"Nowy pomidor Ronvine to zaawansowana technologicznie odmiana, odporna na ToBRFV".
BASF Vegetable Seeds (marka Nunhems®) opracowała Ronvine, nową odmianę nasion pomidorów winogronowych, która jest odporna na wirusa brązowego szorstkiego owocu pomidora (ToBRFV).

"Belgian tomato prices under pressure, but those of eggplant and cucumber rebound"
The Belgian greenhouse vegetable season is in full swing at importer/exporter, Fresh Food. During the winter, this Belgian company focuses mainly on imports from Southern Europe and Morocco, but

Almeda at the forefront of training for fruit and vegetable workers
The company Almeda, a producer of IV gamma products under the Naturizia brand, which has been working with the Arena Group (VéGé) for many years, active in Sicily with the Decò and Super

Almeda (Naturizia) trains Arena Group's fruit and vegetable workers
A training meeting dedicated to technicians and managers of the fruit and vegetable departments of the Arena Group (VéGé). It was held by Almeda, a producer of fourth range products under the

Frederick Hiam invests £2.5 mln in vegetable factory in Brandon
East Anglian vegetable producer Frederick Hiam has invested £2.5 mln in machinery, which will replace 20 seasonal workers. Frederick Hiam has upgraded its factory in Brandon with a new trimming

DOGK 2023: Opportunities of digitalisation

Fruit and vegetables from the farmer for 25 million Italians
About 25 million Italians have bought food from farmers, driven by a new sensitivity towards healthy food but also by the desire to regain direct contact with those who grow the products they

Azerbaijan increases fruit and vegetable exports
From January to May 2023, Azerbaijan exported 238,893 tonnes of fruits and vegetables worth $241,967.98 thousand to foreign countries. According to the State Customs Committee report, the value of

"Новый томат Ronvine - это высокотехнологичный сорт, устойчивый к ToBRFV"
Компания BASF Vegetable Seeds (бренд Nunhems®) вывела Ronvine, новый сорт семян виноградных томатов, устойчивый к вирусу

New threat to horticulture of Central Asia…– labor shortage!
According to EastFruit experts from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan a new has arisen in the countries, which caught many by a complete surprised. This problem is rather serious and could lead to a

Greenport Zaragoza: 900 hectares of greenhouses to produce organic fruit and vegetables all year round
The Smart Agriculture Center called Greenport Zaragoza will be highly innovative and technological and will aim to have international projection. It will be devoted to the organic production of

Netherlands: Will zero percent VAT on fruit and vegetables come in 2024?
On 19 September, the cabinet will announce whether VAT on fruit and vegetables will be reduced to 0% in 2024 or whether there will be alternative measures. This was in response to questions from

Tomra 5B optical sorter increases output at McCall Farms in South Carolina
The Tomra 5B optical sorter has helped this family business achieve a 16-fold increase in throughput, improved the removal of foreign materials and defective product, and reduced reliance on

"The fruit and vegetable sector should perhaps be the last among all sectors subject to these rules."
The European Commission's new proposal on packaging, which aims to reduce excessive packaging and make everything else reusable or recyclable by 2030, has generated a lot of debate recently. We

Horticulture exports from Ethiopia are growing very rapidly
Ethiopia offers plenty of opportunities to cultivate a range of horticultural crops due to its diversified soil and climate, which includes numerous agro-ecological areas. Ethiopia has

From journalists to farmers for a day
Semillas Fitó and the Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producers and Exporters of the Region of Murcia (Proexport) are collaborating for the 4th consecutive year in the #VitamínateConPimiento

"Being present at two main European ports has added value for us"
The Belgian logistics service provider Fresh Connection opened an office in the Port of Rotterdam in April. That is in addition to its office in Antwerp. "Being present at the fruit and vegetable

Packaging, anticipating consumer demands
When we buy fruit and vegetables, we rightly focus on the choice of product based on the information we have in the department. In this context, packaging is a useful tool for conveying

"With this scale up, we can supply all 258 stores in Flanders with mini-watermelons"
This week, Aldi Belgium started again carrying Tomeco's mini watermelons, Tomélon. "We partnered with Tomeco, part of Coöperatie Hoogstraten, last year to sell these mini watermelons. That

Foody 2025, the project takes shape
The Foody 2025 project, the initiative for the complete renovation of the Milan Food Market, is gradually taking shape. After the presentation in February of the first structures built, Foody 2025

Fornari (Apofruit): 'For cherries, the worst campaign ever'
The wave of bad weather that has been affecting the Peninsula for several weeks now has not yet stopped and, inevitably, the first balance sheets of one of the most difficult fruit and vegetable

€600,000 for machine and facility to grade and package vegetables in Malta
In a joint effort between the Malta Food Agency and the Central Cooperative of Farmers, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights, Anton Refalo inaugurated an investment of

Lidl, Aldi and Eurospin: whose department is better?
For several months, there has also been a sales slump in the discount channel, demonstrating that even this channel is not exempt from the current consumer slowdown. In order to better understand

Interfresh Eurasia returns to Antalya September 28-30
In the last week of September, a new edition of Interfresh Eurasia will be held in Turkey. According to Murat Ozer, general manager at Antexpo, he expects more participating countries than last

Zerbinati launches new Burger'Z
Zerbinati, Italy's leading producer of fresh vegetables and tasty ready meals, is expanding its line of vegetable burgers - which now also includes four references from the 'Crock' line - by