Gene editing produces tomatoes that are enhanced with vitamin D
The application of CRISPR gene editing has boomed in recent years, and now the humble tomato is no stranger to the CRISPR toolbox anymore either. In 2021, genome-edited tomatoes enriched in

Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias calls for phytosanitary solutions and reciprocity
Cooperativas Agroalimentarias de España took part this Thursday in the plenary session of the Joint Committee for Fruit and Vegetables held in Rome, where, once again, the Spanish, French,

Pachino Igp Awarded in the Senate
Yesterday morning in the Senate the 'Pachino Igp Award' was presented, a recognition instituted by the Consortium for the Protection of the PGI Pachino Tomato and which from this year will be

Later California grape region transition ahead
Grapes from the San Joaquin Valley will see a later start this season by an estimated week to 10 days. “It’s mostly due to the cool weather we’ve had all spring and even now,” says Jim

SZG: Change of personnel in the Executive Board
Philipp Fankhauser will resign from his position as deputy managing director at the Swiss Centre for Vegetable Production and Special Crops (SZG) in 2024 to pursue a new career, according to a

'That's why we continue to invest in wholesale'
If there is one place where innovation and the excellence of tradition meet, it is the wholesale market. A channel that is too often undervalued but which represents the true expression of the

"World's first fully automated sorting center of its size"
The Belgian cooperative BelOrta recently took a new sorting center into use. Its completion was delayed by several months, but the fully automatic optical sorting lines are now processing the

"The quality of garlic this season is not good, mold rate is as high as 15%"
Affected by the reduction in the production of new garlic and the unsaleability of some products, due to mold, the price at origin is currently rising, and most overseas customers are in a

South African industry welcomes the return of popular Allesbeste Symposium
After a Covid-enforced hiatus, South Africa’s favourite privately-organised avocado symposium returns to Tzaneen on 16 and 17 August, now bearing the name of the Allesbeste Symposium. Right:

Apple Inc. wants the rights to the images of the fruit in Switzerland
American multinational technology company Apple Inc. seems to want the rights to the image of apples - the fruit - in Switzerland. This is a concern for the Fruit Union Suisse, a 111 years old

Ceny kapusty pekińskiej – są wahania, nie ma trendu
Późną wiosną i latem ceny kapusty pekińskiej spadają i jest to typowo sezonowe zjawisko związane  z jednej strony z rosnącą podażą „pekiny”, a

FEDEMCO and Interfresa sign cooperation agreement
"The European regulation on packaging and packaging waste makes it more important than ever to stand shoulder to shoulder with fruit and vegetable producers. The soft fruit sector in Huelva is of