Positive forecast for global avocado business
Rabobank has published its World Avocado Trade Map, charting global avocado production, consumption, and trade. According to the group, avocado trade will continue to grow over the next few years,

Gala event honours Adora tomato
More than 200 people gathered at Almería’s Cervantes Theatre last Friday for a gala evening in honour of farmers producing the Adora tomato brand. The event was hosted by vegetable seed company

Spanish police arrest 26 farmers for illegal water use
Spanish police have stated they have arrested 26 farmers for illegal water use in Malaga. Police officials inspected more than 3 million m2 of land being used to grow subtropical crops in

Macfrut 2023 closes with record figures
A total of 49,700 admissions were recorded during the three days of the fair at the Rimini Expo Center, an increase of 29 % compared to the previous year. Plus twice as many international

Abundance of avocados expected to lower prices in Australia
Australian avocado producers are expected to have another bumper crop. This might be good news for consumers, as prices are expected to drop. Harvest of the popular Hass avocado has begun with

Alce nero, the new soup with broad beans and turnip greens arrives
The Alce Nero range of fresh soups (click to learn more) welcomes a new reference with the arrival of summer. Fruit of the collaboration with Chef Simone Salvini, a great master and interpreter of

Schedule reliability continues to increase in March 2023
Sea-Intelligence has published issue 140 of the Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, with schedule reliability figures up to and including March 2023. As the report itself is quite comprehensive

Vietnamese fruit exports to China and Laos are booming
The export of bananas, durians, and jackfruit from Vietnam to China and Laos have surged in the first four months of the year. The export value of vegetables and fruits reached $1.39 billion, up

Zerbinati presents new summer references
Zerbinati,Italy's leading producer of fresh vegetables and tasty ready-to-eat meals, presents a series of references perfect for the summer season: a ready-to-eat meal in 3 minutes without ever

Flax, a revolution for fruit and vegetables
'Bringing beauty into fruit and vegetable packaging is possible and linen proves it'. The words of Pierluigi Fusco Giraud, managing director of Linificio e Canapificio nazionale (Marzotto Group),

"Very stable pineapple market"
The pineapple market is currently very stable. "It's somewhat dull, but sales are going well. Prices, although they've been slightly stronger, are still stable. The large sizes go for about €12.

Holland House Mexico organizes Fruit Matchmaking event on 7-8 June
On June 7-8 Holland House Mexico and United Producers of Mexico will organize the third virtual edition of MX-NL Fruit Matchmaking, a match-making event organized for Mexican exporters and

Grup Serban Holding signs deal with Intersnack in order to supply potatoes for Chio chips
Grup Serban Holding, a Romanian agriculture group listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange’s AeRO market, has signed a contract with Intersnack to supply potatoes for the Chio chips range in

Trentino to host Prognosfruit 2023
The World Apple and Pear Association (Wapa) has said that following last year’s successful return as an in-person event, Prognosfruit 2023 will take place in Trentino, Italy, from the 2-4

'Packaging regulation threatens to make salad bags disappear'
The packaging regulation is becoming a central issue for all links in the supply chain and was also widely discussed at Think Fresh last week (Click here to read the article). As Coldiretti and La

Stone fruits analysed by Italiafruit
For stone fruits, the week started with substantial arrivals on the markets, especially from abroad. While Spanish and Moroccan peaches can already count on a high level of quality, apricots are

"We are working with watermelon formats weighing from 1.5 to 3 kg, which are the most demanded in Europe"
Various agricultural associations are reporting a significant decline in the acreage devoted to watermelon production in southern Spain. Last April, Asaja Almeria estimated that as much as 2,500

International Primeur magazine now available online
The trade magazine Primeur has published an international magazine in collaboration with FreshPlaza this month. In addition to the Dutch-language edition, the German-language magazine in print was

Kenyan herb exporter looks to expand to US and Scandinavia
A Kenyan grower and exporter, who currently supplies the European market with fresh-cut herbs, is looking to expand to the US and Scandinavian markets. However, this is easier said than done, due

Las Pedroñeras Purple Garlic is present at FERACAM
During the last few days, Tarancón (Cuenca) has hosted the 20th Regional Food Fair of Castilla-La Mancha, where the PGI Ajo Morado de Las Pedroñeras has been present in one of the stands to

Dramatic" start for watermelon with prices down by 50%.
Translator The Coordinadora de Organizaciones Agrarias y Ganaderas, COAG, de Almería, requests the Agencia de Información y Control Agroalimentario (AICA) to open an urgent investigation related

EU imports of Ecuadorian bananas surge
Ecuador’s banana exports were up by just over 6% in March compared to a year previously. The shipments, totalling 96.03m boxes were mainly sent to the EU (31.2%), Russia (24.6%) and the Middle

Beneficial nematodes ‘have major role in pest control fight’
Sustainable crop protection business Koppert has extolled the benefits of beneficial nematodes for biological pest control. While plant parasitic nematodes are a common soil pest that affects