'Fruit and vegetables must become strategic again'
The perspective is the one we all hope for: "Italy must return to playing a strategic international role by creating virtuous synergies with developing countries". With these words, the Minister

Cooperatives promote stone fruit consumption
The stone fruit producing cooperatives, mainly peaches, nectarines, apricots, plums, flat peaches and cherries, have launched this Wednesday, 3rd May, the campaign 'Good to the Stone', with the

'Organic is a valuable ally for health'
The organic market continues to find favour with consumers, albeit in a very difficult context for the entire sector, which is seeing a general contraction in the consumption of fruit and

South Africa's kiwi industry is growing rapidly
New genetic material, growing global demand and specific supply gaps in the export market have led to significant growth in the South African kiwi industry over the past decade. In 2019, the South

UK road transport prices hit April record as double-digit inflation remains
The latest data from the TEG Road Transport Price Index has revealed that haulage and courier prices increased slightly from March to April. With haulage prices up 3.6% and courier prices up 2%,

NCGM celebrates Coronation with veg and flower installations
New Covent Garden Market is celebrating King Charles III’s Coronation with vegetable and flower installations for the public to enjoy. Over the Coronation weekend, if you walk along Merchants

Цены на лук в Грузии упали вскоре после пика - что в будущем?
На прошлой неделе цены на лук в Грузии выросли вдвое по сравнению с предыдущей неделей, достигнув на

Fruit shows will be performed in supermarket aisles
During the first day of the Rimini event, Claudio Dall'Agata, director of Bestack, illustrated the new projects of Spettacoli alla frutta, the project featuring 22 leading companies from the fruit

Mof, meeting with Lollobrigida at Macfrut
Macfrute started in the best possible way for Mof. The Centro Agroalimentare all'Ingrosso di Fondi, present in Rimini with its own stand, in addition to showcasing its own excellence and

Which products accounted for the bulk of the value of Spanish fruit and vegetable imports?
Spanish fruit and vegetable imports between January and February 2023 increased by 19% over the same period of last year totaling 638.5 million euro. Fruit and vegetable imports were led by potato

Russian authorities have discovered pests in nine tonnes of tomatoes imported from Turkmenistan
Russian authorities have discovered the South American tomato moth in nine tonnes of tomatoes imported from Turkmenistan. This is not the first time Russian agricultural inspectors have found

"If politics does not intervene here, in a few years there will hardly be any products left that we can sell"
Overproduction of strawberries is not to be expected at present, according to Jens Schadowske of Filbig GbR at the Nuremberg wholesale market. Demand is relatively good, he said. "However, it is

Zucchiolo: a new greenhouse vegetable for the European market
Beyond Seeds has recently presented Zucchiolo, a novel concept in the greenhouse horticultural segment that is bound to leave nobody in the European industry indifferent. "Zucchiolo is a new

More mango supply brings pricing back down
Mango supplies, which have been fairly tight recently, are starting to see greater volumes come onto the market. “There’s plenty of yellow fruit out there right now and there’s plenty of

“The majority of the areas where mangoes grow are still safe and good to go”
The unseasonal rain in India did indeed damage some of the crops, but many of the cultivation areas haven’t been affected as much, says Manoj Barai, general manager for Indian fresh produce

Funding boost for Nationwide Produce
Nationwide Produce has expanded one of its warehouses in Evesham by 75 per cent while introducing greener measures, thanks to the support of a £3.5m loan from Lloyds Bank. The Southport, UK-based

Strawberry season starts with an increased competition in Georgia
EastFruit has researched the start of the Georgian strawberry season. Competition with Turkey has become fiercer. Locally produced quality strawberries are still in demand. The Georgian team at

“We are making good advances on speed, we have increased the speed by 30% in the last two months"
Ripe Robotics was founded in 2019 with only 100,000 USD as start-up capital to create a robotic fruit picker. The major developments started in 2021, with a new robot called Eve, and the serious

Thinning of small-fruit varieties with liquid ATS
Fine-fruited varieties such as Gala, Golden Delicious or Shampion are worth thinning out earlier so that the fruit has the right diameter. For this reason, thinning with ATS-based preparations is

Slow start to strawberry season could lead to challenging market
The strawberry harvest started at Blacketyside in Fife, Scotland in mid-April from the heated tunnels and the production was expected to move to the unheated tunnels shortly after (early to Mid