Mercabarna opens summer camp for vulnerable kids
Mercabarna has kicked off its ‘Refresh yourself with 5 a day’ summer camp for children from vulnerable families, an initiative it has been organising since 2016. From now until the end of

The weather in France brings early volumes of peaches and nectarines
Larger volumes, a slower market at the end of June, and a switch of origins. “We are in a pivotal period,” explains Raphaël Martinez, director of Peaches and Apricots of France. “The end of

Fruit Attraction 2023 surpasses the total occupancy of the previous edition
Three and a half months before the start of the 15th Anniversary of Fruit Attraction - from October 3 to 5 - and still in the midst of the commercialization phase, the fair has already exceeded

"The Candine will be the first variety of which we'll have a significant organic production in Portugal"
It is estimated that close to 230 hectares will be devoted to the Candine in Portugal; a production that will be managed and marketed by the Atlantic Apple consortium. "There will be 200 hectares

CGA asks Minister Didiza to address European Union discriminatory pest regulations
The Citrus Growers' Association of South Africa (CGA) has written to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza. The brief amounted to a request that Ms Didiza

"Everyone loves Honing tomatoes, especially as a snack vegetable"
Looye Kwekers' Honing tomatoes have become a staple in the German greengrocer Ten Eicken's standard assortment. "We've had them in our range for over seven years now, and sales rise yearly," says

Maersk orders methanol-powered vessels
AP Moller–Maersk has ordered six mid-sized container vessels, all of which will dual-fuel engines will be able to operate on green methanol. Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group will build the six