'Cherries, difficulties are there but quality is guaranteed'
For most, this will be a cherry year to forget. The campaign was undermined by bad weather, especially the more precocious and medium varieties, but demand is holding up despite unprecedented

Brazilian giant also wants potato for processing
The multinational Kellogg intends to double its production capacity for Pringels potatoes in Brazil, just five years after starting local production. The Brazilian market, with a population of

'First sugar apricots arrived from Turkey'
Spanish apricots dominated and were most likely flanked by Italians. Unloadings from France complemented. From Turkey came, on the one hand Matador; on the other hand the first sugar apricots also

Meléndez sponsors the Aecoc fruit and vegetables congress
Patatas Mélendez set up a spectacular tasting counter in the garden area next to the Valencia Conference Centre, where the event was held. During the evening cocktail, the firm offered a tasting

Uzbekistan improves banana import logistics
EastFruit analysts draw attention to the continued increase in the efficiency of the banana trade in Uzbekistan, which allows them to reduce wholesale prices relative to other countries. In

"You'll find our trailers from Japan to Siberia to the Netherlands"
What began, in 1948, as a small company in an equally small Dutch village called Noorden has grown into a global player and market leader: Van der Peet Logistics and Transport Solutions, which, in

University of California, Riverside to release a new avocado scion cultivar ‘Bl516’
The University of California, Riverside’s (UCR's) avocado scion breeding program began in the 1950’s and continues today under the guidance of Dr. Mary Lu Arpaia, Professor of Extension,

Sweden: Coop to introduce Swegreen's in-store vertical units in three locations

Conserve Italia, restarts juice production in Barbiano
Fruit juice production has restarted at the Conserve Italia plant in Barbiano di Cotignola, in the province of Ravenna, which was badly hit by the floods of 16 and 17 May. "After twenty-six days

With fewer potatoes and 50,000 fewer jobs
The reduction in the area under potato cultivation in Spain can be analysed in many ways, but from a labour point of view alone, this means the loss of 48,375 permanent jobs in the last 30

Russia: ToBRFV detected in a batch of imported products
On June 14, 2023, specialists of the phytosanitary department of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Zabaikalsky Reference Center of Rosselkhoznadzor" detected one case of ToBRFV during the