Portugal/Spain: Campaign promotes sustainability and quality of the European almond
European Almond has brought Portugal and Spain together as part of a three-year campaign to shape the future of the sector. In addition to the EU, it is supported by the industry associations of

Onion prices skyrocket as its production falls by 30%
Producers and consumers have seen onion prices skyrocket. During 2022, onion prices increased by 238% due to the increase in production costs, a reduction in planted hectares, and the decrease in

New Zealand red pear PiqaBoo® gently combines Chinese, Japanese and European pear characteristics
The new season of PiqaBoo® pear imported from New Zealand has recently arrived in China and is selling well on the market. PiqaBoo® (variety name "PremP009") is a new IP pear variety bred by the

A dream Macfrut
I could start this commentary on Macfrut 2023 by rattling off all the record-breaking figures of this edition, but I think it is fairer to emphasise that what we experienced last week was

Blueberries - starting to flower (plantation monitoring, 7.05.2023)
We are already in May and have been for a few days, so the first flowers are also appearing in the blueberry plantations. Of course, the early varieties like 'Duke' and 'Patriot' are starting.

Majority of British Columbia cherry trees have completed pollination
Just seven days ago the team at Global Fruit was seeing the very first flowers starting to emerge, and right now the majority of orchards have blossomed. “Most likely, in 80 percent of British

South African strawberry afficionados in for a Woolworths treat
South African retailer Woolworths is always looking to distinguish itself through fruit. This week's introduction of the Florida Pearl white strawberry, wholly unknown to local consumers, follows

Bördegarten/Wimex Group: State Parliament President Dr Gunnar Schellenberger visits greenhouse
Dr Gunnar Schellenberger, President of the Saxony-Anhalt State Parliament, saw for himself what high-tech-controlled, sustainable production can achieve in one of the largest greenhouse facilities

Korean pine nuts will be added to the list of strategically important goods
Korean pine nuts will be added to the list of strategically important goods, according to a draft government resolution posted for public discussion by the Ministry of Justice. The proposed

"At the moment, our Colombian Keitt mango is only competing in the European market with fruit from Africa"
Keitt mangoes grown in the Colombian department of Magdalena are already, for the first time, on their way to the European market. These mangoes are, in fact, giving the department the potential

Tomato cultivation in Andalusia has recovered more than in the rest of Spain
The Ministry of Agriculture recently shared the first analysis of the 2022/23 campaign of Spanish greenhouse vegetables, which shows an advance in production and interesting results. According to

'Nie poświęcajcie mnie dla cebuli i ziemniaków'
W miarę jak nasila się rywalizacja między prezydentem Turcji Recepem Tayyipem Erdoganem a jego najbardziej prominentnym rywalem, szef Republikańskiej Partii Ludowej Kamal Kılıçdaroğlu

“The pomegranate has many assets to develop on the French market”
The Federation of Pomegranate Producers of South-Occitania came to the 2023 edition of medFEL in order to represent this original red fruit. “Our federation was created in 2014 and it now has 60

North Dublin vegetable grower fears enormous tax bill after farm land was rezoned for housing
A north Dublin vegetable grower is facing a potential €120,000 tax bill because of a government levy targeted at developers hoarding prime building land, that is also hitting farmers. The land

Assomela opposes EU proposals for packaging ban
Italian apple producer association Assomela has criticised proposed EU regulation that would ban all fruit and vegetable packaging, except for products over 1.5kg, describing the measure as

Bonduelle innovates the fourth range with Lettuce & Dates

San Lidano, sustainability becomes a work of art
Breaking the mould was San Lidano's aim for this Macfrute and the result went even beyond expectations. As the company had anticipated (click here to read more), the project was to represent the

How did Brussels sprouts become more palatable?
Brussels sprouts went from being a rather despised vegetable, certainly among young children, but they have been accepted more and more in the past decades. It turns out, there’s a science-based

The Mesa Social del Agua de Andalucía denounces the "marketing" in water transfers
Translator Translator The transfer of irrigation rights that were intended for rice and which are to be managed by a private company has provoked the opposition of the Mesa Social del Agua de

Aldi Süd continues to promote regional agriculture and focuses on German strawberries
Since 10 April, Aldi Süd has only bought German asparagus during the season - now the discounter is expanding its commitment to regional agriculture and is also focusing seasonally on German

Apofruit, supply chain project kicks off with Colt.Or.
A new supply chain project is starting for Apofruit. It is the collaboration with the Colt.Or. company that, as we had anticipated in the last few days (click here for more details), was made