-how are the foundation of this unique project"

AMI: Nectarines and peaches advertised later than last year
The season of peaches and nectarines from the Mediterranean region is starting. Low rainfall and high temperatures are affecting production and calibre sizes in the Spanish growing regions.

"A lot of apricots lost due to bad weather conditions"
When the rain comes down in buckets and at the wrong time, much of an entire year's work can be lost just like that. It happened to Adriano Vena, a grower from Montalbano Jonico, a village in the

Price of fries set to go up in South Africa
Aiming to prevent further dumping on the South African Customs Union (Sacu) market, the International Trade Administration Commission (Itac) has introduced substantial import duties on imported

Early entry of Egyptian grapes into the market
The table grape season started about ten days ago in Egypt, one month earlier than last year. This represents a commercial opportunity for Egyptian exporters, but volumes are directly impacted as

Dole and Atalanta explain the athlete's diet
Philosophies meeting, not just a partnership. Atalanta and Dolehave organised a meeting on nutrition issues at the Achille and Cesare Bortolotti Training Centre in Zingonia, in the province of

Strong pomefruit campaign a felicitous touch to a decade in fruit trade
Ten years ago Michiel Herholdt and his business partner Andries Greyling established Paarl-based The Fruit Route “with love,” says Michiel. “We mean to be in this business for a long

"The Lebanese grape season has all the ingredients for success"
Currently in its early stages, the grape table season in Lebanon is shaping up well, both in terms of production and marketing, according to Moussa Zgheib, general manager of the Lebanese grape

Italy: floods claim lives and cause enormous damage to farms
"We've lost a colleague, an acquaintance, a friend. The loss of life is the worst result of the catastrophe that struck Cesena and the regions of Emilia-Romagna and De Marche [in Italy] on May