Bayer strengthens ToBRFV resistance research
Bayer has celebrated the opening of a new quarantine facility dedicated to testing resistance to Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV). The facility, located in Wageningen, the Netherlands,

Fair demand from Europe for South African citrus
Autumn rain continues to fall over the Loskop Valley where lemons and clementines are waiting to be harvested. The rain, blocking out picking this whole week, shouldn’t set them back very much,

New pomegranate, strawberry and raspberry juice available in three formats
A new Lome Super Fruit juice mix with pomegranate, strawberry and raspberry has just been launched on the market in the 200, 250 and 500 ml formats. FreshPlaza has talked about it with Dario De

California Navel orange season ends on high note
California’s Navel orange season started out challenging. “There was quite some rain between December and February and as a result, we were only able to harvest a few days a week for an

Tomato, CSC Lazio working to make it sustainable
Modern consumers are increasingly aware of the environmental sustainability of fruit and vegetables, so much so that it is an important discriminating factor (the so-called purchase driver) when

High hopes for food summit
British organic food and farming body, the Soil Association, has urged participants in today’s (16 May) ‘food summit’ to be “bold in their thinking” and called on Defra to reinstate its

Entre Rios' citrus, blueberry, and pecan sector will participate in Fruit Attraction
Governor Gustavo Bordet met in Spain with the Argentine ambassador, Ricardo Alfonsin, and with the organizing entity of Fruit Attraction 2023, so that the companies from Entre Rios' citrus,

It is better to grow organic tomatoes to keep up with the times
Located just a few km from Scoglitti (RG), Amelia Gangarossa's company produces organic tomatoes for the fresh produce market. The soil and weather conditions of this area, favored by the

"There is a likelihood that the plant protection regulation will not go ahead in this EP legislature".
On Friday 12 May, Clara Aguilera MEP, rapporteur for Agriculture on the report on the use of plant protection products on which the European Parliament is working, following the presentation by

Major challenges ahead for tomato business
Tomato suppliers across Europe face major challenges to their long-term sustainability from continued cost inflation, climate change, and new EU policies designed to protect the environment. That

“We are optimistic about the apricot season”
At the dawn of the 2023 apricot season, Raphaël Martinez, director of Peaches and Apricots of France, highlights the trends that are emerging for this campaign. The impact of drought on the

New Zealand Avocado CEO to resign
Linda Flegg, chair of NZ Avocado Growers’ Association has announced the resignation of New Zealand Avocado chief executive Jen Scoular after 12 years in the role. “Jen has served us tirelessly